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MZ7LM3T8HCJM-00003 4TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

Average Bench: 98.7% (260th of 1072)

Based on 50 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG MZ7LM3T8HCJM-00003
Poor: 80%Average: 98.7% Great: 116%

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Excellent average bench

The Samsung MZ7LM3T8HCJM-00003 4TB averaged just 1.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung MZ7LM3T8HCJM-00003 4TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 284MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 37.3MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZ7LM3T8HCJM-00003 4TB is 35.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung MZ7LM3T8HCJM-00003 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 368MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 459MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 50 samples)
Rank 26098.7%
Min Avg Max
341 Read 459 516
314 Write 432 483
250 Mixed 368 485
42.9 SusWrite 410 460
94% 417 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13.8 4K Read 26.3 33
25.2 4K Write 83.2 126
17.7 4K Mixed 37.3 47.4
132% 49 MB/s
Min Avg Max
111 DQ Read 341 387
120 DQ Write 299 367
65.3 DQ Mixed 284 334
223% 308 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free
Firmware: GXT3003Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 442 443 443 443 445 MB/s
102% Outstanding
Read 481
Write 430
Mixed 382
SusWrite 443
98% 434 MB/s
4K Read 30.8
4K Write 91.5
4K Mixed 43.2
150% 55.2 MB/s
DQ Read 227
DQ Write 188
DQ Mixed 203
153% 206 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: GXT3003Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 374 353 393 343 355 MB/s
98.1% Outstanding
Read 468
Write 458
Mixed 343
SusWrite 348
91% 404 MB/s
4K Read 28.6
4K Write 82.3
4K Mixed 37.9
136% 49.6 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 354
DQ Mixed 323
255% 353 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: GXT3003Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 417 416 418 429 437 MB/s
97.7% Outstanding
Read 470
Write 445
Mixed 376
SusWrite 423
96% 429 MB/s
4K Read 25.1
4K Write 67.7
4K Mixed 36.3
120% 43 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 324
DQ Mixed 313
244% 337 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: GXT3003Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 324 266 295 347 353 MB/s
62.2% Good
Read 368
Write 379
Mixed 326
SusWrite 318
78% 348 MB/s
4K Read 18.7
4K Write 32
4K Mixed 19.7
70% 23.5 MB/s
DQ Read 148
DQ Write 138
DQ Mixed 142
107% 143 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 42%
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Desktop
Desktop 79%
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Workstation 37%
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Motherboard: Asus RAMPAGE IV EXTREME - $589

CPU
Core i7-3930KIntel  $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples530x
Core i7-4930KIntel  $88Bench 77%, 22,204 samples275x
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples181x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples122x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples117x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples112x
SSD
MZ7LM3T8HCJM-00003 4TBSamsungBench 99%, 50 samples1x
RAM
HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GBKingstonBench 70%, 5,910 samples38x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples22x
RipjawsZ DDR3 2133 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 73%, 3,160 samples21x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $1,069

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