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NVMe Samsung 1024GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2020.

Average Bench: 295% (32nd of 1072)

Based on 3,554 user benchmarks.  Model: PM9A1 NVMe Samsung 1024GB
Poor: 154%Average: 295% Great: 441%

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Outstanding average bench

The Pm9a1 NVMe Samsung 1024GB averaged 195.1% 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 850MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,966MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Pm9a1 NVMe Samsung 1024GB is 287%. 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 113MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 59.5MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 3,554 samples)
Rank 32295%
Min Avg Max
961 Read 1,992 2,877
752 Write 1,966 3,271
774 Mixed 1,836 3,010
638 SusWrite 1,701 2,511
422% 1,874 MB/s
Min Avg Max
30.3 4K Read 59.5 83
41.3 4K Write 113 208
33 4K Mixed 73.2 118
244% 81.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
350 DQ Read 977 1,828
145 DQ Write 638 1,444
249 DQ Mixed 850 1,632
623% 822 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
836GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 36310229 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3302 3317 3325 2401 1623 1617 MB/s
450% Outstanding
Read 2,873
Write 3,382
Mixed 3107
SusWrite 2,597
676% 2,990 MB/s
4K Read 83.3
4K Write 196
4K Mixed 113
375% 131 MB/s
DQ Read 1,512
DQ Write 1,189
DQ Mixed 1,313
993% 1338 MB/s
416GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 36310229 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2933 2107 1835 1817 1864 1867 MB/s
417% Outstanding
Read 2,874
Write 3,236
Mixed 3,099
SusWrite 2,071
636% 2,820 MB/s
4K Read 75.8
4K Write 195
4K Mixed 101
347% 124 MB/s
DQ Read 1,709
DQ Write 1,344
DQ Mixed 1,508
1,133% 1,520 MB/s
826GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 36310229 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2799 2824 2804 2118 1595 1585 MB/s
384% Outstanding
Read 2,682
Write 2,906
Mixed 2,784
SusWrite 2,288
602% 2,665 MB/s
4K Read 58.1
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 75.7
241% 79.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,562
DQ Write 1,220
DQ Mixed 1400
1,045% 1,394 MB/s
509GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 36310029 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2297 2293 1914 1756 1725 1739 MB/s
382% Outstanding
Read 2652
Write 2,351
Mixed 2,330
SusWrite 1,954
522% 2,322 MB/s
4K Read 80.3
4K Write 198
4K Mixed 113
371% 130 MB/s
DQ Read 992
DQ Write 854
DQ Mixed 934
697% 927 MB/s
496GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 36302029 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1568 1410 1375 1336 1346 1328 MB/s
261% Outstanding
Read 2,045
Write 1,722
Mixed 1,179
SusWrite 1,394
355% 1,585 MB/s
4K Read 39.8
4K Write 99
4K Mixed 54.2
182% 64.3 MB/s
DQ Read 943
DQ Write 730
DQ Mixed 829
622% 834 MB/s
668GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 36310029 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1777 1827 1758 1830 1852 1397 MB/s
252% Outstanding
Read 1,241
Write 1,900
Mixed 1,425
SusWrite 1740
358% 1,576 MB/s
4K Read 50.7
4K Write 88.4
4K Mixed 60.8
202% 66.6 MB/s
DQ Read 829
DQ Write 660
DQ Mixed 754
561% 747 MB/s
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Gaming 15%
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Desktop 77%
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Workstation 14%
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System: Dell XPS 15 9500

CPU
Core i7-10750HIntelBench 77%, 206,796 samples2,135x
Core i9-10885HIntelBench 81%, 6,135 samples532x
Core i7-10875HIntelBench 79%, 35,361 samples374x
GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 5%, 187,969 samples2,091x
GTX 1650-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 42%, 33,798 samples982x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia  $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples7x
SSD
NVMe Samsung 1024GBPm9a1Bench 295%, 3,554 samples1x
RAM
M471A2K43DB1-CWE 2x16GBSamsungBench 91%, 15,521 samples356x
HMA81GS6DJR8N-XN 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 7,504 samples315x
M471A1K43DB1-CWE 2x8GBSamsungBench 86%, 69,946 samples266x
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