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Pm9a1

NVMe Samsung 1024GB

NVMe Samsung 1024GB
BENCHMARKS (6,637)
MKT (0.1%)
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Effective Speed -69%Effective Speed -69%Average Score -69%Read -92%, Write -109%, 4K Read -40%, 4K Write -68%, Mixed -56%, 4K Mixed -43%, SusWrite -74%Peak Score -90%Read -109%, Write -100%, 4K Read -126%, 4K Write -74%, Mixed -56%, 4K Mixed -83%, SusWrite -83%Value & Sentiment -505%User Rating -37%, Market Share -973%Nice To Haves -50%DQ Read -22%, DQ Write -24%, DQ Mixed -26%, ADQ Read -47%, ADQ Write -51%, ADQ Mixed -48%, Age -142%, AS-SSD Total -39%

Average Bench: 323% (32^nd of 1080)

Based on 6,637 user benchmarks. Model: PM9A1 NVMe Samsung 1024GB

Poor: 184%Average: 323% Great: 445%

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Outstanding average bench

The Pm9a1 NVMe Samsung 1024GB averaged 222.8% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Pm9a1 NVMe Samsung 1024GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,006MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,233MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Pm9a1 NVMe Samsung 1024GB is 260%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Pm9a1 NVMe Samsung 1024GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 123MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 62.9MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 6,637 samples)

Rank 32323%

Min	Avg	Max
1,005	Read 2,187	2,840
999	Write 2,233	3,214
890	Mixed 2,078	2,998
766	SusWrite 1,818	2,497
469% 2,079 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
32.9	4K Read 62.9	83.3
42.8	4K Write 123	217
35.3	4K Mixed 77.1	119
259% 87.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
456	DQ Read 1,161	1,904
215	DQ Write 830	1,537
356	DQ Mixed 1,006	1,665
749% 999 MB/s

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

USA-User, 1 day ago.

663GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 36310029 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2361 1991 1957 1948 1947 1964 MB/s

354% Outstanding

Write 2,459

Mixed 2,334

SusWrite 2,028

527% 2,341 MB/s

4K Read 62.8

4K Write 107

4K Mixed 79.5

254% 83 MB/s

DQ Read 1,261

DQ Write 976

DQ Mixed 1,104

830% 1,113 MB/s

CAN-User, 1 day ago.

515GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 36310229 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1641 1362 1130 1240 1448 1276 MB/s

239% Outstanding

Write 2,236

Mixed 1,702

SusWrite 1,350

409% 1,815 MB/s

4K Read 50.4

4K Write 89.4

4K Mixed 64.9

207% 68.2 MB/s

DQ Read 286

DQ Write 286

DQ Mixed 356

248% 309 MB/s

CAN-User, 9 hrs ago.

622GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 36310229 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 855 2103 1881 1853 1232 1630 MB/s

226% Outstanding

Write 1,806

Mixed 1,667

SusWrite 1,592

370% 1,634 MB/s

4K Read 38

4K Write 64.7

4K Mixed 67

178% 56.6 MB/s

DQ Read 234

DQ Write 307

DQ Mixed 248

194% 263 MB/s

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 14%

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System: Dell XPS 15 9500

CPU
Core i7-10750HIntelBench 77%, 206,796 samples	2,204x
Core i9-10885HIntelBench 81%, 6,135 samples	550x
Core i7-10875HIntelBench 79%, 35,361 samples	389x

GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 5%, 187,969 samples	2,178x
GTX 1650-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 42%, 33,798 samples	999x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $520Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	8x

SSD
NVMe Samsung 1024GBPm9a1Bench 323%, 6,637 samples	1x

RAM
M471A2K43DB1-CWE 2x16GBSamsungBench 91%, 15,521 samples	369x
HMA81GS6DJR8N-XN 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 7,504 samples	326x
M471A1K43DB1-CWE 2x8GBSamsungBench 86%, 69,946 samples	277x

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Pm9a1

NVMe Samsung 1024GB

Average Bench: 323% (32^nd of 1080)

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Average Bench: 323% (32^nd of 1080)