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PM981 Samsung 1024GB

PM981 Samsung 1024GB
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Effective Speed +188% Effective Speed 188%Average Score +213% Read 307%, Write 356%, 4K Read 56%, 4K Write 76%, Mixed 289%, 4K Mixed 70%, SusWrite 335%Peak Score +226% Read 360%, Write 378%, 4K Read 66%, 4K Write 86%, Mixed 309%, 4K Mixed 80%, SusWrite 302%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +360% DQ Read 499%, DQ Write 439%, DQ Mixed 480%, ADQ Read 299%, ADQ Write 244%, ADQ Mixed 342%, Age 178%, AS-SSD Total 399%

Average Bench: 283% (35^th of 1072)

Based on 25 user benchmarks. Model: NVMe PM981 NVMe Samsung 1024GB

Poor: 117%Average: 283% Great: 356%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme PM981 Samsung 1024GB averaged 183.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme PM981 Samsung 1024GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,151MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,302MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme PM981 Samsung 1024GB is 239%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme PM981 Samsung 1024GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 53.7MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 154MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 25 samples)

Rank 35283%

Min	Avg	Max
601	Read 1,861	2,332
412	Write 1,847	2,320
353	Mixed 1,396	1,730
258	SusWrite 1,290	1,558
359% 1,598 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
13.1	4K Read 53.7	71.4
6	4K Write 154	228
10.4	4K Mixed 76.6	105
261% 94.7 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
116	DQ Read 1,302	2,200
117	DQ Write 994	1,932
136	DQ Mixed 1,151	1,920
860% 1,149 MB/s

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

USA-User, 4 months ago.

747GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EXA74D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2143 2024 1132 1171 1184 1181 MB/s

318% Outstanding

Write 2,178

Mixed 1,715

SusWrite 1,472

427% 1,901 MB/s

4K Read 59.7

4K Write 169

4K Mixed 91.2

297% 107 MB/s

DQ Read 1,431

DQ Write 612

DQ Mixed 639

575% 894 MB/s

USA-User, 4 months ago.

755GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EXA74D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1718 1782 1244 1169 1182 1167 MB/s

309% Outstanding

Write 2,136

Mixed 1,563

SusWrite 1377

411% 1,832 MB/s

4K Read 60.7

4K Write 175

4K Mixed 82.1

290% 106 MB/s

DQ Read 1,443

DQ Write 591

DQ Mixed 621

564% 885 MB/s

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Gaming 199%

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Desktop 111%

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Workstation 203%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z690-P D4 - $310

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $175Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	2,901x
Core i7-12700KIntel $238Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,294x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $190Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	983x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	983x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	915x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	865x

SSD
PM981 Samsung 1024GBNvmeBench 283%, 25 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	290x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $67Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	283x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	214x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $1,395

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $23	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Nvme

PM981 Samsung 1024GB

Average Bench: 283% (35^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 283% (35th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 283% (35^th of 1072)