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MZ1LV960HCJH-000MU 960GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

Average Bench: 176% (127th of 1072)

Based on 304 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG MZ1LV960HCJH-000MU
Poor: 135%Average: 176% Great: 202%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung MZ1LV960HCJH-000MU 960GB averaged 75.6% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung MZ1LV960HCJH-000MU 960GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 553MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 897MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZ1LV960HCJH-000MU 960GB is 66.2%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung MZ1LV960HCJH-000MU 960GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 530MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 676MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 304 samples)
Rank 127176%
Min Avg Max
761 Read 938 1,043
297 Write 676 796
337 Mixed 530 618
308 SusWrite 736 896
161% 720 MB/s
Min Avg Max
29.6 4K Read 37.7 42.3
80 4K Write 137 179
32.5 4K Mixed 52.6 61.9
197% 75.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
390 DQ Read 897 990
260 DQ Write 586 664
118 DQ Mixed 553 606
463% 679 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
533GB free
Firmware: BXV76M8Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 893 897 905 903 898 845 MB/s
202% Outstanding
Read 961
Write 731
Mixed 584
SusWrite 890
178% 792 MB/s
4K Read 36.9
4K Write 200
4K Mixed 59.6
238% 98.9 MB/s
DQ Read 986
DQ Write 652
DQ Mixed 591
502% 743 MB/s
418GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV76M8Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 883 881 885 890 870 805 MB/s
198% Outstanding
Read 1,040
Write 744
Mixed 598
SusWrite 869
182% 813 MB/s
4K Read 40.3
4K Write 152
4K Mixed 58.7
217% 83.7 MB/s
DQ Read 980
DQ Write 660
DQ Mixed 598
506% 746 MB/s
503GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV76M8Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 871 866 869 837 771 730 MB/s
193% Outstanding
Read 1,020
Write 756
Mixed 571
SusWrite 824
178% 793 MB/s
4K Read 39.7
4K Write 151
4K Mixed 58
214% 82.8 MB/s
DQ Read 964
DQ Write 657
DQ Mixed 597
503% 739 MB/s
279GB free
Firmware: BXV76M8Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 925 922 925 926 918 855 MB/s
191% Outstanding
Read 1,049
Write 767
Mixed 606
SusWrite 912
187% 834 MB/s
4K Read 37.8
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 52.4
183% 67 MB/s
DQ Read 984
DQ Write 660
DQ Mixed 598
507% 748 MB/s
404GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV76M8Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 856 858 858 838 733 741 MB/s
186% Outstanding
Read 897
Write 754
Mixed 552
SusWrite 814
169% 754 MB/s
4K Read 39.4
4K Write 146
4K Mixed 57.2
210% 81 MB/s
DQ Read 957
DQ Write 649
DQ Mixed 601
503% 736 MB/s
500GB free
Firmware: BXV76M8Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 824 859 862 789 880 854 MB/s
171% Outstanding
Read 938
Write 764
Mixed 516
SusWrite 845
172% 766 MB/s
4K Read 30.9
4K Write 88.6
4K Mixed 46.6
153% 55.4 MB/s
DQ Read 886
DQ Write 637
DQ Mixed 592
488% 705 MB/s
46GB free
Firmware: BXV76M8Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 625 540 274 193 201 196 MB/s
154% Outstanding
Read 1000
Write 694
Mixed 508
SusWrite 338
141% 635 MB/s
4K Read 38.1
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 51.6
186% 69.4 MB/s
DQ Read 991
DQ Write 638
DQ Mixed 592
502% 740 MB/s
43GB free
Firmware: BXV76M8Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 652 486 234 204 193 181 MB/s
137% Outstanding
Read 773
Write 702
Mixed 500
SusWrite 325
129% 575 MB/s
4K Read 32.3
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 42
163% 62.5 MB/s
DQ Read 992
DQ Write 662
DQ Mixed 591
504% 748 MB/s
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Gaming 128%
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Desktop 91%
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Workstation
Workstation 129%
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Motherboard: MSI X570-A PRO (MS-7C37) - $160

CPU
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples1,086x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples997x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples622x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples449x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples377x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples340x
SSD
MZ1LV960HCJH-000MU 960GBSamsungBench 176%, 304 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples239x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples123x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples115x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $810

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Super cheap for a 1tb M.2, doesn't disappoint in speed. Just ensure your motherboard supports 22110 M.2 drives before buying.

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