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PM9A1 Samsu 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2021.

Average Bench: 277% (40th of 1071)

Based on 96 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe PM9A1 NVMe Samsu
Poor: 170%Average: 277% Great: 380%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme PM9A1 Samsu 2TB averaged 176.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme PM9A1 Samsu 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 802MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,803MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme PM9A1 Samsu 2TB is 210%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme PM9A1 Samsu 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 118MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 52.9MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 96 samples)
Rank 40277%
Min Avg Max
736 Read 1,756 2,518
650 Write 1,803 2,306
689 Mixed 1,638 2,240
421 SusWrite 1,647 2,245
386% 1,711 MB/s
Min Avg Max
34.6 4K Read 52.9 69.3
56.1 4K Write 118 194
41.9 4K Mixed 69.9 101
232% 80.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
380 DQ Read 847 1,442
216 DQ Write 670 1,160
362 DQ Mixed 802 1,247
588% 773 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0129 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2104 2100 2108 2108 1662 1504 MB/s
330% Outstanding
Read 2,302
Write 2,142
Mixed 2,024
SusWrite 1,931
473% 2,100 MB/s
4K Read 68.7
4K Write 145
4K Mixed 89.8
296% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 694
DQ Write 566
DQ Mixed 622
468% 628 MB/s
354GB free
Firmware: 8129 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1997 1945 1950 1948 1952 1952 MB/s
330% Outstanding
Read 2320
Write 2,170
Mixed 1,916
SusWrite 1,957
471% 2,091 MB/s
4K Read 65.4
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 86.3
278% 93.3 MB/s
DQ Read 752
DQ Write 618
DQ Mixed 692
516% 687 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0129 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1952 1978 2028 2029 2075 2095 MB/s
291% Outstanding
Read 2,048
Write 1,887
Mixed 1,780
SusWrite 2,026
436% 1,935 MB/s
4K Read 47.6
4K Write 89.7
4K Mixed 58.7
195% 65.3 MB/s
DQ Read 603
DQ Write 522
DQ Mixed 598
438% 574 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0129 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1594 1859 1851 1890 1924 1893 MB/s
272% Outstanding
Read 2,001
Write 1,946
Mixed 1,552
SusWrite 1,835
413% 1,834 MB/s
4K Read 44.5
4K Write 87
4K Mixed 64.5
196% 65.3 MB/s
DQ Read 504
DQ Write 282
DQ Mixed 358
276% 381 MB/s
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Gaming 56%
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CPU
CPU: Intel Xeon Silver 4214R1stBench 70%, 89 samples43x
CPU: Intel Xeon Silver 41141stBench 63%, 670 samples32x
CPU: Intel Xeon Silver 4210R1stBench 69%, 106 samples30x
GPU
Quadro P4000NvidiaBench 67%, 12,628 samples59x
Quadro RTX 4000NvidiaBench 98%, 9,173 samples56x
Quadro RTX 5000NvidiaBench 131%, 1,749 samples50x
SSD
PM9A1 Samsu 2TBNvmeBench 277%, 96 samples1x
RAM
HMA82GR7DJR8N-XN 4x16GBHynixBench 103%, 194 samples27x
HMA81GR7AFR8N-VK 8x8GBHynixBench 94%, 220 samples19x
HMA82GR7DJR8N-XN 8x16GBHynixBench 153%, 50 samples16x
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