Average Bench: 199% (98th of 1071)

Based on 240,629 user benchmarks.  Models: Samsung SSD 960 EVO 250GB, NVMe Samsung SSD 960

The 960 Evo SSD is one of Samsung’s premier NVMe SSDs, along with their current flagship, the 960 Pro. The Evo variant is available in a variety of capacities including 250, 500 and 1000 GB, each with a commensurate price tag, whilst the 960 Pro is available in 512, 1024 and 2048 GB capacities. The 960 Evo has lower write endurance compared to the 960 Pro due to its TLC (3-bit) V-NAND flash memory (the 960 Pro consists of MLC (2-bit) V-NAND). As a result, Samsung only guarantee 200 terabytes written on the 512 GB 960 Evo, compared to double that on the 960 Pro, however, this volume of data is very unlikely to affect consumers. The 250 GB 960 Evo has a 13 GB SLC cache which boosts initial write speed to roughly match the 960 Pro but writes exceeding 13 GB drop in speed by over 50%. Overall, the 960 Pro offers more consistent write performance than the 960 Evo, however, this will only impact workloads that exceed the 13 GB. [Nov '17 SSDrivePro]

Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB averaged 99.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 687MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 921MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB is 94.8%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 366MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 559MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 240,629 samples)
Min Avg Max
1,168 Read 1,753 2,121
778 Write 1,260 1,473
429 Mixed 559 691
223 SusWrite 366 481
218% 985 MB/s
Min Avg Max
35.3 4K Read 43.9 54.5
74 4K Write 141 210
38 4K Mixed 52.9 64.9
209% 79.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
616 DQ Read 1,025 1,230
274 DQ Write 921 1,260
328 DQ Mixed 687 929
593% 878 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
233GB free
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1233 391 313 313 313 314 MB/s
Read 1,423
Write 1,254
Mixed 611
SusWrite 479
210% 942 MB/s
4K Read 45.7
4K Write 156
4K Mixed 60.3
229% 87.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1089
DQ Write 1,293
DQ Mixed 771
698% 1,051 MB/s
105GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 492 226 226 210 194 241 MB/s
Read 1,922
Write 1,330
Mixed 524
SusWrite 265
222% 1,010 MB/s
4K Read 39.5
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 48.7
182% 67.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,080
DQ Write 825
DQ Mixed 702
593% 869 MB/s
198GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 601 331 323 332 333 329 MB/s
Read 1,925
Write 1,506
Mixed 641
SusWrite 375
246% 1,112 MB/s
4K Read 39.5
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 46.1
172% 62.2 MB/s
DQ Read 784
DQ Write 632
DQ Mixed 696
524% 704 MB/s
85GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 525 278 273 273 277 277 MB/s
Read 1,828
Write 1,330
Mixed 547
SusWrite 317
222% 1,005 MB/s
4K Read 38
4K Write 75.9
4K Mixed 43.5
154% 52.5 MB/s
DQ Read 574
DQ Write 486
DQ Mixed 504
385% 521 MB/s
101GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 549 310 318 328 328 310 MB/s
Read 1,133
Write 1,126
Mixed 429
SusWrite 357
170% 761 MB/s
4K Read 22.9
4K Write 48.2
4K Mixed 29.8
98% 33.6 MB/s
DQ Read 223
DQ Write 187
DQ Mixed 210
156% 207 MB/s
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Gaming 111%
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Desktop 94%
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Workstation 101%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z370-F GAMING - $200

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $875

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 Comments

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Poor

2 years ago.

Sequential Read = 2738 Sequential Write =1539


Good

3 years ago.

HUGE difference over my old HDD


Poor

4 years ago.

you used MP300 drive and called it MP500. this comparison is not accurate


Good

5 years ago.


Excellent

5 years ago.

the best of the best AAAAAAAAAA++++++++++


Excellent

4 years ago.

ssd는 샘숭이지


Excellent

2 years ago.

I dont know why this program wont recognize it. Sometimes it does sometimes it doesnt but its really messing with my benchmarks


Good

3 years ago.

On a i5-7500 in a HP DESKPRO very fast for that PC


Excellent

5 years ago.

Superb NVMe M.2 SSD for any build.


Excellent

5 years ago.

An unbelievable best value performer in the NVMe category. This was an upgrade from my Samsung EVO 840 120GB which I paid $120 for years ago. For the same price, this drive delivers orders of magnitude more performance. SSDs don't have to break the bank!


Excellent

5 years ago.

Probably best $/perf


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