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SX950 960GB

SX950 960GB
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Effective Speed -2%Effective Speed -2%Average Score -2%Read 7%, Write 2%, 4K Read -23%, 4K Write -2%, Mixed 6%, 4K Mixed -11%, SusWrite 6%Peak Score -4%Read 3%, Write -2%, 4K Read -36%, 4K Write -7%, Mixed 18%, 4K Mixed -19%, SusWrite 15%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -9%DQ Read -15%, DQ Write -12%, DQ Mixed -21%, ADQ Read -7%, ADQ Write -10%, ADQ Mixed -22%, Age 25%, AS-SSD Total -13%

Average Bench: 96.3% (271^st of 1072)

Based on 25 user benchmarks. Model: ADATA SX950

Poor: 74%Average: 96.3% Great: 113%

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Excellent average bench

The Adata SX950 960GB averaged just 3.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Adata SX950 960GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 213MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 40.5MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Adata SX950 960GB is 39.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Adata SX950 960GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 314MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 381MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 25 samples)

Rank 27196.3%

Min	Avg	Max
434	Read 491	524
346	Write 415	476
235	Mixed 381	498
117	SusWrite 314	444
89.8% 400 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
21.8	4K Read 28	31.5
22.9	4K Write 86.1	114
22.3	4K Mixed 40.5	48.8
140% 51.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
127	DQ Read 304	320
35.6	DQ Write 262	319
25.9	DQ Mixed 213	274
179% 260 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

CZE-User, 5 months ago.

894GB free

Firmware: Q0125A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 438 447 447 447 448 MB/s

115% Outstanding

Write 443

Mixed 393

SusWrite 444

101% 449 MB/s

4K Read 31.5

4K Write 114

4K Mixed 48.8

170% 64.6 MB/s

DQ Read 320

DQ Write 319

DQ Mixed 270

217% 303 MB/s

CZE-User, 9 months ago.

157GB free

Firmware: Q0125A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 396 84 268 165 105 MB/s

93.1% Outstanding

Write 426

Mixed 371

SusWrite 240

86% 382 MB/s

4K Read 28.1

4K Write 88.2

4K Mixed 42.1

143% 52.8 MB/s

DQ Read 320

DQ Write 317

DQ Mixed 274

218% 304 MB/s

CZE-User, 2 months ago.

169GB free

Firmware: Q0125A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 193 192 112 127 150 MB/s

90.5% Outstanding

Write 419

Mixed 382

SusWrite 164

82% 367 MB/s

4K Read 29.4

4K Write 90.1

4K Mixed 43.8

148% 54.4 MB/s

DQ Read 320

DQ Write 315

DQ Mixed 272

217% 302 MB/s

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Typical SX950 960GB Builds (Compare 56 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 49%

Yacht

Desktop 71%

Battleship

Workstation 38%

Jet ski

System: Lenovo 90FL002SMW

CPU
Core i5-6400Intel $79Bench 61%, 171,457 samples	52x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	2x
Core i5-6600Intel $132Bench 68%, 80,688 samples	1x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	44x
GTX 1660-TiNvidia $143Bench 76%, 318,562 samples	4x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	3x

SSD
SX950 960GBAdataBench 96%, 25 samples	1x

RAM
M378A1K43BB1-CPB 1x8GBSamsungBench 37%, 7,085 samples	26x
RMUA5110MB78HAF2400 1x8GBRamaxelBench 39%, 1,049 samples	4x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GBCorsair $46Bench 69%, 47,721 samples	3x

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Value: 121% - Outstanding

Total price: $211

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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SX950 960GB

Average Bench: 96.3% (271^st of 1072)

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Average Bench: 96.3% (271st of 1072)

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