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PM9B1 Samsung 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2022.

Average Bench: 222% (81st of 1074)

Based on 242 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe PM9B1 NVMe Samsung 512GB
Poor: 107%Average: 222% Great: 338%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme PM9B1 Samsung 512GB averaged 122.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme PM9B1 Samsung 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 627MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,547MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme PM9B1 Samsung 512GB is 231%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme PM9B1 Samsung 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 117MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 974MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 242 samples)
Rank 81222%
Min Avg Max
701 Read 1,547 2,139
430 Write 1,345 2,247
385 Mixed 1,155 1,690
315 SusWrite 974 1,480
282% 1,255 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.3 4K Read 55.1 80.4
28.4 4K Write 117 212
24.5 4K Mixed 67.7 107
232% 80.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
229 DQ Read 803 1,530
101 DQ Write 508 1,159
152 DQ Mixed 627 1,134
475% 646 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
274GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 46305039 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1992 2042 1994 1065 190 280 MB/s
319% Outstanding
Read 2,081
Write 2,167
Mixed 1,597
SusWrite 1,261
399% 1,776 MB/s
4K Read 76
4K Write 199
4K Mixed 101
350% 125 MB/s
DQ Read 1,229
DQ Write 1,052
DQ Mixed 1134
852% 1,138 MB/s
300GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 46305039 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1013 1431 1664 1775 1863 296 MB/s
318% Outstanding
Read 2134
Write 2,222
Mixed 1,679
SusWrite 1,340
414% 1,844 MB/s
4K Read 80.2
4K Write 195
4K Mixed 106
360% 127 MB/s
DQ Read 924
DQ Write 827
DQ Mixed 908
672% 886 MB/s
413GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 46305039 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1096 1140 1078 1091 1274 1345 MB/s
231% Outstanding
Read 1,579
Write 1,269
Mixed 1,213
SusWrite 1,171
294% 1,308 MB/s
4K Read 60.4
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 70.4
247% 84.6 MB/s
DQ Read 565
DQ Write 327
DQ Mixed 554
383% 482 MB/s
360GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 46305039 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 538 640 659 547 619 341 MB/s
146% Outstanding
Read 1,120
Write 608
Mixed 777
SusWrite 557
171% 765 MB/s
4K Read 47.3
4K Write 94.1
4K Mixed 50.3
186% 63.9 MB/s
DQ Read 293
DQ Write 176
DQ Mixed 270
192% 247 MB/s
362GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 46305039 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 427 420 509 652 663 MB/s
104% Outstanding
Read 836
Write 600
Mixed 613
SusWrite 519
144% 642 MB/s
4K Read 21.7
4K Write 36.9
4K Mixed 33.6
96% 30.7 MB/s
DQ Read 252
DQ Write 134
DQ Mixed 197
145% 194 MB/s
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Typical PM9B1 Samsung 512GB Builds (Compare 2,680 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 26%
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Desktop 99%
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Workstation 27%
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System: Dell G15 5520

CPU
Core i7-12700HIntelBench 97%, 52,857 samples1,709x
Core i5-12500HIntelBench 94%, 11,588 samples874x
Core i9-12900HIntelBench 99%, 15,403 samples85x
GPU
Iris Xe GraphicsIntelBench 16%, 72,765 samples1,245x
RTX 3060 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 90%, 102,706 samples573x
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPUNvidiaBench 56%, 3,386 samples395x
SSD
PM9B1 Samsung 512GBNvmeBench 222%, 242 samples1x
RAM
M425R1GB4BB0-CQKOL 2x8GBUnknownBench 122%, 4,457 samples729x
HMCG66MEBSA095N 2x8GBUnknownBench 119%, 1,777 samples427x
HMCG66MEBSA092N 2x8GBUnknownBench 121%, 2,777 samples365x
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