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Samsung MZ-V6E500BW

960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB

Average Bench: 216% (63rd of 1026)

Based on 108,899 user benchmarks.  Models: Samsung SSD 960 EVO 500GB, NVMe Samsung SSD 960
Poor: 156%Average: 216% Great: 259%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB averaged 116.0% 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 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 785MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 948MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB is 104%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 607MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 685MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 108,899 samples)
Rank 63216%
Min Avg Max
1,117 Read 1,756 2,121
788 Write 1,500 1,751
525 Mixed 685 872
326 SusWrite 607 837
253% 1,137 MB/s
Min Avg Max
30.3 4K Read 43 54.2
70.5 4K Write 139 194
39.1 4K Mixed 57.5 70.7
212% 79.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
627 DQ Read 1,018 1,277
211 DQ Write 948 1,388
293 DQ Mixed 785 1,026
644% 917 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
465GB free
Firmware: 1B7Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1566 1024 586 585 586 585 MB/s
268% Outstanding
Read 2,168
Write 1,539
Mixed 790
SusWrite 822
295% 1,330 MB/s
4K Read 49.7
4K Write 156
4K Mixed 67.1
244% 91 MB/s
DQ Read 1,197
DQ Write 1,315
DQ Mixed 873
763% 1,128 MB/s
333GB free
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1856 855 585 586 588 587 MB/s
260% Outstanding
Read 2,019
Write 1,786
Mixed 760
SusWrite 843
301% 1,352 MB/s
4K Read 46.6
4K Write 186
4K Mixed 64.4
252% 99.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,092
DQ Write 1,195
DQ Mixed 1,005
794% 1,097 MB/s
362GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 800 635 636 635 631 635 MB/s
212% Outstanding
Read 1,787
Write 1,372
Mixed 569
SusWrite 662
244% 1,097 MB/s
4K Read 43.5
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 59.5
210% 76.8 MB/s
DQ Read 955
DQ Write 642
DQ Mixed 697
548% 765 MB/s
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 128 114 112 100 62 MB/s
170% Outstanding
Read 1,390
Write 361
Mixed 552
SusWrite 163
134% 616 MB/s
4K Read 41.8
4K Write 136
4K Mixed 55.5
207% 77.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,112
DQ Write 753
DQ Mixed 857
660% 907 MB/s
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Typical 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB Builds (Compare 32,904 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 113%
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Desktop
Desktop 119%
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Workstation
Workstation 102%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING - $240

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel  $350Bench 95%, 454,731 samples23,672x
Core i5-8600KIntel  $240Bench 93%, 155,407 samples4,484x
Core i7-8700Intel  $310Bench 91%, 172,127 samples1,532x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $749Bench 128%, 494,721 samples8,063x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $540Bench 103%, 706,651 samples6,422x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $415Bench 78%, 785,629 samples2,784x
SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $140Bench 216%, 108,899 samples2,346x
RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $94Bench 86%, 138,705 samples3,131x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $75Bench 84%, 307,966 samples2,587x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $90Bench 82%, 55,833 samples1,334x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 55% - Above average Total price: $1,573

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silhex88
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Excellent

2 years ago.

Super low latencies and great TurboWrite performance for not much more than mid-to-high-end SATA drives--when bought lightly used, which is the best way to go in this NAND market IMO.

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Excellent

2 years ago.

Awesome !! Le système est très réactif et le démarrage de windows et de divers programmes ne le ralentisse pas !!

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Intel Core i5-9400F $165Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $230Crucial MX500 250GB $49
Intel Core i5-9600K $199Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $160Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
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