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950 PRO 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 211% (90th of 1072)

Based on 27 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB
Poor: 155%Average: 211% Great: 259%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 950 PRO 256GB averaged 111.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 950 PRO 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,795MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 208MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 950 PRO 256GB is 104%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung 950 PRO 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 312MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 408MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 27 samples)
Rank 90211%
Min Avg Max
773 Read 1,795 2,392
504 Write 1,235 1,496
427 Mixed 1,164 1,702
302 SusWrite 792 1,420
278% 1,246 MB/s
Min Avg Max
20.7 4K Read 41.4 51.4
45.8 4K Write 122 173
25.3 4K Mixed 41.2 61.6
180% 68.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
31.8 DQ Read 408 1,195
101 DQ Write 312 423
23.3 DQ Mixed 208 472
197% 310 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
149GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0QBXX7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1414 1245 505 353 368 482 MB/s
206% Outstanding
Read 1,839
Write 1,433
Mixed 792
SusWrite 728
266% 1,198 MB/s
4K Read 42.9
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 52.7
189% 67.6 MB/s
DQ Read 928
DQ Write 390
DQ Mixed 448
388% 589 MB/s
127GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0QBXX7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 625 568 546 504 483 383 MB/s
195% Outstanding
Read 1,828
Write 844
Mixed 648
SusWrite 518
211% 960 MB/s
4K Read 43
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 51.6
196% 72.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,059
DQ Write 302
DQ Mixed 464
398% 609 MB/s
169GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B0QBXX7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 746 689 689 698 690 694 MB/s
155% Outstanding
Read 1,284
Write 954
Mixed 669
SusWrite 701
201% 902 MB/s
4K Read 35.2
4K Write 65.3
4K Mixed 42.7
143% 47.7 MB/s
DQ Read 453
DQ Write 309
DQ Mixed 406
296% 389 MB/s
307GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B0QBXX7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 277 301 296 299 338 MB/s
99.2% Outstanding
Read 884
Write 504
Mixed 427
SusWrite 302
117% 529 MB/s
4K Read 20.7
4K Write 45.8
4K Mixed 27.4
91% 31.3 MB/s
DQ Read 485
DQ Write 286
DQ Mixed 359
275% 377 MB/s
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Typical 950 PRO 256GB Builds (Compare 1,040 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus P6T DELUXE V2

CPU
Core i7-920Intel  $90Bench 62%, 69,074 samples486x
Core i7-950Intel  $100Bench 66%, 36,389 samples101x
Core i7 930Intel  $199Bench 64%, 19,497 samples56x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples64x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples54x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples52x
SSD
950 PRO 256GBSamsungBench 211%, 27 samples1x
RAM
6x2GBUnknownBench 46%, 38,297 samples171x
6x4GBUnknownBench 47%, 28,320 samples130x
3x2GBUnknownBench 30%, 45,030 samples103x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 101% - Outstanding Total price: $207

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