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MZ1LW960HMJP-000MV 960GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2018.

Average Bench: 220% (80th of 1072)

Based on 190 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG MZ1LW960HMJP-000MV
Poor: 159%Average: 220% Great: 253%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung MZ1LW960HMJP-000MV 960GB averaged 119.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung MZ1LW960HMJP-000MV 960GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 771MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,173MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZ1LW960HMJP-000MV 960GB is 94.1%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung MZ1LW960HMJP-000MV 960GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 590MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 42.9MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 190 samples)
Rank 80220%
Min Avg Max
693 Read 1,319 1,520
564 Write 933 1,007
395 Mixed 590 671
516 SusWrite 905 1,019
209% 937 MB/s
Min Avg Max
34.8 4K Read 42.9 47.8
98 4K Write 152 202
44.2 4K Mixed 56.3 64
218% 83.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
648 DQ Read 1,173 1,506
506 DQ Write 873 1,073
440 DQ Mixed 771 864
644% 939 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
894GB free
Firmware: CXV81M1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 994 990 979 981 975 962 MB/s
263% Outstanding
Read 1,602
Write 975
Mixed 659
SusWrite 980
234% 1054 MB/s
4K Read 48.4
4K Write 224
4K Mixed 64.4
275% 112 MB/s
DQ Read 1,495
DQ Write 1,056
DQ Mixed 842
746% 1,131 MB/s
894GB free
Firmware: CXV81M1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 954 953 958 957 957 958 MB/s
261% Outstanding
Read 1584
Write 946
Mixed 673
SusWrite 956
231% 1,040 MB/s
4K Read 48.7
4K Write 226
4K Mixed 65.1
277% 113 MB/s
DQ Read 1,492
DQ Write 1,039
DQ Mixed 840
742% 1,123 MB/s
780GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXV81M1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 999 992 994 995 984 991 MB/s
257% Outstanding
Read 1,498
Write 991
Mixed 638
SusWrite 992
230% 1,030 MB/s
4K Read 45.6
4K Write 215
4K Mixed 61.5
262% 107 MB/s
DQ Read 1,503
DQ Write 1,072
DQ Mixed 874
765% 1,150 MB/s
894GB free
Firmware: CXV82M1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1036 1029 1026 1030 1028 1016 MB/s
234% Outstanding
Read 1,468
Write 995
Mixed 692
SusWrite 1,028
234% 1,046 MB/s
4K Read 40.8
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 50.2
180% 64.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,511
DQ Write 1,076
DQ Mixed 846
753% 1,144 MB/s
537GB free
Firmware: CXV81M1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1005 1010 997 999 1001 980 MB/s
225% Outstanding
Read 1,286
Write 971
Mixed 568
SusWrite 998
214% 956 MB/s
4K Read 40.5
4K Write 137
4K Mixed 55.8
205% 77.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,281
DQ Write 969
DQ Mixed 846
708% 1,032 MB/s
693GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXV84M1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 383 360 362 344 369 MB/s
156% Outstanding
Read 1,368
Write 930
Mixed 601
SusWrite 361
181% 815 MB/s
4K Read 35.8
4K Write 94.4
4K Mixed 46.7
164% 59 MB/s
DQ Read 760
DQ Write 512
DQ Mixed 608
461% 627 MB/s
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Typical MZ1LW960HMJP-000MV 960GB Builds (Compare 4,473 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 79%
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Desktop 90%
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Workstation 75%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B450 AORUS PRO-CF

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples885x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples631x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples461x
GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples285x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples254x
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples241x
SSD
MZ1LW960HMJP-000MV 960GBSamsungBench 220%, 190 samples1x
RAM
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples241x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples222x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples218x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $407

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