Average Bench: 421% (11th of 1072)

Based on 18,218 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung SSD 990 PRO 1TB

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)
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%
816GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QJXD7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4271 4608 3119 1653 1659 1651 MB/s
Read 2,974
Write 4,410
Mixed 3,331
SusWrite 2,827
767% 3,386 MB/s
4K Read 79.5
4K Write 300
4K Mixed 132
449% 171 MB/s
DQ Read 2,130
DQ Write 1603
DQ Mixed 1,814
1,370% 1,849 MB/s
865GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B2QJXD7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4093 4264 3209 1749 1740 1738 MB/s
Read 2,576
Write 4038
Mixed 2,959
SusWrite 2,799
702% 3,093 MB/s
4K Read 55.2
4K Write 281
4K Mixed 118
383% 151 MB/s
DQ Read 2,259
DQ Write 1,727
DQ Mixed 1,958
1,474% 1,982 MB/s
536GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4B2QJXD7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3818 2034 1932 1878 2020 1998 MB/s
Read 2,587
Write 4,523
Mixed 3,518
SusWrite 2,280
732% 3,227 MB/s
4K Read 99.3
4K Write 258
4K Mixed 144
472% 167 MB/s
DQ Read 1,858
DQ Write 1,329
DQ Mixed 1,559
1,174% 1,582 MB/s
239GB free
Firmware: 3B2QJXD7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2860 3165 1532 1529 1460 1360 MB/s
Read 2,736
Write 4,015
Mixed 3,001
SusWrite 1,984
664% 2,934 MB/s
4K Read 69.2
4K Write 240
4K Mixed 104
365% 138 MB/s
DQ Read 1,679
DQ Write 1,282
DQ Mixed 1,448
1,092% 1,470 MB/s
879GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B2QJXD7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3149 3587 3597 2208 1708 1695 MB/s
Read 2,958
Write 3,845
Mixed 3,043
SusWrite 2,657
707% 3,126 MB/s
4K Read 53.2
4K Write 90.3
4K Mixed 67.4
215% 70.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,768
DQ Write 788
DQ Mixed 1,353
983% 1,303 MB/s
560GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4B2QJXD7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3207 3219 2060 1638 1640 1776 MB/s
Read 2,154
Write 2,953
Mixed 2,377
SusWrite 2,257
552% 2,435 MB/s
4K Read 50
4K Write 82
4K Mixed 59.2
195% 63.7 MB/s
DQ Read 889
DQ Write 1,142
DQ Mixed 960
740% 997 MB/s
677GB free
Firmware: 3B2QJXD7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 858 1135 1200 1192 1186 1181 MB/s
Read 1,299
Write 1,218
Mixed 1206
SusWrite 1,125
273% 1,212 MB/s
4K Read 54.1
4K Write 98.6
4K Mixed 70.6
225% 74.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,522
DQ Write 1,308
DQ Mixed 1,436
1,071% 1,422 MB/s
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Desktop 123%
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Workstation 346%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX - $230

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $1,342

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great upgrade to 970 evo plus....can't wait for pci e 5 drives


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