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Average Bench: 223% (87th of 1080)

Based on 54,978 user benchmarks.  Models: NVMe Samsung SSD 950, Samsung SSD 950 PRO 512GB

Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB averaged 123.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 426MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,062MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB is 146%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 347MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 749MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 54,978 samples)
Min Avg Max
1,202 Read 1,819 2,099
431 Write 1,192 1,451
460 Mixed 749 926
185 SusWrite 940 1,439
261% 1,175 MB/s
Min Avg Max
31 4K Read 44.8 53.2
39.3 4K Write 126 199
31.2 4K Mixed 54.4 69.3
204% 75.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
523 DQ Read 1,062 1,277
118 DQ Write 347 411
187 DQ Mixed 426 492
387% 612 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
421GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1369 1420 1428 1085 913 834 MB/s
Read 1,988
Write 1,447
Mixed 787
SusWrite 1,175
301% 1,349 MB/s
4K Read 41
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 55.8
191% 68.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,033
DQ Write 401
DQ Mixed 446
402% 627 MB/s
371GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 970 904 901 925 935 902 MB/s
Read 1,948
Write 1,182
Mixed 751
SusWrite 923
266% 1,201 MB/s
4K Read 42
4K Write 52
4K Mixed 41.6
144% 45.2 MB/s
DQ Read 989
DQ Write 165
DQ Mixed 313
297% 489 MB/s
295GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1158 1087 1070 1098 1136 1129 MB/s
Read 1,712
Write 1,307
Mixed 724
SusWrite 1,113
271% 1,214 MB/s
4K Read 33.2
4K Write 56.8
4K Mixed 40.4
132% 43.5 MB/s
DQ Read 392
DQ Write 299
DQ Mixed 336
254% 342 MB/s
274GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1217 1158 1092 1141 1078 933 MB/s
Read 1,494
Write 1,146
Mixed 749
SusWrite 1,103
251% 1,123 MB/s
4K Read 34
4K Write 70.1
4K Mixed 39.9
140% 48 MB/s
DQ Read 662
DQ Write 355
DQ Mixed 440
345% 486 MB/s
116GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 576 542 542 521 538 509 MB/s
Read 1,626
Write 582
Mixed 642
SusWrite 538
186% 847 MB/s
4K Read 38.4
4K Write 87.3
4K Mixed 47.7
166% 57.8 MB/s
DQ Read 920
DQ Write 306
DQ Mixed 453
376% 560 MB/s
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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO - $240

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5 years ago.

In a system otherwise perform above or way above average, this component is way below average. Luck of the draw, I guess. Feels sluggish to boot vs 860 pro SATA SSD.


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