Samsung

960 PRO 1TB

960 PRO 1TB
BENCHMARKS (11)
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Effective Speed +106% Effective Speed 106%Average Score +112% Read 343%, Write 188%, 4K Read 45%, 4K Write 28%, Mixed 99%, 4K Mixed -11%, SusWrite 92%Peak Score +160% Read 335%, Write 263%, 4K Read 43%, 4K Write 78%, Mixed 258%, 4K Mixed 27%, SusWrite 116%Value & Sentiment -14%User Rating -14%Nice To Haves +191% DQ Read 228%, DQ Write 301%, DQ Mixed 216%, ADQ Read 167%, ADQ Write 235%, ADQ Mixed 130%, Age 24%, AS-SSD Total 228%

Average Bench: 203% (94^th of 1072)

Based on 11 user benchmarks. Model: Samsung SSD 960 PRO 1TB

Poor: 115%Average: 203% Great: 269%

Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 960 PRO 1TB averaged 102.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 960 PRO 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 599MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 967MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 960 PRO 1TB is 154%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung 960 PRO 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 568MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 40.4MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 11 samples)

Rank 94203%

Min	Avg	Max
1,763	Read 2,024	2,202
200	Write 1,168	1,761
337	Mixed 714	1,516
124	SusWrite 568	836
247% 1,119 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
37.8	4K Read 49.8	61.3
1.86	4K Write 112	218
1.81	4K Mixed 40.4	74.3
187% 67.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
56.7	DQ Read 871	1,204
167	DQ Write 967	1,436
34	DQ Mixed 599	1046
540% 813 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

CAN-User, 4 years ago.

203GB free

Firmware: 3B7Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1794 889 574 572 571 572 MB/s

283% Outstanding

Write 1,702

Mixed 830

SusWrite 829

308% 1,385 MB/s

4K Read 51.7

4K Write 218

4K Mixed 74.3

289% 115 MB/s

DQ Read 1,204

DQ Write 1,377

DQ Mixed 981

824% 1,187 MB/s

CAN-User, 4 years ago.

465GB free

Firmware: 3B7QCXE7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1789 910 610 607 605 598 MB/s

269% Outstanding

Write 1,762

Mixed 675

SusWrite 853

297% 1,334 MB/s

4K Read 47.4

4K Write 193

4K Mixed 66.5

259% 102 MB/s

DQ Read 1,076

DQ Write 1,432

DQ Mixed 1,025

838% 1,178 MB/s

AUS-User, 12 months ago.

447GB free

Firmware: 2B7Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1459 1105 614 613 612 612 MB/s

218% Outstanding

Write 1,494

Mixed 734

SusWrite 836

269% 1,207 MB/s

4K Read 37.8

4K Write 159

4K Mixed 60.4

219% 85.6 MB/s

DQ Read 765

DQ Write 552

DQ Mixed 405

371% 574 MB/s

CAN-User, 2 years ago.

117GB free

Firmware: 3B7QCXE7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 199 86 86 86 87 MB/s

116% Outstanding

Write 202

Mixed 345

SusWrite 124

145% 681 MB/s

4K Read 61.3

4K Write 1.9

4K Mixed 3.8

99% 22.3 MB/s

CAN-User, 2 years ago.

117GB free

Firmware: 3B7QCXE7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 203 87 87 87 87 MB/s

115% Outstanding

Write 201

Mixed 346

SusWrite 126

144% 675 MB/s

4K Read 59.2

4K Write 1.9

4K Mixed 3.8

96% 21.6 MB/s

CAN-User, 2 years ago.

444GB free

Firmware: 3B7QCXE7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 199 196 197 197 198 MB/s

110% Outstanding

Write 200

Mixed 337

SusWrite 198

139% 651 MB/s

4K Read 53.2

4K Write 1.9

4K Mixed 3.5

86% 19.5 MB/s

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