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Samsung MZ-V6E1T0BW

960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB

Average Bench: 243% (49th of 1040)

Based on 30,990 user benchmarks.  Models: Samsung SSD 960 EVO 1TB, NVMe Samsung SSD 960
Poor: 170%Average: 243% Great: 298%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB averaged 142.7% 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 894MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,181MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB is 128%. 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 748MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 43.3MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 30,990 samples)
Rank 49243%
Min Avg Max
1,083 Read 1,733 2,109
805 Write 1,476 1,800
539 Mixed 748 976
377 SusWrite 1,001 1,361
277% 1,239 MB/s
Min Avg Max
31.2 4K Read 43.3 54.1
59.9 4K Write 135 190
40.8 4K Mixed 60.1 73
214% 79.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
638 DQ Read 1,181 1,525
140 DQ Write 925 1,362
265 DQ Mixed 894 1,161
712% 1,000 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
748GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1832 1864 1294 1117 1098 982 MB/s
283% Outstanding
Read 2,026
Write 1,730
Mixed 782
SusWrite 1,364
330% 1,476 MB/s
4K Read 52.6
4K Write 142
4K Mixed 70.5
245% 88.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,087
DQ Write 841
DQ Mixed 888
685% 938 MB/s
782GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1426 1412 1416 1462 1214 1159 MB/s
272% Outstanding
Read 1,843
Write 1,588
Mixed 709
SusWrite 1,348
307% 1,372 MB/s
4K Read 35.8
4K Write 199
4K Mixed 52.5
227% 95.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,141
DQ Write 1,021
DQ Mixed 937
742% 1,033 MB/s
267GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1147 1099 1086 1011 871 742 MB/s
248% Outstanding
Read 1,270
Write 1,001
Mixed 689
SusWrite 993
221% 988 MB/s
4K Read 49.7
4K Write 156
4K Mixed 65.4
242% 90.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1514
DQ Write 1,325
DQ Mixed 1,153
937% 1,331 MB/s
788GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1384 1520 1507 1254 1144 1139 MB/s
241% Outstanding
Read 1571
Write 1,520
Mixed 881
SusWrite 1,324
297% 1,324 MB/s
4K Read 40.2
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 64.1
203% 72.5 MB/s
DQ Read 863
DQ Write 671
DQ Mixed 775
578% 770 MB/s
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Typical 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB Builds (Compare 10,703 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
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Gaming 129%
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Desktop 98%
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Workstation
Workstation 118%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING - $240

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel  $320Bench 93%, 564,873 samples7,203x
Core i5-8600KIntel  $218Bench 92%, 178,623 samples1,294x
Core i7-8700Intel  $320Bench 90%, 240,258 samples581x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $808Bench 137%, 639,553 samples2,261x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $450Bench 106%, 816,196 samples1,683x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $330Bench 80%, 1,013,968 samples802x
SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $430Bench 243%, 30,990 samples1x
RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $94Bench 87%, 170,475 samples758x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $71Bench 84%, 455,838 samples686x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL  $178Bench 94%, 52,376 samples511x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 49% - Average Total price: $1,892

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Intel Core i5-10600K $257Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400Crucial MX500 250GB $47
Intel Core i5-9600K $200Nvidia RTX 3070 $500Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
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