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960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB

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Average Bench: 249% (26th of 996)

Based on 17,675 user benchmarks.  Models: Samsung SSD 960 EVO 1TB, NVMe Samsung SSD 960
Poor: 172%Average: 249% Great: 302%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB averaged 149.2% 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 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 905MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 979MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB is 130%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 760MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 44MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 17,675 samples)
Rank 26249%
Min Avg Max
1,086 Read 1,756 2,127
913 Write 1,544 1,814
519 Mixed 760 974
494 SusWrite 1,056 1,372
286% 1,279 MB/s
Min Avg Max
30.8 4K Read 44 54
84.4 4K Write 143 202
43 4K Mixed 60.4 73.7
220% 82.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
477 DQ Read 1,148 1,553
378 DQ Write 979 1,390
389 DQ Mixed 905 1,220
722% 1,011 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
324GB free
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1384 1212 1206 1199 1192 1180 MB/s
283% Outstanding
Read 1,788
Write 1,630
Mixed 815
SusWrite 1229
306% 1,366 MB/s
4K Read 38.1
4K Write 179
4K Mixed 64.3
235% 93.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,516
DQ Write 1,381
DQ Mixed 1,200
968% 1,366 MB/s
796GB free
Firmware: 1B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1512 1725 1531 1039 1025 1036 MB/s
279% Outstanding
Read 1,969
Write 1,757
Mixed 900
SusWrite 1,311
332% 1,484 MB/s
4K Read 42.4
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 65
224% 83.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,210
DQ Write 1,059
DQ Mixed 1035
803% 1,101 MB/s
712GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1277 1128 1144 1135 1137 1129 MB/s
269% Outstanding
Read 2,008
Write 1804
Mixed 788
SusWrite 1158
322% 1,439 MB/s
4K Read 53.9
4K Write 145
4K Mixed 63.1
239% 87.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1149
DQ Write 890
DQ Mixed 891
701% 976 MB/s
692GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1416 1231 1233 1182 1149 1158 MB/s
251% Outstanding
Read 1,414
Write 1,357
Mixed 741
SusWrite 1,228
266% 1,185 MB/s
4K Read 39.3
4K Write 149
4K Mixed 55
209% 81.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,445
DQ Write 1,069
DQ Mixed 994
814% 1,169 MB/s
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Typical 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB Builds (Compare 21,944 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 129%
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Desktop
Desktop 135%
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Workstation
Workstation 120%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING - $171

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel  $366Bench 108%, 255,707 samples16,125x
Core i5-8600KIntel  $225Bench 102%, 98,745 samples3,102x
Core i7-8700Intel  $295Bench 102%, 75,075 samples931x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $808Bench 151%, 310,584 samples5,589x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $528Bench 122%, 465,183 samples4,585x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $379Bench 98%, 545,643 samples1,940x
SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $350Bench 249%, 17,675 samples1x
RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $129Bench 90%, 56,890 samples2,254x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $95Bench 86%, 177,637 samples1,889x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $111Bench 85%, 31,089 samples936x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 130% - Outstanding Total price: $1,824

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Intel Core i7-8700K $366Nvidia GTX 1070 $379Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $100
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 $159Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB $230Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $80
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