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Samsung SSD 970 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2018.

Average Bench: 245% (59th of 1072)

Based on 348 user benchmarks.  Model: AMD-RAID Samsung SSD 970
Poor: 121%Average: 245% Great: 317%

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Outstanding average bench

The Amd-raid Samsung SSD 970 1TB averaged 144.8% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Amd-raid Samsung SSD 970 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 854MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,963MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Amd-raid Samsung SSD 970 1TB is 195%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Amd-raid Samsung SSD 970 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 107MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 52.1MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 348 samples)
Rank 59245%
Min Avg Max
686 Read 1,710 2,334
719 Write 1,963 2,604
681 Mixed 1,428 1,793
188 SusWrite 1,263 1,793
358% 1,591 MB/s
Min Avg Max
8.44 4K Read 52.1 65.3
20.1 4K Write 107 162
14.8 4K Mixed 62.7 85.6
216% 74 MB/s
Min Avg Max
366 DQ Read 637 743
361 DQ Write 848 1,288
395 DQ Mixed 854 1,110
614% 780 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
171GB free
Firmware: 4B2Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 9.9 7.6 27 41 32 MB/s
388% Outstanding
Read 4,327
Write 45.4
Mixed 90
SusWrite 21.2
233% 1,121 MB/s
4K Read 529
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 4.7
809% 179 MB/s
838GB free
Firmware: 1B2Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2528 2238 1575 1576 1591 1592 MB/s
330% Outstanding
Read 2,095
Write 2,562
Mixed 1,843
SusWrite 1850
471% 2,087 MB/s
4K Read 66.8
4K Write 154
4K Mixed 84.4
291% 102 MB/s
DQ Read 749
DQ Write 1,195
DQ Mixed 1,148
820% 1,031 MB/s
554GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4B2Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2275 2269 2249 2296 1516 764 MB/s
292% Outstanding
Read 2,054
Write 2,276
Mixed 2,064
SusWrite 1895
468% 2,072 MB/s
4K Read 41.3
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 63
201% 71.1 MB/s
DQ Read 546
DQ Write 852
DQ Mixed 882
616% 760 MB/s
205GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 962 936 870 877 844 806 MB/s
253% Outstanding
Read 1,981
Write 2,642
Mixed 1,768
SusWrite 882
410% 1,818 MB/s
4K Read 56.2
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 73.8
239% 80.6 MB/s
DQ Read 687
DQ Write 1,346
DQ Mixed 662
604% 898 MB/s
501GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 400 400 403 414 458 MB/s
152% Outstanding
Read 1,583
Write 1,402
Mixed 1,024
SusWrite 411
246% 1,105 MB/s
4K Read 36.1
4K Write 43.7
4K Mixed 32.2
119% 37.3 MB/s
DQ Read 655
DQ Write 561
DQ Mixed 606
455% 607 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,725,571 SSDs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 231%
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Desktop 115%
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Workstation 272%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 - $413

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel  $330Bench 117%, 66,991 samples2,966x
Core i7-12700KIntel  $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples2,656x
Core i5-12600KIntel  $176Bench 109%, 101,563 samples886x
GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples1,495x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples1,484x
RTX 3090Nvidia  $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples849x
SSD
Samsung SSD 970 1TBAmd-raidBench 245%, 348 samples1x
RAM
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples499x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples247x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples199x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $1,403

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