Samsung

MZ1LW960HMJP-00003 960GB

MZ1LW960HMJP-00003 960GB
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Effective Speed +126% Effective Speed 126%Average Score +106% Read 197%, Write 133%, 4K Read 29%, 4K Write 74%, Mixed 72%, 4K Mixed 28%, SusWrite 209%Peak Score +92% Read 206%, Write 109%, 4K Read 18%, 4K Write 70%, Mixed 68%, 4K Mixed 13%, SusWrite 164%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +198% DQ Read 313%, DQ Write 199%, DQ Mixed 168%, ADQ Read 247%, ADQ Write 201%, ADQ Mixed 202%, Age 37%, AS-SSD Total 219%

Average Bench: 222% (79^th of 1072)

Based on 42 user benchmarks. Model: SAMSUNG MZ1LW960HMJP-00003

Poor: 174%Average: 222% Great: 251%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung MZ1LW960HMJP-00003 960GB averaged 122.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung MZ1LW960HMJP-00003 960GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 785MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,134MB/s

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Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZ1LW960HMJP-00003 960GB is 76.7%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung MZ1LW960HMJP-00003 960GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 619MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 44.2MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 42 samples)

Rank 79222%

Min	Avg	Max
377	Read 1,357	1,548
312	Write 945	1,014
296	Mixed 619	711
305	SusWrite 917	1,021
214% 960 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
30.9	4K Read 44.2	50.5
63.6	4K Write 152	208
40.3	4K Mixed 57.6	65.9
221% 84.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
393	DQ Read 1,134	1,516
79	DQ Write 870	1,072
154	DQ Mixed 785	888
646% 930 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 4 months ago.

121GB free

Firmware: CXV8501Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 977 977 940 849 800 775 MB/s

242% Outstanding

Write 974

Mixed 657

SusWrite 886

226% 1,014 MB/s

4K Read 46.8

4K Write 171

4K Mixed 61.6

240% 93.2 MB/s

DQ Read 1,365

DQ Write 1,027

DQ Mixed 888

748% 1,093 MB/s

USA-User, 2 months ago.

394GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CXV8601Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 765 697 739 726 734 720 MB/s

199% Outstanding

Write 881

Mixed 579

SusWrite 730

197% 887 MB/s

4K Read 39.4

4K Write 114

4K Mixed 53

188% 68.9 MB/s

DQ Read 1,168

DQ Write 750

DQ Mixed 810

644% 910 MB/s

USA-User, 5 months ago.

523GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CXV8301Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 766 881 782 760 752 756 MB/s

159% Outstanding

Write 835

Mixed 452

SusWrite 783

176% 785 MB/s

4K Read 30

4K Write 71.8

4K Mixed 38.9

133% 46.9 MB/s

DQ Read 591

DQ Write 625

DQ Mixed 596

451% 604 MB/s

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 113%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B550 AORUS ELITE

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Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $115Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	689x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	470x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	394x

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RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	270x
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	267x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	200x

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MZ1LW960HMJP-00003 960GBSamsungBench 222%, 42 samples	1x

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Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	97x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	93x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	61x

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Value: 103% - Outstanding

Total price: $500

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	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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MZ1LW960HMJP-00003 960GB

Average Bench: 222% (79^th of 1072)

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MZ1LW960HMJP-00003 960GB

Average Bench: 222% (79th of 1072)

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Very poor consistency

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Average Bench: 222% (79^th of 1072)