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960 PRO 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2017.

Average Bench: 277% (40th of 1072)

Based on 39 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung SSD 960 PRO 512GB
Poor: 226%Average: 277% Great: 332%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 960 PRO 512GB averaged 176.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 960 PRO 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 657MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 2,149MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 960 PRO 512GB is 106%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung 960 PRO 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 45.9MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 135MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 39 samples)
Rank 40277%
Min Avg Max
999 Read 2,149 2,942
94.2 Write 1,537 2,046
170 Mixed 1,239 1,959
96.7 SusWrite 1,229 1,866
344% 1,539 MB/s
Min Avg Max
27.8 4K Read 45.9 56.5
1.6 4K Write 135 217
3.1 4K Mixed 62.2 80.9
221% 81.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
32.2 DQ Read 849 1,790
134 DQ Write 714 1,350
24 DQ Mixed 657 1,299
526% 740 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
298GB free
Firmware: 4B6QCXP7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1764 1784 1766 1767 1762 1767 MB/s
352% Outstanding
Read 2,182
Write 1,714
Mixed 1,029
SusWrite 1,768
374% 1,673 MB/s
4K Read 52.3
4K Write 199
4K Mixed 77.7
284% 110 MB/s
DQ Read 1,790
DQ Write 1,350
DQ Mixed 1,299
1,044% 1,479 MB/s
804GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1776 1797 1776 1781 1767 1764 MB/s
331% Outstanding
Read 2,371
Write 1,826
Mixed 975
SusWrite 1,777
388% 1,737 MB/s
4K Read 50.6
4K Write 148
4K Mixed 73.6
249% 90.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,259
DQ Write 1,027
DQ Mixed 1,112
841% 1,133 MB/s
684GB free
Firmware: 2B6QCXP7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1359 1362 1366 1350 1349 1357 MB/s
322% Outstanding
Read 2,101
Write 1,358
Mixed 935
SusWrite 1357
320% 1,438 MB/s
4K Read 55.6
4K Write 174
4K Mixed 80.8
280% 103 MB/s
DQ Read 1,805
DQ Write 1,300
DQ Mixed 1281
1,031% 1,462 MB/s
731GB free
Firmware: 1B6QCXP7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1728 1898 1885 1894 1890 1900 MB/s
316% Outstanding
Read 2,198
Write 1,848
Mixed 1,013
SusWrite 1,866
388% 1,731 MB/s
4K Read 44.8
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 62.3
205% 71.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,207
DQ Write 1,073
DQ Mixed 1,136
853% 1,139 MB/s
858GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B6QCXP7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 810 1179 1560 1616 1617 1608 MB/s
298% Outstanding
Read 2,139
Write 1891
Mixed 974
SusWrite 1,398
358% 1,600 MB/s
4K Read 49.9
4K Write 141
4K Mixed 70.4
240% 87.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,356
DQ Write 1,025
DQ Mixed 1,130
861% 1,170 MB/s
601GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1164 1243 1318 1212 1335 1408 MB/s
263% Outstanding
Read 1,897
Write 1,045
Mixed 890
SusWrite 1280
285% 1,278 MB/s
4K Read 47.1
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 44.5
194% 72 MB/s
DQ Read 1202
DQ Write 1,069
DQ Mixed 1,078
824% 1,116 MB/s
322GB free
Firmware: 2B6QCXP7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 98 96 96 96 96 MB/s
94.6% Outstanding
Read 1,838
Write 94.2
Mixed 170
SusWrite 96.7
116% 550 MB/s
4K Read 33.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 3.1
56% 12.8 MB/s
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Typical 960 PRO 512GB Builds (Compare 14,180 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 105%
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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) - $190

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel  $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples4,409x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples3,346x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples2,441x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,417x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,029x
RTX 2070Nvidia  $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples850x
SSD
960 PRO 512GBSamsungBench 277%, 39 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples617x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples444x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples416x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 115% - Outstanding Total price: $708

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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