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NVMe Samsung 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2020.

Average Bench: 282% (36th of 1072)

Based on 2,521 user benchmarks.  Model: PM9A1 NVMe Samsung 512GB
Poor: 151%Average: 282% Great: 410%

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Outstanding average bench

The Pm9a1 NVMe Samsung 512GB averaged 181.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Pm9a1 NVMe Samsung 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 877MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,999MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Pm9a1 NVMe Samsung 512GB is 259%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Pm9a1 NVMe Samsung 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 121MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 64.3MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,521 samples)
Rank 36282%
Min Avg Max
1,014 Read 2,075 2,990
790 Write 1,999 3,321
840 Mixed 1,881 2,967
671 SusWrite 1,307 2,054
408% 1,816 MB/s
Min Avg Max
30.2 4K Read 64.3 83
46.5 4K Write 121 217
34.1 4K Mixed 76.6 116
259% 87.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
257 DQ Read 1,007 1845
172 DQ Write 733 1,522
220 DQ Mixed 877 1,641
653% 872 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
265GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 36309229 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2233 981 987 991 985 996 MB/s
376% Outstanding
Read 2,971
Write 3,209
Mixed 2,959
SusWrite 1,195
581% 2,584 MB/s
4K Read 81.4
4K Write 218
4K Mixed 117
388% 139 MB/s
DQ Read 1,513
DQ Write 1,351
DQ Mixed 1,438
1,077% 1434 MB/s
343GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 36310229 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2044 2186 2186 2033 757 753 MB/s
311% Outstanding
Read 2,336
Write 1,990
Mixed 2,150
SusWrite 1,660
457% 2,034 MB/s
4K Read 66.1
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 84.8
275% 91.7 MB/s
DQ Read 989
DQ Write 393
DQ Mixed 735
532% 705 MB/s
372GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 36310229 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1460 1621 1706 1668 1650 1081 MB/s
285% Outstanding
Read 2,157
Write 1,972
Mixed 1,860
SusWrite 1,531
423% 1,880 MB/s
4K Read 52.6
4K Write 88.9
4K Mixed 63.9
209% 68.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,309
DQ Write 517
DQ Mixed 1,012
723% 946 MB/s
439GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 36310229 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1516 1970 2079 1968 1968 1979 MB/s
283% Outstanding
Read 1,660
Write 1,832
Mixed 1,617
SusWrite 1,914
397% 1,756 MB/s
4K Read 43.9
4K Write 72.6
4K Mixed 52.1
172% 56.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,421
DQ Write 677
DQ Mixed 1,000
755% 1,033 MB/s
333GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 36308229 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1285 1049 637 647 669 752 MB/s
220% Outstanding
Read 1,608
Write 1357
Mixed 1,406
SusWrite 840
292% 1,303 MB/s
4K Read 62.5
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 80.6
260% 86.6 MB/s
DQ Read 669
DQ Write 354
DQ Mixed 472
361% 498 MB/s
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Typical NVMe Samsung 512GB Builds (Compare 1,246 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 16%
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Desktop
Desktop 93%
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Workstation 16%
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System: Dell Precision 3650 Tower

CPU
Core i7-11700Intel  $217Bench 98%, 20,430 samples277x
Core i7-11700KIntel  $270Bench 101%, 65,651 samples141x
Core i9-11900KIntel  $265Bench 103%, 44,319 samples128x
GPU
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples146x
Quadro RTX 4000NvidiaBench 98%, 9,173 samples110x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples95x
SSD
NVMe Samsung 512GBPm9a1Bench 282%, 2,521 samples62x
RAM
HMAA2GU6CJR8N-XN 2x16GBUnknownBench 83%, 802 samples148x
HMAA1GU6CJR6N-XN 2x8GBUnknownBench 65%, 1,864 samples105x
M378A2G43AB3-CWE 2x16GBUnknownBench 79%, 764 samples93x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $217

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