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Samsung SSD 990 PRO with Heatsink 4TB

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Effective Speed -19%Effective Speed -19%Average Score -27%Read -75%, Write -74%, 4K Read 23%, 4K Write -16%, Mixed -40%, 4K Mixed -6%, SusWrite 2%Peak Score +69% Read 54%, Write -31%, 4K Read 503%, 4K Write -15%, Mixed -32%, 4K Mixed -6%, SusWrite 6%Value & Sentiment -3,018%User Rating -37%, Market Share -6,000%Nice To Haves -6%DQ Read -5%, DQ Write -9%, DQ Mixed -7%, ADQ Read -35%, ADQ Write -50%, ADQ Mixed -46%, Age 84%, AS-SSD Total 22%

Average Bench: 458% (10^th of 1080)

Based on 43 user benchmarks. Model: NVMe Samsung SSD 990 PRO with Heatsink 4TB

Poor: 194%Average: 458% Great: 631%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme Samsung SSD 990 PRO with Heatsink 4TB averaged 358.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme Samsung SSD 990 PRO with Heatsink 4TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,017MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 3,212MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme Samsung SSD 990 PRO with Heatsink 4TB is 437%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme Samsung SSD 990 PRO with Heatsink 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 179MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 839MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 43 samples)

Rank 10458%

Min	Avg	Max
0.7	Read 2,399	9,112
5.2	Write 2,668	4900
150	Mixed 2,306	3,547
10.9	SusWrite 3,212	4,866
599% 2,646 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
24.8	4K Read 110	1,159
4.7	4K Write 179	331
8.5	4K Mixed 104	206
394% 131 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
221	DQ Read 1,272	2,217
48.9	DQ Write 839	1,749
98.9	DQ Mixed 1,017	1,965
769% 1,043 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

PRT-User, 30 days ago.

3.5TB free (System drive)

Firmware: 4B2QJXD7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 4079 4655 4676 4684 4661 4675 MB/s

581% Outstanding

Write 4,742

Mixed 3,282

SusWrite 4,572

850% 3,726 MB/s

4K Read 95.7

4K Write 258

4K Mixed 142

464% 165 MB/s

DQ Read 1,667

DQ Write 1,245

DQ Mixed 1,420

1,071% 1,444 MB/s

USA-User, 5 days ago.

2.5TB free (System drive)

Firmware: 4B2QJXD7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 4655 2842 1770 1769 1762 1769 MB/s

494% Outstanding

Write 4,748

Mixed 3,156

SusWrite 2,428

768% 3,399 MB/s

4K Read 93.4

4K Write 289

4K Mixed 146

481% 176 MB/s

DQ Read 1,614

DQ Write 1,299

DQ Mixed 1,472

1,097% 1,461 MB/s

USA-User, 20 days ago.

3TB free (System drive)

Firmware: 4B2QJXD7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3982 4068 4130 3974 1609 1482 MB/s

473% Outstanding

Write 4,245

Mixed 2,984

SusWrite 3,208

769% 3,401 MB/s

4K Read 85.8

4K Write 168

4K Mixed 109

359% 121 MB/s

DQ Read 1,098

DQ Write 604

DQ Mixed 826

621% 843 MB/s

USA-User, 16 days ago.

3TB free (System drive)

Firmware: 4B2QJXD7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3999 1812 1783 1809 1826 1829 MB/s

430% Outstanding

Write 4,736

Mixed 3,216

SusWrite 2,176

697% 3,060 MB/s

4K Read 95

4K Write 275

4K Mixed 142

472% 171 MB/s

DQ Read 1,649

DQ Write 1,303

DQ Mixed 1,479

1,106% 1,477 MB/s

USA-User, 7 days ago.

3TB free

Firmware: 4B2QJXD7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1454 2890 2890 2816 2801 2882 MB/s

316% Outstanding

Write 6.2

Mixed 1,507

SusWrite 2,622

240% 1,034 MB/s

4K Read 81.2

4K Write 188

4K Mixed 114

368% 127 MB/s

DQ Read 1,308

DQ Write 538

DQ Mixed 1,079

758% 975 MB/s

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Desktop 110%

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Workstation 148%

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System: Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU604VI_GU604VI

CPU
Core i9-13900HIntelBench 107%, 4,699 samples	1,017x
Core i7-13700HIntelBench 104%, 4,359 samples	4x

GPU
RTX 4070 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 132%, 10,174 samples	657x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 18%, 2,721 samples	249x
Iris Xe GraphicsIntelBench 19%, 14,602 samples	115x

SSD
Samsung SSD 990 PRO with Heatsink 4TBNvmeBench 458%, 43 samples	1x

RAM
HMCG78MEBSA092N 1x16GBHynixBench 73%, 2,666 samples	195x
MTC8C1084S1SC48BA1 1x16GBMicronBench 71%, 3,017 samples	133x
M425R2GA3BB0-CQKOL 1x16GBSamsungBench 70%, 2,622 samples	129x

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Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4060 $299	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $135
Intel Core i5-12400F $112	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $389	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $80
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