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NVMe Samsung 1024GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2020.

Average Bench: 295% (32nd of 1071)

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 Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
209GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 36304029 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2202 2157 2094 1995 1729 1765 MB/s
399% Outstanding
Read 2,624
Write 2,346
Mixed 2,306
SusWrite 1,990
521% 2,317 MB/s
4K Read 77.8
4K Write 200
4K Mixed 108
363% 129 MB/s
DQ Read 1,370
DQ Write 1291
DQ Mixed 529
617% 1,063 MB/s
647GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 36309229 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1293 2174 1874 1733 1692 1717 MB/s
330% Outstanding
Read 2,178
Write 2,341
Mixed 2,232
SusWrite 1,747
479% 2,125 MB/s
4K Read 50.5
4K Write 154
4K Mixed 80.2
261% 94.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,313
DQ Write 1,158
DQ Mixed 1222
920% 1,231 MB/s
902GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 36309029 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1352 1399 1390 1424 1437 1442 MB/s
290% Outstanding
Read 1,972
Write 1,415
Mixed 1,533
SusWrite 1,407
355% 1,582 MB/s
4K Read 68.7
4K Write 141
4K Mixed 92.8
298% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 1,021
DQ Write 425
DQ Mixed 990
663% 812 MB/s
768GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 36309229 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1481 1599 1650 1871 1890 1563 MB/s
284% Outstanding
Read 2,035
Write 1,929
Mixed 1,899
SusWrite 1,676
424% 1,885 MB/s
4K Read 58
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 75.1
240% 79.7 MB/s
DQ Read 782
DQ Write 330
DQ Mixed 632
448% 581 MB/s
599GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 36309229 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 962 345 763 1945 1945 1941 MB/s
250% Outstanding
Read 2,008
Write 1,923
Mixed 1898
SusWrite 1,317
402% 1,786 MB/s
4K Read 51.5
4K Write 83.4
4K Mixed 62.6
202% 65.8 MB/s
DQ Read 877
DQ Write 302
DQ Mixed 846
558% 675 MB/s
650GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 36309229 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1031 1627 1590 1663 1707 1702 MB/s
236% Outstanding
Read 1,821
Write 1,687
Mixed 1,730
SusWrite 1,553
383% 1,698 MB/s
4K Read 40.4
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 56.9
188% 66.1 MB/s
DQ Read 330
DQ Write 98
DQ Mixed 69.7
89% 166 MB/s
264GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 36302029 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1689 1516 1430 1349 1288 1226 MB/s
209% Outstanding
Read 1,248
Write 1715
Mixed 966
SusWrite 1,416
302% 1,336 MB/s
4K Read 31
4K Write 77.9
4K Mixed 44.1
145% 51 MB/s
DQ Read 661
DQ Write 566
DQ Mixed 626
466% 618 MB/s
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CPU
Core i7-10750HIntelBench 77%, 206,796 samples1,711x
Core i9-10885HIntelBench 81%, 6,135 samples429x
Core i7-10875HIntelBench 79%, 35,361 samples292x
GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 5%, 187,969 samples1,673x
GTX 1650-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 42%, 33,798 samples789x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $200Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples5x
SSD
NVMe Samsung 1024GBPm9a1Bench 295%, 3,554 samples1x
RAM
M471A2K43DB1-CWE 2x16GBSamsungBench 91%, 15,521 samples279x
HMA81GS6DJR8N-XN 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 7,504 samples254x
M471A1K43DB1-CWE 2x8GBSamsungBench 86%, 69,946 samples228x
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