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Samsung MZ-V9P1T0B

990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2022.

Average Bench: 421% (13th of 1072)

Based on 18,218 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung SSD 990 PRO 1TB
Poor: 285%Average: 421% Great: 514%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB averaged 321.2% 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 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,450MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 3,895MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB is 229%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung 990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 68.5MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 211MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 18,218 samples)
Rank 13421%
Min Avg Max
1,566 Read 2,490 3,186
1,903 Write 3,895 4,864
1,740 Mixed 2,979 3,576
1,673 SusWrite 2,444 2,878
669% 2,952 MB/s
Min Avg Max
46.9 4K Read 68.5 94.1
90.6 4K Write 211 314
62 4K Mixed 102 141
347% 127 MB/s
Min Avg Max
830 DQ Read 1,656 2,277
457 DQ Write 1,253 1,830
653 DQ Mixed 1,450 2,019
1,086% 1,453 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
827GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B2QJXD7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4779 4718 2730 1715 1707 1745 MB/s
538% Outstanding
Read 3,196
Write 4,837
Mixed 3,523
SusWrite 2899
818% 3,614 MB/s
4K Read 82.8
4K Write 314
4K Mixed 132
460% 176 MB/s
DQ Read 2,294
DQ Write 1,795
DQ Mixed 2,020
1,518% 2,037 MB/s
859GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B2QJXD7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2729 4169 4141 1821 1665 1669 MB/s
494% Outstanding
Read 3,116
Write 4,770
Mixed 3,339
SusWrite 2699
788% 3,481 MB/s
4K Read 75.5
4K Write 270
4K Mixed 117
408% 154 MB/s
DQ Read 2,077
DQ Write 1468
DQ Mixed 1,720
1,299% 1,755 MB/s
780GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QJXD7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2957 2498 4096 2624 1502 1443 MB/s
450% Outstanding
Read 2,137
Write 3,483
Mixed 3,512
SusWrite 2,520
662% 2,913 MB/s
4K Read 92.4
4K Write 258
4K Mixed 136
450% 162 MB/s
DQ Read 1,784
DQ Write 1,380
DQ Mixed 1,571
1,178% 1,578 MB/s
701GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B2QJXD7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3707 3747 3829 1809 1640 1634 MB/s
395% Outstanding
Read 1,612
Write 4,682
Mixed 3,316
SusWrite 2,728
706% 3,084 MB/s
4K Read 69.4
4K Write 272
4K Mixed 104
383% 149 MB/s
DQ Read 679
DQ Write 1,405
DQ Mixed 776
666% 953 MB/s
485GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B2QJXD7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3487 3721 3841 1672 1461 1460 MB/s
390% Outstanding
Read 2,694
Write 3,789
Mixed 2,938
SusWrite 2,607
681% 3,007 MB/s
4K Read 54
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 76
240% 81.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1331
DQ Write 816
DQ Mixed 1,182
852% 1,110 MB/s
446GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0B2QJXD7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2097 1446 1491 1435 1466 1530 MB/s
325% Outstanding
Read 2,055
Write 2,634
Mixed 2,499
SusWrite 1,578
496% 2,192 MB/s
4K Read 79.8
4K Write 172
4K Mixed 108
350% 120 MB/s
DQ Read 974
DQ Write 671
DQ Mixed 832
618% 826 MB/s
339GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0B2QJXD7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1841 1814 1869 1742 1701 1590 MB/s
289% Outstanding
Read 2,196
Write 3,471
Mixed 2,691
SusWrite 1,760
573% 2,529 MB/s
4K Read 56.8
4K Write 86.7
4K Mixed 66.2
217% 69.9 MB/s
DQ Read 645
DQ Write 513
DQ Mixed 591
439% 583 MB/s
329GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B2QJXD7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1859 1827 1541 1574 1602 1554 MB/s
268% Outstanding
Read 1,688
Write 2,063
Mixed 1,876
SusWrite 1,660
412% 1,822 MB/s
4K Read 45.4
4K Write 81
4K Mixed 58.3
186% 61.6 MB/s
DQ Read 860
DQ Write 987
DQ Mixed 908
688% 918 MB/s
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Typical 990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB Builds (Compare 7,120 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 347%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX - $240

CPU
Core i7-13700KIntel  $345Bench 126%, 41,056 samples1,998x
Core i9-13900KIntel  $544Bench 129%, 49,132 samples1,634x
Core i5-13600KIntel  $270Bench 122%, 27,559 samples827x
GPU
RTX 4070-TiNvidia  $750Bench 240%, 43,161 samples1,120x
RTX 4090Nvidia  $1,699Bench 370%, 18,961 samples1,082x
RTX 4080Nvidia  $1,130Bench 291%, 20,833 samples754x
SSD
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $90Bench 421%, 18,218 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples675x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples556x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 187%, 7,570 samples466x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $1,425

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