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960 EVO 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2017.

Average Bench: 251% (63rd of 1080)

Based on 14 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung SSD 960 EVO 1TB
Poor: 112%Average: 251% Great: 317%

Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 960 EVO 1TB averaged 151.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 960 EVO 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 454MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,976MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 960 EVO 1TB is 205%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung 960 EVO 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 115MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 44.4MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 14 samples)
Rank 63251%
Min Avg Max
611 Read 1,976 2,820
548 Write 1,459 1,950
509 Mixed 1,133 1,574
554 SusWrite 1,396 1,674
334% 1,491 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.5 4K Read 44.4 54.4
59.3 4K Write 115 162
16.5 4K Mixed 52.8 76.5
196% 70.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
27.4 DQ Read 675 1,553
61.4 DQ Write 530 1,314
15.9 DQ Mixed 454 1,278
380% 553 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
954GB free
Firmware: 4B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1379 1540 1535 1541 1541 1542 MB/s
332% Outstanding
Read 2,512
Write 1,539
Mixed 976
SusWrite 1,513
364% 1,635 MB/s
4K Read 54.4
4K Write 162
4K Mixed 76.5
266% 97.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,488
DQ Write 1,084
DQ Mixed 1,177
909% 1,250 MB/s
545GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B6QCXP7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1616 1678 1687 1709 1673 1680 MB/s
304% Outstanding
Read 2,275
Write 1,938
Mixed 1,039
SusWrite 1,674
388% 1,731 MB/s
4K Read 47.8
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 65.2
222% 78.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,115
DQ Write 782
DQ Mixed 930
700% 942 MB/s
237GB free
Firmware: 4B6QCXP7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1254 1527 1532 1535 1527 1533 MB/s
303% Outstanding
Read 2122
Write 1,510
Mixed 1,015
SusWrite 1,484
342% 1,533 MB/s
4K Read 51.4
4K Write 141
4K Mixed 73
246% 88.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1336
DQ Write 970
DQ Mixed 1,080
827% 1,129 MB/s
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