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960 PRO 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

Average Bench: 275% (43rd of 1072)

Based on 6 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung SSD 960 PRO 2TB
Poor: 222%Average: 275% Great: 313%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 960 PRO 2TB averaged 175.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 960 PRO 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 491MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 2,296MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 960 PRO 2TB is 91.5%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung 960 PRO 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 44.5MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 45.2MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 6 samples)
Rank 43275%
Min Avg Max
1,882 Read 2,296 2,766
1,692 Write 1,759 1,825
621 Mixed 1,349 1,869
1,068 SusWrite 1,126 1,184
364% 1,632 MB/s
Min Avg Max
32.8 4K Read 45.2 52
94.8 4K Write 150 191
19.2 4K Mixed 44.5 64.5
205% 79.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
21.6 DQ Read 611 1,507
155 DQ Write 633 1,396
135 DQ Mixed 491 1,138
405% 578 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
358GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q
313% Outstanding
Read 2,759
Write 1,764
Mixed 1,869
471% 2,131 MB/s
4K Read 52
4K Write 175
4K Mixed 50.8
236% 92.5 MB/s
DQ Read 562
DQ Write 535
DQ Mixed 266
277% 454 MB/s
244GB free
Firmware: 3B7Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1379 1147 1051 1004 962 864 MB/s
291% Outstanding
Read 2,146
Write 1,800
Mixed 621
SusWrite 1,068
313% 1,409 MB/s
4K Read 43.1
4K Write 191
4K Mixed 64.5
249% 99.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,507
DQ Write 1,396
DQ Mixed 1,138
940% 1,347 MB/s
341GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q
285% Outstanding
Read 2,766
Write 1,746
Mixed 1,750
461% 2,087 MB/s
4K Read 48.6
4K Write 133
4K Mixed 33.7
188% 71.9 MB/s
DQ Read 274
DQ Write 305
DQ Mixed 135
144% 238 MB/s
559GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1409 1145 1142 1136 1133 1135 MB/s
283% Outstanding
Read 2,207
Write 1,727
Mixed 629
SusWrite 1,184
320% 1,437 MB/s
4K Read 42.9
4K Write 157
4K Mixed 63
229% 87.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,250
DQ Write 1,112
DQ Mixed 891
748% 1,084 MB/s
824GB free
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7
256% Outstanding
Read 2,016
Write 1,825
Mixed 1,671
410% 1,837 MB/s
4K Read 51.6
4K Write 148
4K Mixed 35.6
202% 78.3 MB/s
DQ Read 49.2
DQ Write 155
DQ Mixed 367
204% 191 MB/s
917GB free
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7
222% Outstanding
Read 1,882
Write 1,692
Mixed 1,552
381% 1,709 MB/s
4K Read 32.8
4K Write 94.8
4K Mixed 19.2
124% 49 MB/s
DQ Read 21.6
DQ Write 295
DQ Mixed 151
119% 156 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,778,608 SSDs tested

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Typical 960 PRO 2TB Builds (Compare 3,445 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 111%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
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Workstation
Workstation 102%
UFO

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 - $226

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel  $199Bench 88%, 746,287 samples1,934x
Core i5-8600KIntel  $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples540x
Core i7-8700Intel  $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples272x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples480x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples305x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples224x
SSD
960 PRO 2TBSamsungBench 275%, 6 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples154x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples141x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples84x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 75% - Very good Total price: $958

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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