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MZ1L2960HCJR-00A07 960GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2021.

Average Bench: 298% (33rd of 1074)

Based on 39 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG MZ1L2960HCJR-00A07
Poor: 226%Average: 298% Great: 360%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung MZ1L2960HCJR-00A07 960GB averaged 198.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung MZ1L2960HCJR-00A07 960GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 994MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 2,268MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZ1L2960HCJR-00A07 960GB is 134%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung MZ1L2960HCJR-00A07 960GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 43.7MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 181MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 39 samples)
Rank 33298%
Min Avg Max
1,212 Read 2,268 2,772
971 Write 1,352 1,416
655 Mixed 1,634 1,956
551 SusWrite 1,309 1,416
367% 1,641 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.9 4K Read 43.7 57.5
105 4K Write 181 254
35.3 4K Mixed 76.5 93.2
260% 101 MB/s
Min Avg Max
514 DQ Read 1,158 2,176
455 DQ Write 951 1,416
73.6 DQ Mixed 994 1,452
761% 1,034 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
670GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GDC7302Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1369 1376 1375 1390 1382 1386 MB/s
314% Outstanding
Read 2,487
Write 1,328
Mixed 1,906
SusWrite 1,380
396% 1,775 MB/s
4K Read 52.8
4K Write 185
4K Mixed 80.1
280% 106 MB/s
DQ Read 1,123
DQ Write 812
DQ Mixed 914
697% 950 MB/s
297GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GDC7102Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1385 1331 1285 1305 1281 956 MB/s
299% Outstanding
Read 2,102
Write 1,415
Mixed 1,503
SusWrite 1,257
351% 1,569 MB/s
4K Read 33.3
4K Write 184
4K Mixed 79.4
249% 98.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,534
DQ Write 1157
DQ Mixed 73.6
400% 921 MB/s
833GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GDC7302Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1303 1303 1306 1302 1305 1303 MB/s
283% Outstanding
Read 2,114
Write 1,312
Mixed 1,724
SusWrite 1,304
361% 1,613 MB/s
4K Read 49.6
4K Write 171
4K Mixed 76.6
264% 99.1 MB/s
DQ Read 921
DQ Write 753
DQ Mixed 829
623% 834 MB/s
810GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GDC7102Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1276 1272 1266 1264 1263 1271 MB/s
261% Outstanding
Read 1,212
Write 1071
Mixed 1,036
SusWrite 1,269
258% 1147 MB/s
4K Read 36.1
4K Write 156
4K Mixed 77.1
236% 89.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,568
DQ Write 1,171
DQ Mixed 1,331
1,006% 1,357 MB/s
228GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GDC7102Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 978 999 983 976 961 932 MB/s
226% Outstanding
Read 2,116
Write 971
Mixed 774
SusWrite 971
267% 1,208 MB/s
4K Read 32
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 44.5
172% 67.2 MB/s
DQ Read 573
DQ Write 761
DQ Mixed 858
595% 731 MB/s
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Gaming 31%
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Desktop 87%
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Workstation 27%
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System: Fujitsu CELSIUS M740B

CPU
Xeon E5-1620 v4IntelBench 77%, 3,243 samples14x
Xeon E5-1630 v4IntelBench 80%, 1,287 samples6x
Xeon E5-2620 v3IntelBench 66%, 6,890 samples5x
GPU
Quadro M4000NvidiaBench 32%, 9,043 samples10x
Quadro M2000NvidiaBench 21%, 5,678 samples7x
GeForce GT 630NvidiaBench 4%, 60,212 samples5x
SSD
MZ1L2960HCJR-00A07 960GBSamsungBench 298%, 39 samples1x
RAM
M393A1G43EB1-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 68%, 124 samples7x
M393A1G43EB1-CRC 4x8GBSamsungBench 105%, 146 samples6x
Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL  $44Bench 71%, 7,248 samples5x
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