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PM9A1 Samsung 1024GB

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Effective Speed -69%Effective Speed -69%Average Score -64%Read -91%, Write -95%, 4K Read -45%, 4K Write -54%, Mixed -58%, 4K Mixed -34%, SusWrite -73%Peak Score -84%Read -100%, Write -73%, 4K Read -127%, 4K Write -73%, Mixed -56%, 4K Mixed -83%, SusWrite -75%Value & Sentiment -102%User Rating -37%, Market Share -168%Nice To Haves -68%DQ Read -45%, DQ Write -41%, DQ Mixed -42%, ADQ Read -61%, ADQ Write -84%, ADQ Mixed -68%, Age -146%, AS-SSD Total -54%

Average Bench: 322% (32^nd of 1080)

Based on 5,261 user benchmarks. Model: NVMe PM9A1 NVMe Samsung 1024GB

Poor: 164%Average: 322% Great: 444%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme PM9A1 Samsung 1024GB averaged 222.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme PM9A1 Samsung 1024GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 884MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,375MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme PM9A1 Samsung 1024GB is 280%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme PM9A1 Samsung 1024GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 134MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 61.7MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 5,261 samples)

Rank 32322%

Min	Avg	Max
1,162	Read 2,189	2965
801	Write 2,375	3,720
798	Mixed 2,042	3,006
797	SusWrite 1,833	2,607
476% 2,110 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
31.4	4K Read 61.7	84.7
56	4K Write 134	220
40.7	4K Mixed 82.6	120
270% 92.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
348	DQ Read 1,061	1,600
182	DQ Write 683	1,346
276	DQ Mixed 884	1,469
656% 876 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 4 hrs ago.

469GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3450 1879 1882 1873 1871 1842 MB/s

418% Outstanding

Write 3,422

Mixed 2,859

SusWrite 2133

632% 2,801 MB/s

4K Read 76.4

4K Write 191

4K Mixed 112

361% 127 MB/s

DQ Read 1,561

DQ Write 1,288

DQ Mixed 1446

1,077% 1,432 MB/s

USA-User, 8 hrs ago.

254GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1944 1598 1605 1637 1686 1689 MB/s

359% Outstanding

Write 3,338

Mixed 2,790

SusWrite 1,693

597% 2,648 MB/s

4K Read 68.3

4K Write 159

4K Mixed 93

307% 107 MB/s

DQ Read 1,291

DQ Write 938

DQ Mixed 1,108

830% 1,112 MB/s

USA-User, 18 hrs ago.

754GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2890 1987 1998 1999 1974 2029 MB/s

336% Outstanding

Write 2,956

Mixed 2577

SusWrite 2,146

584% 2,587 MB/s

4K Read 61.2

4K Write 97.4

4K Mixed 77

243% 78.5 MB/s

DQ Read 549

DQ Write 430

DQ Mixed 501

372% 493 MB/s

USA-User, 16 hrs ago.

684GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1322 1905 1716 1856 1811 1831 MB/s

298% Outstanding

Write 2,233

Mixed 2,034

SusWrite 1,740

467% 2,074 MB/s

4K Read 61.2

4K Write 114

4K Mixed 79.8

255% 85 MB/s

DQ Read 602

DQ Write 305

DQ Mixed 504

361% 470 MB/s

ARM-User, 13 hrs ago.

669GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2705 2663 2693 2696 1740 1435 MB/s

286% Outstanding

Write 2,682

Mixed 1,854

SusWrite 2322

492% 2,170 MB/s

4K Read 16.9

4K Write 94.5

4K Mixed 63.4

157% 58.3 MB/s

DQ Read 492

DQ Write 411

DQ Mixed 466

345% 456 MB/s

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System: Alienware m15 R7

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Core i7-12700HIntelBench 97%, 52,857 samples	1,476x
Core i9-12900HIntelBench 99%, 15,403 samples	314x

GPU
Iris Xe GraphicsIntelBench 16%, 72,765 samples	806x
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPUNvidiaBench 122%, 8,682 samples	555x
RTX 3060 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 90%, 102,706 samples	180x

SSD
PM9A1 Samsung 1024GBNvmeBench 322%, 5,261 samples	563x

RAM
M425R1GB4BB0-CQKOL 2x8GBUnknownBench 122%, 4,457 samples	341x
HMCG78MEBSA095N 2x16GBUnknownBench 129%, 3,160 samples	254x
HMCG66MEBSA095N 2x8GBUnknownBench 119%, 1,777 samples	212x

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Intel Core i5-12600K $169	Nvidia RTX 4060 $285	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $146
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