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960 PRO 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2017.

Average Bench: 284% (34th of 1071)

Based on 15 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung SSD 960 PRO 512GB
Poor: 239%Average: 284% Great: 343%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 960 PRO 512GB averaged 184.3% 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 688MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 2,010MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 960 PRO 512GB is 104%. 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 43.5MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 144MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 15 samples)
Rank 34284%
Min Avg Max
1,144 Read 2,010 2,848
961 Write 1,578 1,968
712 Mixed 1,188 1,936
1,042 SusWrite 1,525 2,072
353% 1,575 MB/s
Min Avg Max
28.7 4K Read 43.5 55.2
49.9 4K Write 144 218
37.5 4K Mixed 64 82.5
224% 83.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
23.9 DQ Read 916 1477
91.1 DQ Write 723 1,254
13.4 DQ Mixed 688 1,246
551% 776 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B6QCXP7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1792 1738 1764 1647 1694 1613 MB/s
280% Outstanding
Read 2,272
Write 1,757
Mixed 940
SusWrite 1,708
373% 1,669 MB/s
4K Read 50.9
4K Write 53.1
4K Mixed 52.7
173% 52.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,329
DQ Write 91.1
DQ Mixed 178
264% 532 MB/s
234GB free
Firmware: 3B6QCXP7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1537 1488 1452 1446 1366 1369 MB/s
256% Outstanding
Read 1,760
Write 1318
Mixed 979
SusWrite 1443
308% 1,375 MB/s
4K Read 37.7
4K Write 142
4K Mixed 62.9
213% 81 MB/s
DQ Read 790
DQ Write 618
DQ Mixed 698
524% 702 MB/s
234GB free
Firmware: 3B6QCXP7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1442 1450 1448 1475 1388 1388 MB/s
250% Outstanding
Read 1,719
Write 1,222
Mixed 935
SusWrite 1432
297% 1,327 MB/s
4K Read 36.2
4K Write 141
4K Mixed 56.1
202% 77.8 MB/s
DQ Read 798
DQ Write 613
DQ Mixed 695
523% 702 MB/s
234GB free
Firmware: 3B6QCXP7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1433 1441 1442 1443 1441 1247 MB/s
246% Outstanding
Read 1,783
Write 1,445
Mixed 896
SusWrite 1,408
310% 1,383 MB/s
4K Read 35.1
4K Write 140
4K Mixed 46.7
187% 73.8 MB/s
DQ Read 800
DQ Write 623
DQ Mixed 699
526% 707 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 4B6QCXP7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1062 1055 1041 1034 1033 1032 MB/s
239% Outstanding
Read 1,144
Write 961
Mixed 712
SusWrite 1,042
217% 965 MB/s
4K Read 50.6
4K Write 143
4K Mixed 72.4
245% 88.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,379
DQ Write 1,016
DQ Mixed 1,117
856% 1,171 MB/s
884GB free
Firmware: 4B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1156 1160 1162 1162 1162 1160 MB/s
231% Outstanding
Read 1512
Write 1,145
Mixed 814
SusWrite 1,160
259% 1,158 MB/s
4K Read 47
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 64.5
212% 73.9 MB/s
DQ Read 867
DQ Write 663
DQ Mixed 743
562% 758 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,894,552 SSDs tested

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Typical 960 PRO 512GB Builds (Compare 864 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 107%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
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Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 7 - $240

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel  $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples602x
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples67x
Core i5-7600KIntel  $169Bench 76%, 195,006 samples55x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples154x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples139x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples96x
SSD
960 PRO 512GBSamsungBench 284%, 15 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples51x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples40x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples29x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 75% - Very good Total price: $994

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $250Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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