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Average Bench: 199% (107th of 1080)

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

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 BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
112GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1183 355 298 302 301 301 MB/s
Read 1,839
Write 1,419
Mixed 634
SusWrite 457
241% 1,087 MB/s
4K Read 45
4K Write 156
4K Mixed 55.5
222% 85.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,193
DQ Write 1,261
DQ Mixed 784
712% 1,080 MB/s
97GB free
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 639 315 294 285 293 298 MB/s
Read 1,890
Write 1,413
Mixed 525
SusWrite 354
231% 1,045 MB/s
4K Read 37.8
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 49.5
176% 63.7 MB/s
DQ Read 881
DQ Write 629
DQ Mixed 611
495% 707 MB/s
148GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 507 282 278 275 275 272 MB/s
Read 1,739
Write 1,206
Mixed 474
SusWrite 314
206% 934 MB/s
4K Read 37.4
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 48.1
180% 67.3 MB/s
DQ Read 988
DQ Write 788
DQ Mixed 601
528% 792 MB/s
97GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 200 195 184 184 179 MB/s
Read 1,927
Write 1,179
Mixed 543
SusWrite 236
213% 971 MB/s
4K Read 39.4
4K Write 98.8
4K Mixed 47.3
173% 61.8 MB/s
DQ Read 915
DQ Write 643
DQ Mixed 584
489% 714 MB/s
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 Comments

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Poor

3 years ago.

Sequential Read = 2738 Sequential Write =1539


Good

8 months ago.

HUGE difference over my old HDD


Poor

6 years ago.

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


Good

6 years ago.


Excellent

6 years ago.

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


Excellent

5 years ago.

ssd는 샘숭이지


Excellent

3 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

4 years ago.

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


Excellent

7 years ago.

Superb NVMe M.2 SSD for any build.


Excellent

6 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

6 years ago.

Probably best $/perf


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