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960 EVO 250GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2017.

Average Bench: 251% (55th of 1072)

Based on 59 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung SSD 960 EVO 250GB
Poor: 183%Average: 251% Great: 293%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 960 EVO 250GB averaged 151.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 960 EVO 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 608MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,954MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 960 EVO 250GB is 110%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung 960 EVO 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 42MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 55.1MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 59 samples)
Rank 55251%
Min Avg Max
795 Read 1,954 2,932
588 Write 1,508 1,816
618 Mixed 983 1,519
734 SusWrite 1,199 1,410
315% 1,411 MB/s
Min Avg Max
28.3 4K Read 42 52
77.2 4K Write 136 178
31.4 4K Mixed 55.1 71.1
206% 77.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
43 DQ Read 818 1,556
166 DQ Write 716 1,463
24.7 DQ Mixed 608 1,196
499% 714 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
670GB free
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1455 1260 1260 1195 1171 1171 MB/s
282% Outstanding
Read 1,907
Write 1,793
Mixed 975
SusWrite 1,252
332% 1,482 MB/s
4K Read 45
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 60.4
222% 83.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,521
DQ Write 1,229
DQ Mixed 1,058
878% 1,270 MB/s
562GB free
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1470 1266 1267 1268 1268 1262 MB/s
275% Outstanding
Read 1,993
Write 1,805
Mixed 851
SusWrite 1,300
333% 1,487 MB/s
4K Read 41.7
4K Write 156
4K Mixed 65.5
230% 87.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,108
DQ Write 933
DQ Mixed 916
715% 986 MB/s
205GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1377 1141 772 526 518 511 MB/s
266% Outstanding
Read 2,048
Write 1,799
Mixed 913
SusWrite 808
310% 1,392 MB/s
4K Read 45.5
4K Write 167
4K Mixed 68.4
245% 93.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,436
DQ Write 1,259
DQ Mixed 1,042
864% 1,245 MB/s
112GB free
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 984 1235 1213 1194 1225 1221 MB/s
262% Outstanding
Read 1,712
Write 1,311
Mixed 841
SusWrite 1,178
282% 1,261 MB/s
4K Read 38.9
4K Write 161
4K Mixed 59.2
220% 86.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,379
DQ Write 1044
DQ Mixed 984
798% 1,136 MB/s
650GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1412 1231 1230 1230 1225 1230 MB/s
247% Outstanding
Read 2,019
Write 1,800
Mixed 770
SusWrite 1,260
327% 1,462 MB/s
4K Read 40.4
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 58.6
199% 72.7 MB/s
DQ Read 815
DQ Write 402
DQ Mixed 611
453% 609 MB/s
869GB free
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1332 1311 1337 1312 1233 1102 MB/s
232% Outstanding
Read 1,791
Write 1,321
Mixed 880
SusWrite 1,271
294% 1,316 MB/s
4K Read 31.2
4K Write 74.8
4K Mixed 50
151% 52 MB/s
DQ Read 908
DQ Write 671
DQ Mixed 819
604% 799 MB/s
694GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1127 1003 939 1000 1008 991 MB/s
221% Outstanding
Read 1,520
Write 1508
Mixed 916
SusWrite 1,011
278% 1,239 MB/s
4K Read 45.6
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 62.8
205% 71 MB/s
DQ Read 865
DQ Write 700
DQ Mixed 879
631% 814 MB/s
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Typical 960 EVO 250GB Builds (Compare 6,572 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 90%
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Desktop
Desktop 93%
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Workstation
Workstation 77%
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Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) - $114

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel  $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples2,821x
Core i5-7600KIntel  $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples1,200x
Core i7-7700Intel  $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples518x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples958x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples865x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples813x
SSD
960 EVO 250GBSamsungBench 251%, 59 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples387x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples223x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples219x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $787

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Intel Core i5-13600K $269Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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