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Effective Speed -96%Effective Speed -96%Average Score -83%Read -96%, Write -116%, 4K Read -43%, 4K Write -57%, Mixed -71%, 4K Mixed -38%, SusWrite -160%Peak Score -86%Read -95%, Write -71%, 4K Read -121%, 4K Write -61%, Mixed -59%, 4K Mixed -72%, SusWrite -121%Value & Sentiment -1,218%User Rating -37%, Market Share -2,400%Nice To Haves -71%DQ Read -42%, DQ Write -35%, DQ Mixed -36%, ADQ Read -78%, ADQ Write -103%, ADQ Mixed -84%, Age -141%, AS-SSD Total -50%

Average Bench: 278% (46^th of 1080)

Based on 3,082 user benchmarks. Model: NVMe PM9A1 NVMe Samsung 512GB

Poor: 135%Average: 278% Great: 416%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme PM9A1 Samsung 512GB averaged 177.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme PM9A1 Samsung 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 807MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,155MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme PM9A1 Samsung 512GB is 280%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme PM9A1 Samsung 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 132MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 620MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 3,082 samples)

Rank 46278%

Min	Avg	Max
960	Read 2,142	3,036
742	Write 2,155	3,769
780	Mixed 1,884	2,937
583	SusWrite 1,213	2,073
416% 1,849 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
31.2	4K Read 62.5	86.9
39	4K Write 132	235
30	4K Mixed 80	127
267% 91.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
233	DQ Read 961	1,638
135	DQ Write 620	1,412
244	DQ Mixed 807	1,539
597% 796 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

ARE-User, 4 days ago.

477GB free

Firmware: 36308029 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1776 1855 1934 1930 1903 1902 MB/s

307% Outstanding

Write 1,992

Mixed 1,932

SusWrite 1,883

459% 2,042 MB/s

4K Read 57

4K Write 104

4K Mixed 74

236% 78.4 MB/s

DQ Read 628

DQ Write 450

DQ Mixed 532

400% 537 MB/s

MEX-User, 11 days ago.

283GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2140 2170 2134 1461 715 768 MB/s

274% Outstanding

Write 1,408

Mixed 1770

SusWrite 1,565

372% 1,655 MB/s

4K Read 44.9

4K Write 93.5

4K Mixed 58.8

193% 65.7 MB/s

DQ Read 1,500

DQ Write 472

DQ Mixed 1,030

748% 1,001 MB/s

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Typical PM9A1 Samsung 512GB Builds (Compare 3,910 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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Desktop 110%

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Workstation 152%

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System: Dell XPS 8950

CPU
Core i7-12700IntelBench 108%, 25,535 samples	1,845x
Core i9-12900KIntel $265Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	833x
Core i7-12700KIntel $189Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	805x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	1,277x
RTX 3080Nvidia $751Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	534x
RTX 3070Nvidia $470Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	509x

SSD
PM9A1 Samsung 512GBNvmeBench 278%, 3,082 samples	440x

RAM
HMCG78MEBUA081N 2x16GBUnknownBench 137%, 1,819 samples	466x
HMCG78MEBUA084N 2x16GBUnknownBench 141%, 577 samples	316x
CG78MEBUA081N 2x16GBUnknownBench 143%, 829 samples	256x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $340

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Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $299	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-12400F $112	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $375	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $75
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