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Release date ≈ Q1 2021.

Average Bench: 87.1% (369th of 1072)

Based on 101 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung SSD 870
Poor: 57%Average: 87.1% Great: 116%

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Very good average bench

The Samsung 870 4TB averaged just 12.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 870 4TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 186MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 36.1MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 870 4TB is 59.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung 870 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 187MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 354MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 101 samples)
Rank 36987.1%
Min Avg Max
316 Read 443 508
160 Write 396 476
165 Mixed 374 436
157 SusWrite 354 469
88.1% 392 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13.7 4K Read 29.4 39.6
26 4K Write 63.5 100
18.2 4K Mixed 36.1 55
124% 43 MB/s
Min Avg Max
85.5 DQ Read 187 382
99.2 DQ Write 226 359
102 DQ Mixed 186 354
146% 200 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3.5TB free
Firmware: SVT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 420 417 421 421 419 MB/s
97.7% Outstanding
Read 436
Write 413
Mixed 416
SusWrite 419
95% 421 MB/s
4K Read 37.8
4K Write 74.3
4K Mixed 45.4
155% 52.5 MB/s
DQ Read 111
DQ Write 182
DQ Mixed 115
96% 136 MB/s
3.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 428 428 428 430 425 428 MB/s
96.5% Outstanding
Read 451
Write 418
Mixed 409
SusWrite 428
96% 426 MB/s
4K Read 33.2
4K Write 53.4
4K Mixed 40.1
130% 42.2 MB/s
DQ Read 293
DQ Write 234
DQ Mixed 253
192% 260 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 3B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 423 426 432 425 426 MB/s
90.5% Outstanding
Read 455
Write 419
Mixed 413
SusWrite 427
97% 429 MB/s
4K Read 33.3
4K Write 40.9
4K Mixed 31.9
113% 35.4 MB/s
DQ Read 286
DQ Write 225
DQ Mixed 250
189% 254 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: 3B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 424 426 419 415 415 MB/s
82.4% Excellent
Read 452
Write 417
Mixed 397
SusWrite 420
95% 421 MB/s
4K Read 27.9
4K Write 29.9
4K Mixed 26.7
92% 28.2 MB/s
DQ Read 235
DQ Write 218
DQ Mixed 232
173% 228 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: SVQ0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 375 337 370 352 351 MB/s
74.5% Very good
Read 399
Write 397
Mixed 373
SusWrite 362
86% 383 MB/s
4K Read 28.9
4K Write 31.8
4K Mixed 27.6
96% 29.4 MB/s
DQ Read 110
DQ Write 194
DQ Mixed 129
104% 144 MB/s
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Typical 870 4TB Builds (Compare 1,951 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 73%
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Workstation
Workstation 40%
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System: HP Z840 Workstation

CPU
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v41stBench 66%, 1,252 samples132x
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2620 v31stBench 63%, 2,624 samples117x
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2690 v41stBench 72%, 529 samples100x
GPU
Quadro M4000NvidiaBench 32%, 9,043 samples150x
Quadro K4200Nvidia  $820Bench 21%, 7,330 samples103x
Quadro K2200Nvidia  $440Bench 16%, 13,860 samples94x
SSD
870 4TBSamsungBench 87%, 101 samples1x
RAM
M393A2K40BB1-CRC 8x16GBSamsungBench 113%, 218 samples43x
M393A2G40DB0-CPB 8x16GBSamsungBench 112%, 591 samples39x
M393A1G40DB0-CPB 4x8GBSamsungBench 93%, 970 samples39x
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Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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