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PM9A1 Samsu 512GB

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Effective Speed -107%Effective Speed -107%Average Score -100%Read -119%, Write -161%, 4K Read -63%, 4K Write -81%, Mixed -90%, 4K Mixed -56%, SusWrite -132%Peak Score -132%Read -132%, Write -177%, 4K Read -159%, 4K Write -106%, Mixed -108%, 4K Mixed -107%, SusWrite -136%Value & Sentiment User Rating -37%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -102%DQ Read -77%, DQ Write -83%, DQ Mixed -82%, ADQ Read -114%, ADQ Write -111%, ADQ Mixed -107%, Age -146%, AS-SSD Total -95%

Average Bench: 264% (57^th of 1079)

Based on 261 user benchmarks. Model: NVMe PM9A1 NVMe Samsu

Poor: 164%Average: 264% Great: 355%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme PM9A1 Samsu 512GB averaged 163.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme PM9A1 Samsu 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 717MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,778MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme PM9A1 Samsu 512GB is 192%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme PM9A1 Samsu 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 114MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 54.7MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 261 samples)

Rank 57264%

Min	Avg	Max
972	Read 1,912	2,555
976	Write 1,778	2,320
906	Mixed 1,702	2,245
724	SusWrite 1,366	1,935
380% 1,690 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
32.9	4K Read 54.7	74.3
50.8	4K Write 114	185
38.8	4K Mixed 71.1	106
234% 79.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
268	DQ Read 800	1,310
171	DQ Write 597	1,036
214	DQ Mixed 717	1,148
531% 705 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

EGY-User, 20 days ago.

332GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 36310029 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2141 2025 1876 832 827 820 MB/s

293% Outstanding

Write 2,300

Mixed 2,224

SusWrite 1420

474% 2,110 MB/s

4K Read 59.2

4K Write 111

4K Mixed 77.6

248% 82.7 MB/s

DQ Read 730

DQ Write 554

DQ Mixed 588

454% 624 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

287GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 8229 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1385 1459 872 924 917 925 MB/s

263% Outstanding

Write 1,879

Mixed 1,876

SusWrite 1,080

388% 1,726 MB/s

4K Read 62.4

4K Write 142

4K Mixed 71.6

262% 92.1 MB/s

DQ Read 761

DQ Write 774

DQ Mixed 791

588% 775 MB/s

DEU-User, 1 month ago.

418GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1644 1616 1645 1620 1683 1667 MB/s

262% Outstanding

Write 1764

Mixed 1,818

SusWrite 1,646

424% 1,892 MB/s

4K Read 54.9

4K Write 43.1

4K Mixed 44.6

163% 47.5 MB/s

DQ Read 681

DQ Write 129

DQ Mixed 248

222% 353 MB/s

DEU-User, 14 days ago.

333GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 8229 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2000 1511 904 898 909 901 MB/s

241% Outstanding

Write 1,830

Mixed 1,768

SusWrite 1,187

379% 1,688 MB/s

4K Read 52.3

4K Write 85.7

4K Mixed 55

195% 64.3 MB/s

DQ Read 710

DQ Write 614

DQ Mixed 660

495% 662 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

197GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 8229 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1905 1895 809 738 760 825 MB/s

230% Outstanding

Write 1834

Mixed 1780

SusWrite 1,155

376% 1,674 MB/s

4K Read 48

4K Write 83.5

4K Mixed 57

190% 62.8 MB/s

DQ Read 564

DQ Write 492

DQ Mixed 526

395% 527 MB/s

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System: Dell Precision 5820 Tower

CPU
Xeon W-2123IntelBench 70%, 2,702 samples	353x
Xeon W-2133IntelBench 77%, 1,612 samples	328x
Xeon W-2125IntelBench 78%, 1,514 samples	321x

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Quadro P4000NvidiaBench 67%, 12,628 samples	341x
Quadro P2000NvidiaBench 41%, 13,958 samples	259x
Quadro RTX 4000NvidiaBench 98%, 9,173 samples	225x

SSD
PM9A1 Samsu 512GBNvmeBench 264%, 261 samples	60x

RAM
HMA81GR7AFR8N-VK 2x8GBHynixBench 56%, 828 samples	153x
HMA81GR7AFR8N-VK 4x8GBHynixBench 84%, 1,278 samples	151x
HMA82GR7AFR8N-VK 2x16GBHynixBench 60%, 538 samples	130x

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