Average Bench: 460% (5th of 1072)

Based on 45,230 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung SSD 990 PRO 2TB

Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB averaged 359.6% 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 1,426MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 3,783MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB is 293%. 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 Write Speed 200MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 76.6MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 45,230 samples)
Min Avg Max
1,537 Read 2,437 3,216
1,735 Write 3,783 4,850
1,766 Mixed 2,909 3,600
1,578 SusWrite 3,088 4,083
693% 3,054 MB/s
Min Avg Max
48.2 4K Read 76.6 96.9
82.8 4K Write 200 313
61.2 4K Mixed 104 145
356% 127 MB/s
Min Avg Max
941 DQ Read 1,648 2,295
372 DQ Write 1,221 1,828
632 DQ Mixed 1,426 2,032
1,068% 1,432 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4B2QJXD7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4165 4161 4142 4139 4069 2220 MB/s
Read 2,763
Write 4,184
Mixed 3,135
SusWrite 3,816
789% 3,474 MB/s
4K Read 86.2
4K Write 229
4K Mixed 126
414% 147 MB/s
DQ Read 1,382
DQ Write 1074
DQ Mixed 1,209
910% 1,222 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0B2QJXG7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3771 3867 3890 3854 3837 3856 MB/s
Read 3008
Write 3,560
Mixed 3,141
SusWrite 3,846
768% 3,389 MB/s
4K Read 70
4K Write 172
4K Mixed 97.2
322% 113 MB/s
DQ Read 1,576
DQ Write 1,178
DQ Mixed 1,360
1,021% 1,371 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 3B2QJXD7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3527 3554 3649 3727 3645 3640 MB/s
Read 2,843
Write 4,194
Mixed 3,122
SusWrite 3,624
782% 3,446 MB/s
4K Read 57.1
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 78.7
255% 88 MB/s
DQ Read 1,624
DQ Write 1,269
DQ Mixed 1,449
1,083% 1,447 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4B2QJXD7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3724 3887 3880 4300 4320 3207 MB/s
Read 1,982
Write 4,490
Mixed 3,406
SusWrite 3,886
786% 3,441 MB/s
4K Read 81.3
4K Write 172
4K Mixed 110
355% 121 MB/s
DQ Read 1,055
DQ Write 857
DQ Mixed 932
704% 948 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 0B2QJXG7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2335 2431 2404 2434 2407 2428 MB/s
Read 2476
Write 2,401
Mixed 2,285
SusWrite 2,406
540% 2,392 MB/s
4K Read 76.9
4K Write 218
4K Mixed 115
379% 137 MB/s
DQ Read 1726
DQ Write 1,379
DQ Mixed 1,523
1,148% 1,543 MB/s
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Typical 990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB Builds (Compare 8,977 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 291%
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Desktop
Desktop 123%
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Workstation
Workstation 346%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX - $230

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 110% - Outstanding Total price: $1,410

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