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SAMSUNG MZ1LW960 960GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

Average Bench: 217% (86th of 1072)

Based on 27 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe SAMSUNG MZ1LW960
Poor: 185%Average: 217% Great: 261%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme SAMSUNG MZ1LW960 960GB averaged 116.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme SAMSUNG MZ1LW960 960GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 677MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 985MB/s

Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme SAMSUNG MZ1LW960 960GB is 75.7%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme SAMSUNG MZ1LW960 960GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 664MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 42.3MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 27 samples)
Rank 86217%
Min Avg Max
1,174 Read 1,405 1,945
743 Write 957 1,027
527 Mixed 664 1,173
304 SusWrite 947 1,028
222% 993 MB/s
Min Avg Max
32.3 4K Read 42.3 49.4
86.7 4K Write 145 214
30.3 4K Mixed 51 66.7
206% 79.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
48.9 DQ Read 985 1,516
182 DQ Write 805 1,076
29.5 DQ Mixed 677 887
566% 822 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
842GB free
Firmware: CXV8 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 995 998 999 999 1001 998 MB/s
262% Outstanding
Read 1538
Write 989
Mixed 669
SusWrite 998
234% 1,049 MB/s
4K Read 48.6
4K Write 214
4K Mixed 66.7
272% 110 MB/s
DQ Read 1,516
DQ Write 1,071
DQ Mixed 847
754% 1,145 MB/s
767GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXV81M1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1003 998 987 982 987 984 MB/s
230% Outstanding
Read 1,478
Write 983
Mixed 605
SusWrite 990
226% 1,014 MB/s
4K Read 44.7
4K Write 161
4K Mixed 57.3
226% 87.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,022
DQ Write 825
DQ Mixed 822
643% 890 MB/s
654GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXV84M1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 984 982 989 980 983 983 MB/s
212% Outstanding
Read 1,308
Write 974
Mixed 604
SusWrite 984
216% 967 MB/s
4K Read 39
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 50.3
178% 64.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,120
DQ Write 892
DQ Mixed 848
678% 953 MB/s
649GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXV84M1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 959 954 971 968 978 965 MB/s
211% Outstanding
Read 1,331
Write 917
Mixed 620
SusWrite 966
214% 958 MB/s
4K Read 38.4
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 49.8
176% 63.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1113
DQ Write 883
DQ Mixed 843
673% 946 MB/s
642GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXV84M1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 990 982 981 970 974 978 MB/s
206% Outstanding
Read 1,270
Write 976
Mixed 625
SusWrite 979
215% 963 MB/s
4K Read 39.1
4K Write 93.6
4K Mixed 50.1
173% 60.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,036
DQ Write 873
DQ Mixed 815
648% 908 MB/s
651GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXV84M1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 959 984 969 950 969 968 MB/s
202% Outstanding
Read 1,204
Write 968
Mixed 608
SusWrite 966
210% 937 MB/s
4K Read 38.4
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 49.9
176% 63.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,000
DQ Write 812
DQ Mixed 808
632% 873 MB/s
624GB free
Firmware: CXV8 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1018 1019 1022 1026 1025 1008 MB/s
179% Outstanding
Read 1,326
Write 978
Mixed 630
SusWrite 1,019
221% 988 MB/s
4K Read 32.9
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 44.3
164% 61.9 MB/s
DQ Read 178
DQ Write 424
DQ Mixed 558
352% 387 MB/s
276GB free
Firmware: CXV8 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1003 997 994 993 991 994 MB/s
161% Outstanding
Read 1181
Write 968
Mixed 556
SusWrite 995
207% 925 MB/s
4K Read 31.1
4K Write 52.4
4K Mixed 35.6
120% 39.7 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 323
DQ Mixed 345
260% 348 MB/s
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Gaming 15%
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Desktop 86%
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Workstation 15%
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System: Dell Precision 3640 Tower

CPU
Core i7-10700Intel  $233Bench 93%, 71,010 samples256x
Core i9-10900KIntel  $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples142x
Core i7-10700KIntel  $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples126x
GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 39,219 samples128x
Quadro P2200NvidiaBench 47%, 5,007 samples120x
Quadro RTX 4000NvidiaBench 98%, 9,173 samples71x
SSD
SAMSUNG MZ1LW960 960GBNvmeBench 217%, 27 samples1x
RAM
HMA82GU6DJR8N-XN 2x16GBUnknownBench 92%, 740 samples77x
HMA81GU6DJR8N-XN 2x8GBUnknownBench 82%, 1,448 samples60x
16ATF2G64AZ-3G2J1 2x16GBUnknownBench 92%, 549 samples41x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $233

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