Pm9b1

NVMe Samsung 256GB

NVMe Samsung 256GB
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Effective Speed -180%Effective Speed -180%Average Score -183%Read -188%, Write -286%, 4K Read -66%, 4K Write -111%, Mixed -212%, 4K Mixed -79%, SusWrite -336%Peak Score -170%Read -175%, Write -210%, 4K Read -153%, 4K Write -77%, Mixed -166%, 4K Mixed -87%, SusWrite -327%Value & Sentiment User Rating -36%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -82%DQ Read -29%, DQ Write -30%, DQ Mixed -82%, ADQ Read -120%, ADQ Write -162%, ADQ Mixed -171%, Age -12%, AS-SSD Total -52%

Average Bench: 191% (113^th of 1080)

Based on 53 user benchmarks. Model: PM9B1 NVMe Samsung 256GB

Poor: 71%Average: 191% Great: 289%

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Outstanding average bench

The Pm9b1 NVMe Samsung 256GB averaged 91.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Pm9b1 NVMe Samsung 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 549MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,421MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Pm9b1 NVMe Samsung 256GB is 218%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Pm9b1 NVMe Samsung 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 95.9MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 730MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 53 samples)

Rank 113191%

Min	Avg	Max
439	Read 1,421	2,074
290	Write 1,183	1,986
234	Mixed 1,004	1,587
216	SusWrite 730	1,071
243% 1,085 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
20.9	4K Read 49.6	75.7
17.9	4K Write 95.9	203
14.9	4K Mixed 58.3	98.8
201% 67.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
98.2	DQ Read 776	1,788
49.7	DQ Write 479	1,467
82.3	DQ Mixed 549	1,152
430% 601 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

SWE-User, 1 month ago.

191GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 46304039 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1839 1862 2014 362 161 295 MB/s

333% Outstanding

Write 2175

Mixed 1,617

SusWrite 1,089

394% 1,753 MB/s

4K Read 80.9

4K Write 210

4K Mixed 105

368% 132 MB/s

DQ Read 1,714

DQ Write 1,323

DQ Mixed 1,166

968% 1401 MB/s

USA-User, 2 months ago.

170GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 46305039 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2094 2113 947 234 120 266 MB/s

324% Outstanding

Write 2,225

Mixed 1,666

SusWrite 962

393% 1,751 MB/s

4K Read 83.2

4K Write 212

4K Mixed 110

380% 135 MB/s

DQ Read 1,609

DQ Write 1171

DQ Mixed 1,171

934% 1,317 MB/s

GBR-User, 3 days ago.

160GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 46305039 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1778 1798 802 291 277 277 MB/s

304% Outstanding

Write 1,824

Mixed 1,565

SusWrite 870

358% 1,599 MB/s

4K Read 58.8

4K Write 179

4K Mixed 94.9

305% 111 MB/s

DQ Read 1,667

DQ Write 1,481

DQ Mixed 1,141

974% 1,430 MB/s

JOR-User, 2 months ago.

143GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 46305039 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1373 1389 1066 296 130 139 MB/s

234% Outstanding

Write 1,477

Mixed 1,253

SusWrite 732

298% 1,333 MB/s

4K Read 59.2

4K Write 121

4K Mixed 75.6

251% 85.4 MB/s

DQ Read 887

DQ Write 752

DQ Mixed 645

531% 761 MB/s

USA-User, 18 days ago.

46GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 46305039 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 287 337 431 520 506 MB/s

200% Outstanding

Write 596

Mixed 893

SusWrite 388

207% 944 MB/s

4K Read 75.4

4K Write 111

4K Mixed 75.5

270% 87.3 MB/s

DQ Read 609

DQ Write 170

DQ Mixed 341

264% 373 MB/s

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Workstation 12%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex Micro 7010

CPU
Gen Intel Core i5-13500T13thBench 93%, 267 samples	92x
Gen Intel Core i7-13700T13thBench 102%, 135 samples	18x
Gen Intel Core i3-13100T13thBench 83%, 44 samples	15x

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UHD Graphics 770IntelBench 8%, 19,750 samples	97x
UHD Graphics 730IntelBench 6%, 14,644 samples	15x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 9%, 4,150 samples	9x

SSD
NVMe Samsung 256GBPm9b1Bench 191%, 53 samples	1x

RAM
8ATF2G64HZ-3G2F1 1x16GBUnknownBench 44%, 219 samples	18x
HMAA2GS6CJR8N-XN 1x16GBUnknownBench 40%, 3,085 samples	14x
4ATF1G64HZ-3G2F1 1x8GBUnknownBench 33%, 436 samples	12x

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Pm9b1

NVMe Samsung 256GB

Average Bench: 191% (113^th of 1080)

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Average Bench: 191% (113th of 1080)

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Average Bench: 191% (113^th of 1080)