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960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB

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Average Bench: 247% (30th of 1003)

Based on 18,976 user benchmarks.  Models: Samsung SSD 960 EVO 1TB, NVMe Samsung SSD 960
Poor: 177%Average: 247% Great: 298%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB averaged 147.0% 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 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 893MB/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 1TB is 121%. 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 754MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 41.5MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 18,976 samples)
Rank 30247%
Min Avg Max
1,091 Read 1,743 2,120
962 Write 1,545 1,813
570 Mixed 754 967
503 SusWrite 1,069 1,360
286% 1,278 MB/s
Min Avg Max
30.2 4K Read 41.5 52.2
84.7 4K Write 140 201
43.8 4K Mixed 60.6 73.4
214% 80.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
473 DQ Read 1,116 1,564
318 DQ Write 948 1,402
392 DQ Mixed 893 1,183
707% 986 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
864GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1810 1845 1382 1112 1120 1101 MB/s
287% Outstanding
Read 2,055
Write 1,769
Mixed 713
SusWrite 1,395
331% 1,483 MB/s
4K Read 41.5
4K Write 148
4K Mixed 60.2
218% 83.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,271
DQ Write 1,112
DQ Mixed 1,084
842% 1156 MB/s
846GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 947 1348 1544 1119 984 1011 MB/s
235% Outstanding
Read 1,516
Write 1,502
Mixed 831
SusWrite 1,159
281% 1,252 MB/s
4K Read 41.3
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 54.9
187% 66.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,093
DQ Write 984
DQ Mixed 1,074
796% 1,050 MB/s
748GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1347 1194 1188 1181 1187 1191 MB/s
217% Outstanding
Read 1,281
Write 1,285
Mixed 764
SusWrite 1,215
256% 1,136 MB/s
4K Read 22.7
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 47.3
171% 71.4 MB/s
DQ Read 962
DQ Write 789
DQ Mixed 863
650% 871 MB/s
142GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 796 483 463 452 433 420 MB/s
206% Outstanding
Read 1,556
Write 1,329
Mixed 651
SusWrite 508
225% 1,011 MB/s
4K Read 31.5
4K Write 160
4K Mixed 53.2
200% 81.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,353
DQ Write 955
DQ Mixed 960
770% 1,089 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 15,196,494 SSDs tested.

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Typical 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB Builds (Compare 23,595 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 - $170

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel  $350Bench 108%, 317,753 samples17,252x
Core i5-8600KIntel  $260Bench 101%, 110,679 samples3,330x
Core i7-8700Intel  $280Bench 103%, 92,361 samples1,025x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $808Bench 151%, 355,445 samples5,939x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $528Bench 122%, 462,708 samples4,850x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $335Bench 98%, 663,441 samples2,075x
SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $418Bench 247%, 18,976 samples1x
RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $105Bench 89%, 70,760 samples2,400x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $78Bench 87%, 208,510 samples1,969x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $96Bench 84%, 38,131 samples1,002x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 129% - Outstanding Total price: $1,851

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Intel Core i7-8700K $350Nvidia GTX 1070 $335Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $101
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 $144Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB $230Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $100
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