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960 EVO 250GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2017.

Average Bench: 226% (76th of 1072)

Based on 233 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung SSD 960 EVO 250GB
Poor: 170%Average: 226% Great: 276%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 960 EVO 250GB averaged 126.0% 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 588MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,946MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 960 EVO 250GB is 106%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung 960 EVO 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 662MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 51.8MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 233 samples)
Rank 76226%
Min Avg Max
1,322 Read 1,946 2,779
1,055 Write 1,485 1,784
527 Mixed 870 1,488
347 SusWrite 662 850
276% 1,241 MB/s
Min Avg Max
33.5 4K Read 45.2 58.5
56.5 4K Write 135 209
24.6 4K Mixed 51.8 68.3
206% 77.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
51.9 DQ Read 773 1,173
112 DQ Write 764 1,389
27 DQ Mixed 588 995
492% 708 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
364GB free
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 948 637 635 635 636 638 MB/s
252% Outstanding
Read 1,874
Write 1,644
Mixed 810
SusWrite 688
279% 1,254 MB/s
4K Read 52.1
4K Write 209
4K Mixed 61.5
268% 107 MB/s
DQ Read 1,022
DQ Write 1,432
DQ Mixed 886
765% 1,113 MB/s
170GB free
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 894 637 637 637 638 621 MB/s
249% Outstanding
Read 1,840
Write 1,650
Mixed 847
SusWrite 677
279% 1,253 MB/s
4K Read 50.5
4K Write 194
4K Mixed 64.2
262% 103 MB/s
DQ Read 1,048
DQ Write 1,425
DQ Mixed 882
765% 1,119 MB/s
170GB free
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 889 638 637 636 637 631 MB/s
249% Outstanding
Read 1,850
Write 1,643
Mixed 820
SusWrite 678
278% 1,248 MB/s
4K Read 50.7
4K Write 197
4K Mixed 62.5
261% 103 MB/s
DQ Read 1,030
DQ Write 1,438
DQ Mixed 886
767% 1,118 MB/s
371GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 778 622 617 620 618 613 MB/s
194% Outstanding
Read 1,747
Write 1,386
Mixed 596
SusWrite 645
243% 1,093 MB/s
4K Read 36.8
4K Write 94.7
4K Mixed 48.8
168% 60.1 MB/s
DQ Read 879
DQ Write 608
DQ Mixed 731
549% 739 MB/s
121GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B7QCXE7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 795 531 518 501 482 461 MB/s
177% Outstanding
Read 1,397
Write 1,468
Mixed 638
SusWrite 548
226% 1,013 MB/s
4K Read 34
4K Write 85.3
4K Mixed 46.2
156% 55.2 MB/s
DQ Read 984
DQ Write 789
DQ Mixed 737
592% 837 MB/s
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Typical 960 EVO 250GB Builds (Compare 1,797 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 53%
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Desktop
Desktop 93%
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Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht

Motherboard: Asus STRIX H270F GAMING - $250

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel  $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples471x
Core i7-7700Intel  $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples421x
Core i5-7500Intel  $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples189x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples202x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples193x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples151x
SSD
960 EVO 250GBSamsungBench 226%, 233 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples69x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples62x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GBCorsair  $42Bench 73%, 66,222 samples46x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $652

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