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SAMSUNG MZQLW960 960GB

SAMSUNG MZQLW960 960GB
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Effective Speed +92% Effective Speed 92%Average Score +77% Read 179%, Write 96%, 4K Read 9%, 4K Write 36%, Mixed 47%, 4K Mixed 9%, SusWrite 162%Peak Score +80% Read 182%, Write 104%, 4K Read 9%, 4K Write 52%, Mixed 45%, 4K Mixed 9%, SusWrite 159%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +173% DQ Read 314%, DQ Write 198%, DQ Mixed 164%, ADQ Read 174%, ADQ Write 126%, ADQ Mixed 150%, Age 41%, AS-SSD Total 216%

Average Bench: 189% (110^th of 1072)

Based on 8 user benchmarks. Model: NVMe SAMSUNG MZQLW960

Poor: 148%Average: 189% Great: 240%

Outstanding average bench

The Nvme SAMSUNG MZQLW960 960GB averaged 88.8% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme SAMSUNG MZQLW960 960GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 650MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 895MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme SAMSUNG MZQLW960 960GB is 91.4%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme SAMSUNG MZQLW960 960GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 526MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 37.3MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 8 samples)

Rank 110189%

Min	Avg	Max
1,073	Read 1,277	1,428
424	Write 796	990
397	Mixed 526	614
442	SusWrite 776	1,002
188% 843 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
30.8	4K Read 37.3	46.9
73.4	4K Write 119	186
40.3	4K Mixed 49.1	63.7
183% 68.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
519	DQ Read 895	1,521
362	DQ Write 653	1,069
452	DQ Mixed 650	873
520% 733 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 2 years ago.

86GB free

Firmware: CXV8 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 881 815 788 781 762 723 MB/s

228% Outstanding

Write 960

Mixed 600

SusWrite 792

210% 944 MB/s

4K Read 46.9

4K Write 182

4K Mixed 62.3

247% 97.1 MB/s

DQ Read 1,256

DQ Write 889

DQ Mixed 811

676% 985 MB/s

BGR-User, 23 months ago.

545GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 301Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 979 973 971 952 963 956 MB/s

221% Outstanding

Write 990

Mixed 583

SusWrite 966

218% 975 MB/s

4K Read 37.2

4K Write 143

4K Mixed 47.2

193% 75.9 MB/s

DQ Read 1,270

DQ Write 953

DQ Mixed 833

698% 1,019 MB/s

BGR-User, 4 years ago.

375GB free

Firmware: CXV8 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 746 726 892 939 948 949 MB/s

173% Outstanding

Write 909

Mixed 614

SusWrite 867

199% 891 MB/s

4K Read 35.2

4K Write 77.9

4K Mixed 42.5

149% 51.9 MB/s

DQ Read 716

DQ Write 528

DQ Mixed 604

456% 616 MB/s

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Average Bench: 189% (110^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 189% (110^th of 1072)