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Release date ≈ Q3 2017.

Average Bench: 66.9% (716th of 1071)

Based on 25 user benchmarks.  Model: VK000960GWCNR
Poor: 44%Average: 66.9% Great: 75%

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Above average average bench

The VK000960GWCNR 960GB averaged 33.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 162MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 28.1MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the VK000960GWCNR 960GB is 30.6%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the VK000960GWCNR 960GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 192MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 226MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 25 samples)
Rank 71666.9%
Min Avg Max
7.7 Read 192 341
285 Write 310 354
52 Mixed 226 334
276 SusWrite 308 354
59% 259 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.4 4K Read 20.3 26.2
36.2 4K Write 67.1 85.4
12.7 4K Mixed 28.1 38.1
102% 38.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19 DQ Read 244 272
73.3 DQ Write 153 182
12.7 DQ Mixed 162 199
131% 186 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
580GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4IDVHPG0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 321 319 318 322 330 MB/s
77.5% Very good
Read 194
Write 309
Mixed 234
SusWrite 322
60% 265 MB/s
4K Read 24.9
4K Write 84.4
4K Mixed 37.5
130% 48.9 MB/s
DQ Read 270
DQ Write 161
DQ Mixed 185
146% 205 MB/s
390GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4IDVHPG1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 353 350 350 363 377 MB/s
70.5% Very good
Read 182
Write 354
Mixed 240
SusWrite 354
64% 283 MB/s
4K Read 20.2
4K Write 63.4
4K Mixed 29.5
102% 37.7 MB/s
DQ Read 266
DQ Write 181
DQ Mixed 199
155% 216 MB/s
393GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4IDVHPG1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 345 339 375 382 378 MB/s
65.3% Good
Read 168
Write 337
Mixed 224
SusWrite 346
61% 269 MB/s
4K Read 16.9
4K Write 59.2
4K Mixed 24.9
89% 33.7 MB/s
DQ Read 265
DQ Write 182
DQ Mixed 197
154% 215 MB/s
417GB free
Firmware: 4IDVHPG0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 312 298 308 313 310 MB/s
59.7% Above average
Read 193
Write 310
Mixed 226
SusWrite 307
59% 259 MB/s
4K Read 16.2
4K Write 48.9
4K Mixed 21.6
78% 28.9 MB/s
DQ Read 258
DQ Write 153
DQ Mixed 176
139% 196 MB/s
893GB free
Firmware: 4IDVHPG0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 305 215 230 298 305 MB/s
54.9% Above average
Read 171
Write 306
Mixed 225
SusWrite 276
56% 245 MB/s
4K Read 16.3
4K Write 36.2
4K Mixed 21.8
72% 24.8 MB/s
DQ Read 237
DQ Write 157
DQ Mixed 182
140% 192 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,847,939 SSDs tested

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Typical VK000960GWCNR 960GB Builds (Compare 1,362 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 24%
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Desktop
Desktop 75%
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Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI B75MA-P45 (MS-7798) - $240

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples311x
Core i5-3470Intel  $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples229x
Core i5-3570KIntel  $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples100x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples107x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples91x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia  $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples59x
SSD
VK000960GWCNR 960GBBench 67%, 25 samples1x
RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples41x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples34x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples34x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $596

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