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MZ7LM960HCHP-00003 960GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 101% (250th of 1072)

Based on 120 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG MZ7LM960HCHP-00003
Poor: 74%Average: 101% Great: 117%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung MZ7LM960HCHP-00003 960GB averaged 1.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung MZ7LM960HCHP-00003 960GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 274MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 39.5MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZ7LM960HCHP-00003 960GB is 43.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung MZ7LM960HCHP-00003 960GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 363MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 404MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 120 samples)
Rank 250101%
Min Avg Max
347 Read 458 514
342 Write 428 475
258 Mixed 363 471
279 SusWrite 404 456
93% 413 MB/s
Min Avg Max
20.7 4K Read 28.4 33.8
51.1 4K Write 95 130
21.2 4K Mixed 39.5 48.3
144% 54.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
28.3 DQ Read 324 387
122 DQ Write 298 356
41.3 DQ Mixed 274 329
216% 299 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
894GB free
Firmware: GXT32F3Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 457 458 458 458 456 MB/s
109% Outstanding
Read 494
Write 461
Mixed 381
SusWrite 457
101% 449 MB/s
4K Read 29.9
4K Write 84.9
4K Mixed 41.3
143% 52 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 355
DQ Mixed 328
258% 356 MB/s
123GB free
Firmware: GA38
SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 443 433 446 404 415 MB/s
107% Outstanding
Read 463
Write 454
Mixed 344
SusWrite 432
95% 423 MB/s
4K Read 29.7
4K Write 97.8
4K Mixed 41.3
150% 56.3 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 356
DQ Mixed 328
258% 356 MB/s
843GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GXT32F3Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 410 415 397 395 395 MB/s
99.3% Outstanding
Read 433
Write 405
Mixed 331
SusWrite 407
89% 394 MB/s
4K Read 27.2
4K Write 85.5
4K Mixed 37.8
135% 50.2 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 321
DQ Mixed 318
247% 338 MB/s
67GB free
Firmware: GXT3003Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 389 362 344 325 314 MB/s
93.3% Outstanding
Read 481
Write 385
Mixed 328
SusWrite 358
87% 388 MB/s
4K Read 29.5
4K Write 88.6
4K Mixed 36.7
139% 51.6 MB/s
DQ Read 309
DQ Write 124
DQ Mixed 178
142% 204 MB/s
887GB free
Firmware: GXT03W3Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 413 415 412 412 412 MB/s
92.6% Outstanding
Read 456
Write 413
Mixed 354
SusWrite 407
92% 407 MB/s
4K Read 22.8
4K Write 55.3
4K Mixed 35.3
109% 37.8 MB/s
DQ Read 369
DQ Write 312
DQ Mixed 310
240% 330 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,742,123 SSDs tested

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Gaming 89%
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Desktop 90%
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Workstation 76%
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Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) - $114

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel  $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples2,821x
Core i5-7600KIntel  $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples1,200x
Core i7-7700Intel  $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples518x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples958x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples865x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples813x
SSD
MZ7LM960HCHP-00003 960GBSamsungBench 101%, 120 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples387x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples223x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples219x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $787

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