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Samsung SSD 990 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2022.

Average Bench: 378% (16th of 1072)

Based on 150 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe Samsung SSD 990
Poor: 231%Average: 378% Great: 582%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme Samsung SSD 990 2TB averaged 277.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme Samsung SSD 990 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,056MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,848MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme Samsung SSD 990 2TB is 351%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme Samsung SSD 990 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 152MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 62.6MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 150 samples)
Rank 16378%
Min Avg Max
1,317 Read 2,190 3,190
1,341 Write 2,848 4,874
1,438 Mixed 2,383 3,584
1,339 SusWrite 2,520 4,114
563% 2,485 MB/s
Min Avg Max
42 4K Read 62.6 94.3
49.4 4K Write 152 312
47.2 4K Mixed 86.4 134
286% 100 MB/s
Min Avg Max
598 DQ Read 1,200 2,243
144 DQ Write 933 1,844
292 DQ Mixed 1,056 2,041
793% 1,063 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: JXD7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4239 4288 4259 4610 4761 1223 MB/s
576% Outstanding
Read 2,106
Write 4,936
Mixed 3,037
SusWrite 3,896
798% 3494 MB/s
4K Read 99
4K Write 355
4K Mixed 155
537% 203 MB/s
DQ Read 2,173
DQ Write 1,757
DQ Mixed 1,968
1,472% 1,966 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4B2QJXD7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4075 3954 4031 4282 4224 2375 MB/s
487% Outstanding
Read 2,163
Write 4,453
Mixed 3,316
SusWrite 3,823
784% 3,439 MB/s
4K Read 68.4
4K Write 148
4K Mixed 90.6
298% 102 MB/s
DQ Read 1,829
DQ Write 1,542
DQ Mixed 1,730
1,284% 1,700 MB/s
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3843 3856 3897 3876 2888 1681 MB/s
474% Outstanding
Read 3,073
Write 3,909
Mixed 3,219
SusWrite 3,340
766% 3,385 MB/s
4K Read 86.2
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 101
328% 106 MB/s
DQ Read 1363
DQ Write 643
DQ Mixed 1173
825% 1,060 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0B2QJXG7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2406 2393 2360 1460 2146 2383 MB/s
405% Outstanding
Read 2,637
Write 2,492
Mixed 2,250
SusWrite 2,191
539% 2,392 MB/s
4K Read 81.4
4K Write 178
4K Mixed 109
357% 123 MB/s
DQ Read 1,394
DQ Write 1073
DQ Mixed 1,198
905% 1,221 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: JXG7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1753 1712 1673 1600 1660 1567 MB/s
309% Outstanding
Read 2,280
Write 1,539
Mixed 1,804
SusWrite 1,661
408% 1,821 MB/s
4K Read 61.5
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 86.5
268% 89.6 MB/s
DQ Read 792
DQ Write 654
DQ Mixed 723
542% 723 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B2QJXD7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1247 1244 1248 941 1246 1127 MB/s
221% Outstanding
Read 1,820
Write 1,354
Mixed 1,451
SusWrite 1,175
325% 1,450 MB/s
4K Read 49.1
4K Write 76.4
4K Mixed 58.7
190% 61.4 MB/s
DQ Read 543
DQ Write 229
DQ Mixed 479
330% 417 MB/s
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Gaming 106%
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Desktop
Desktop 91%
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Workstation
Workstation 97%
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Motherboard: Asus RAMPAGE V EDITION 10 - $485

CPU
Core i7-6850KIntel  $115Bench 84%, 29,279 samples301x
Core i7-6950XIntel  $499Bench 87%, 6,135 samples246x
Core i7-6800KIntel  $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples129x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples181x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples175x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia  $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples64x
SSD
Samsung SSD 990 2TBNvmeBench 378%, 150 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples20x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 96%, 3,140 samples18x
Dominator DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 95%, 3,531 samples17x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $1,140

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $293Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175Nvidia RTX 4070 $550Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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