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Samsung SSD 980 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2020.

Average Bench: 274% (43rd of 1072)

Based on 124 user benchmarks.  Model: AMD-RAID Samsung SSD 980
Poor: 108%Average: 274% Great: 396%

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Outstanding average bench

The Amd-raid Samsung SSD 980 1TB averaged 174.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Amd-raid Samsung SSD 980 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 812MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,395MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Amd-raid Samsung SSD 980 1TB is 288%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Amd-raid Samsung SSD 980 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 118MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 43.2MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 124 samples)
Rank 43274%
Min Avg Max
553 Read 1,718 2,666
563 Write 2,395 3956
541 Mixed 1,881 2,968
315 SusWrite 1,742 2,651
438% 1,934 MB/s
Min Avg Max
8.12 4K Read 43.2 60.5
24.4 4K Write 118 198
16.2 4K Mixed 64.6 92
211% 75.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
240 DQ Read 590 806
208 DQ Write 919 1,384
348 DQ Mixed 812 1,239
599% 774 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
666GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B2Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3645 3656 3679 1603 1563 1560 MB/s
396% Outstanding
Read 2,766
Write 3,783
Mixed 2,902
SusWrite 2,618
683% 3,017 MB/s
4K Read 49.3
4K Write 153
4K Mixed 86.5
266% 96.2 MB/s
DQ Read 749
DQ Write 1,125
DQ Mixed 1246
856% 1,040 MB/s
806GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5B2Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2876 3063 3098 2694 1615 1445 MB/s
358% Outstanding
Read 2,368
Write 3,297
Mixed 2,684
SusWrite 2,465
612% 2,704 MB/s
4K Read 46.5
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 75.9
236% 84.1 MB/s
DQ Read 683
DQ Write 1,052
DQ Mixed 1,144
789% 960 MB/s
883GB free
Firmware: 5B2Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2641 3356 3272 2768 1605 1632 MB/s
333% Outstanding
Read 2,147
Write 3,086
Mixed 2,418
SusWrite 2,546
578% 2,549 MB/s
4K Read 41.8
4K Write 89.4
4K Mixed 57.9
185% 63 MB/s
DQ Read 597
DQ Write 942
DQ Mixed 1,030
707% 856 MB/s
566GB free
Firmware: 1B4Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1762 1656 1824 1951 598 326 MB/s
237% Outstanding
Read 1,396
Write 2,167
Mixed 1,613
SusWrite 1,353
370% 1,632 MB/s
4K Read 51
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 65.3
218% 74.3 MB/s
DQ Read 524
DQ Write 865
DQ Mixed 722
539% 703 MB/s
426GB free
Firmware: 2B4Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1989 2020 1243 285 315 378 MB/s
206% Outstanding
Read 1,289
Write 1,936
Mixed 1,410
SusWrite 1,038
321% 1,418 MB/s
4K Read 42.6
4K Write 84
4K Mixed 55.4
180% 60.7 MB/s
DQ Read 564
DQ Write 1000
DQ Mixed 784
594% 783 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 209%
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Desktop 114%
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Workstation
Workstation 230%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z690-A

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel  $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples2,124x
Core i9-12900KIntel  $319Bench 117%, 66,991 samples1,769x
Core i5-12600KIntel  $175Bench 109%, 101,563 samples756x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples842x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples783x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia  $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples554x
SSD
Samsung SSD 980 1TBAmd-raidBench 274%, 124 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples504x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples455x
Vengeance LPX 5200 C40 2x16GBCorsairBench 155%, 8,648 samples389x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $1,139

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