Average Bench: 472% (3rd of 1071)

Based on 19,488 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung SSD 990 PRO 2TB

Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB averaged 372.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,472MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 3,897MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB is 313%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung 990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 70MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 218MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 19,488 samples)
Min Avg Max
1,384 Read 2,503 3,186
1,765 Write 3,897 4,888
1,606 Mixed 3,004 3,643
1,489 SusWrite 3,219 4,140
717% 3,156 MB/s
Min Avg Max
48.4 4K Read 70 95.5
86.3 4K Write 218 313
61.1 4K Mixed 104 142
355% 131 MB/s
Min Avg Max
823 DQ Read 1,627 2,260
346 DQ Write 1,319 1,921
536 DQ Mixed 1,472 2,103
1,102% 1,473 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B2QJXD7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3178 3170 3173 3210 3322 3334 MB/s
Read 3,140
Write 4,675
Mixed 3,289
SusWrite 3,231
812% 3,584 MB/s
4K Read 80
4K Write 266
4K Mixed 110
404% 152 MB/s
DQ Read 2,163
DQ Write 1,820
DQ Mixed 1,994
1,493% 1,993 MB/s
965GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B2QJXD7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3388 3213 3496 4020 3996 4002 MB/s
Read 2,023
Write 4,136
Mixed 3,371
SusWrite 3,686
754% 3,304 MB/s
4K Read 81.6
4K Write 188
4K Mixed 114
369% 128 MB/s
DQ Read 1,610
DQ Write 1,370
DQ Mixed 1468
1,106% 1,482 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B2QJXD7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4289 4328 4390 4328 2449 1775 MB/s
Read 2,324
Write 4,510
Mixed 3,295
SusWrite 3,593
782% 3,431 MB/s
4K Read 64.3
4K Write 198
4K Mixed 97.1
326% 120 MB/s
DQ Read 1,572
DQ Write 1,317
DQ Mixed 1,472
1,095% 1,454 MB/s
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B2QJXD7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3207 3388 3515 3525 3510 3626 MB/s
Read 1,368
Write 2,757
Mixed 2,268
SusWrite 3,462
563% 2,464 MB/s
4K Read 51.5
4K Write 136
4K Mixed 68.1
237% 85.3 MB/s
DQ Read 990
DQ Write 632
DQ Mixed 887
641% 836 MB/s
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Typical 990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB Builds (Compare 1,967 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 453%
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Desktop
Desktop 125%
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Workstation
Workstation 596%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 75% - Very good Total price: $2,362

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