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PM9B1 Samsung 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2023.

Average Bench: 185% (114th of 1072)

Based on 102 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe PM9B1 NVMe Samsung 256GB
Poor: 79%Average: 185% Great: 312%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme PM9B1 Samsung 256GB averaged 84.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme PM9B1 Samsung 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 532MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,362MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme PM9B1 Samsung 256GB is 233%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme PM9B1 Samsung 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 93.6MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 713MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 102 samples)
Rank 114185%
Min Avg Max
516 Read 1,362 2,156
289 Write 1,121 2,261
258 Mixed 980 1,685
280 SusWrite 713 1,058
234% 1,044 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.4 4K Read 49.4 84.2
23.4 4K Write 93.6 208
17.4 4K Mixed 57.7 109
198% 66.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
231 DQ Read 733 1,570
79.7 DQ Write 434 1,296
132 DQ Mixed 532 1,150
410% 566 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
181GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 46304039 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 926 1053 675 1122 987 729 MB/s
244% Outstanding
Read 1,792
Write 1,509
Mixed 1,339
SusWrite 915
311% 1,389 MB/s
4K Read 69.3
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 94.6
303% 103 MB/s
DQ Read 684
DQ Write 272
DQ Mixed 424
328% 460 MB/s
181GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 46304039 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1178 1250 1216 1089 593 249 MB/s
216% Outstanding
Read 1,738
Write 1,279
Mixed 1240
SusWrite 929
290% 1,296 MB/s
4K Read 53.3
4K Write 89.1
4K Mixed 61.2
206% 67.9 MB/s
DQ Read 846
DQ Write 292
DQ Mixed 590
430% 576 MB/s
131GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 46305039 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 795 968 903 571 288 266 MB/s
203% Outstanding
Read 1,855
Write 1185
Mixed 1,153
SusWrite 632
268% 1,206 MB/s
4K Read 65.4
4K Write 83.8
4K Mixed 65.2
227% 71.5 MB/s
DQ Read 632
DQ Write 280
DQ Mixed 494
356% 469 MB/s
160GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 46305039 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 710 838 343 158 163 167 MB/s
178% Outstanding
Read 1,598
Write 947
Mixed 1,216
SusWrite 397
231% 1,039 MB/s
4K Read 64.2
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 72.2
249% 82.7 MB/s
DQ Read 351
DQ Write 230
DQ Mixed 250
197% 277 MB/s
134GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 46305039 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 574 745 620 486 588 649 MB/s
138% Outstanding
Read 1,090
Write 998
Mixed 927
SusWrite 610
204% 906 MB/s
4K Read 39.6
4K Write 62.1
4K Mixed 38.5
142% 46.7 MB/s
DQ Read 407
DQ Write 184
DQ Mixed 318
230% 303 MB/s
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Typical PM9B1 Samsung 256GB Builds (Compare 292 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 46%
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Workstation 6%
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System: Dell Latitude 3440

CPU
Core i5-4200UIntel  $281Bench 43%, 64,450 samples85x
Core i5-4210UIntelBench 41%, 82,966 samples70x
Core i5-1335UIntelBench 76%, 1,345 samples29x
GPU
HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 275,372 samples206x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 13%, 982 samples26x
Iris Xe GraphicsIntelBench 15%, 6,283 samples25x
SSD
PM9B1 Samsung 256GBNvmeBench 185%, 102 samples14x
RAM
M471A1G44AB0-CWE 1x8GBSamsungBench 39%, 19,438 samples14x
HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 28%, 12,200 samples11x
M471B5173DB0-YK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 24%, 51,191 samples10x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 42% - Average Total price: $281

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