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PM87 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2016.

Average Bench: 89.6% (335th of 1072)

Based on 56 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG SSD PM87
Poor: 60%Average: 89.6% Great: 117%

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Very good average bench

The Samsung PM87 512GB averaged just 10.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung PM87 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 181MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 37.3MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung PM87 512GB is 57.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung PM87 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 305MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 324MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 56 samples)
Rank 33589.6%
Min Avg Max
396 Read 456 511
70.6 Write 354 497
113 Mixed 324 504
40 SusWrite 305 460
80.7% 360 MB/s
Min Avg Max
21.6 4K Read 30.2 41.3
36.9 4K Write 73.8 126
22.8 4K Mixed 37.3 56.7
133% 47.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
39.7 DQ Read 257 381
45.7 DQ Write 217 336
28.8 DQ Mixed 181 357
151% 218 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
409GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 423 408 369 383 358 338 MB/s
95.3% Outstanding
Read 422
Write 398
Mixed 353
SusWrite 380
87% 388 MB/s
4K Read 31.7
4K Write 60.2
4K Mixed 42
134% 44.6 MB/s
DQ Read 341
DQ Write 254
DQ Mixed 287
218% 294 MB/s
397GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 231 246 255 266 325 MB/s
90.1% Outstanding
Read 451
Write 176
Mixed 216
SusWrite 257
61% 275 MB/s
4K Read 33.3
4K Write 83.8
4K Mixed 39.9
146% 52.3 MB/s
DQ Read 316
DQ Write 196
DQ Mixed 235
181% 249 MB/s
373GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 31 27 26 26 26 MB/s
83.9% Excellent
Read 473
Write 450
Mixed 392
SusWrite 89.6
78% 351 MB/s
4K Read 36.8
4K Write 63.3
4K Mixed 45.8
148% 48.6 MB/s
DQ Read 341
DQ Write 253
DQ Mixed 281
214% 292 MB/s
87GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MVT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 105 110 102 104 107 MB/s
68.3% Good
Read 444
Write 140
Mixed 225
SusWrite 109
50% 229 MB/s
4K Read 24.4
4K Write 63.3
4K Mixed 25.8
104% 37.8 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 176
DQ Mixed 237
187% 265 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 27%
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Motherboard: Dell Precision Tower 5810

CPU
Xeon E5-1620 v3IntelBench 72%, 10,197 samples1,242x
Xeon E5-1650 v3IntelBench 77%, 7,962 samples958x
Xeon E5-1650 v4IntelBench 83%, 3,842 samples410x
GPU
Quadro M4000NvidiaBench 32%, 9,043 samples415x
Quadro K2200Nvidia  $440Bench 16%, 13,860 samples386x
Quadro M2000NvidiaBench 21%, 5,678 samples287x
SSD
PM87 512GBSamsungBench 90%, 56 samples1x
RAM
HMA451R7MFR8N-TF 4x4GBHynixBench 90%, 1,961 samples349x
HMA41GR7MFR8N-TF 4x8GBHynixBench 96%, 1,319 samples209x
9ASF1G72PZ-2G3B1 4x8GBMicronBench 93%, 857 samples193x
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