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MZ1LV960HCJH-00003 960GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

Average Bench: 215% (87th of 1072)

Based on 64 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG MZ1LV960HCJH-00003
Poor: 145%Average: 215% Great: 359%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung MZ1LV960HCJH-00003 960GB averaged 114.6% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung MZ1LV960HCJH-00003 960GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 574MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 132MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZ1LV960HCJH-00003 960GB is 214%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung MZ1LV960HCJH-00003 960GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 499MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 585MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 64 samples)
Rank 87215%
Min Avg Max
839 Read 1,675 4,325
24.4 Write 610 859
53.2 Mixed 499 881
32 SusWrite 585 958
185% 842 MB/s
Min Avg Max
28.8 4K Read 132 472
2 4K Write 96.2 168
3.72 4K Mixed 44.2 61.9
308% 90.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
165 DQ Read 842 992
177 DQ Write 609 724
73.5 DQ Mixed 574 656
470% 675 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
754GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV7301Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 30 30 30 30 31 MB/s
239% Outstanding
Read 3,089
Write 30
Mixed 60.6
SusWrite 30.2
167% 803 MB/s
4K Read 278
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 4.2
428% 94.9 MB/s
894GB free
Firmware: BXV7301Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 970 964 962 970 961 909 MB/s
191% Outstanding
Read 998
Write 782
Mixed 567
SusWrite 956
185% 826 MB/s
4K Read 36.8
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 50.3
179% 66 MB/s
DQ Read 984
DQ Write 716
DQ Mixed 641
535% 780 MB/s
894GB free
Firmware: BXV7301Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 971 967 969 973 965 908 MB/s
191% Outstanding
Read 1,027
Write 795
Mixed 605
SusWrite 959
190% 846 MB/s
4K Read 35.4
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 48.5
174% 64.7 MB/s
DQ Read 986
DQ Write 712
DQ Mixed 637
533% 778 MB/s
894GB free
Firmware: BXV7301Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 971 974 972 973 972 914 MB/s
191% Outstanding
Read 1,024
Write 814
Mixed 612
SusWrite 963
192% 853 MB/s
4K Read 35.8
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 48.4
172% 63.2 MB/s
DQ Read 988
DQ Write 715
DQ Mixed 641
536% 781 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 75%
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Desktop
Desktop 78%
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Workstation
Workstation 73%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME X370-PRO - $109

CPU
Ryzen 7 1700AMD  $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples420x
Ryzen 7 1700XAMD  $211Bench 71%, 66,470 samples326x
Ryzen 5 1600AMD  $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples204x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples217x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples194x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples189x
SSD
MZ1LV960HCJH-00003 960GBSamsungBench 215%, 64 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples161x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples123x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples57x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 107% - Outstanding Total price: $536

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