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SPIRIT PM18 960GB

SPIRIT PM18 960GB
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Effective Speed +97% Effective Speed 97%Average Score +111% Read 209%, Write 233%, 4K Read 30%, 4K Write 75%, Mixed 146%, 4K Mixed -98%, SusWrite 180%Peak Score +128% Read 221%, Write 230%, 4K Read 27%, 4K Write 90%, Mixed 141%, 4K Mixed -120%, SusWrite 308%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +137% DQ Read 145%, DQ Write 202%, DQ Mixed 50%, ADQ Read 166%, ADQ Write 163%, ADQ Mixed 62%, Age 149%, AS-SSD Total 156%

Average Bench: 194% (104^th of 1074)

Based on 153 user benchmarks. Model: FOX SPIRIT PM18 960GB

Poor: 137%Average: 194% Great: 260%

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Outstanding average bench

The FOX SPIRIT PM18 960GB averaged 93.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the FOX SPIRIT PM18 960GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 422MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 761MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the FOX SPIRIT PM18 960GB is 123%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the FOX SPIRIT PM18 960GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 22.7MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 830MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 153 samples)

Rank 104194%

Min	Avg	Max
1,175	Read 1,412	1,625
744	Write 1,349	1,601
333	Mixed 884	1,019
284	SusWrite 830	1,578
251% 1,119 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
34.1	4K Read 44.6	54.7
48.9	4K Write 153	232
15.1	4K Mixed 22.7	26.5
178% 73.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
784	DQ Read 869	900
114	DQ Write 761	1,082
190	DQ Mixed 422	497
424% 684 MB/s

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FRA-User, 9 days ago.

823GB free (System drive)

Firmware: T0214B0L

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1120 1598 1618 809 1500 983 MB/s

221% Outstanding

Write 1,596

Mixed 988

SusWrite 1,271

296% 1,316 MB/s

4K Read 42.6

4K Write 136

4K Mixed 23.9

167% 67.6 MB/s

DQ Read 888

DQ Write 897

DQ Mixed 484

476% 756 MB/s

FRA-User, 7 days ago.

556GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S1111A0L

SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 425 528 283 280 362 MB/s

153% Outstanding

Write 1,511

Mixed 940

SusWrite 391

237% 1,059 MB/s

4K Read 35.6

4K Write 90

4K Mixed 21.9

130% 49.2 MB/s

DQ Read 892

DQ Write 709

DQ Mixed 475

444% 692 MB/s

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Gaming 124%

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Desktop 89%

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Workstation 116%

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Motherboard: Asrock X570 Phantom Gaming 4

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $88Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	507x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $200Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	488x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $110Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	362x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	242x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	189x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	162x

SSD
SPIRIT PM18 960GBFOXBench 194%, 153 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	100x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	74x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	73x

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Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $628

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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SPIRIT PM18 960GB

Average Bench: 194% (104^th of 1074)

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SPIRIT PM18 960GB

Average Bench: 194% (104th of 1074)

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Average Bench: 194% (104^th of 1074)