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SV-GS96 960GB

SV-GS96 960GB
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Effective Speed -17%Effective Speed -17%Average Score -26%Read -30%, Write 4%, 4K Read -77%, 4K Write -7%, Mixed -53%, 4K Mixed -60%, SusWrite 39%Peak Score -27%Read -3%, Write -4%, 4K Read -82%, 4K Write -7%, Mixed -55%, 4K Mixed -62%, SusWrite 21%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -17%DQ Read -11%, DQ Write -25%, DQ Mixed -53%, ADQ Read -13%, ADQ Write -17%, ADQ Mixed -42%, Age 41%, AS-SSD Total -17%

Average Bench: 84.3% (419^th of 1072)

Based on 33 user benchmarks. Model: SONY SSD SV-GS96

Poor: 72%Average: 84.3% Great: 98%

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Very good average bench

The Sony SV-GS96 960GB averaged just 15.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Sony SV-GS96 960GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 183MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 81.5MB/s

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Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sony SV-GS96 960GB is 26%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Sony SV-GS96 960GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 235MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 352MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 33 samples)

Rank 41984.3%

Min	Avg	Max
142	Read 352	494
240	Write 420	468
114	Mixed 235	273
240	SusWrite 411	468
80.1% 354 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
9.9	4K Read 19.4	23.6
41.3	4K Write 81.5	114
7.8	4K Mixed 28.1	36
109% 43 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
18.9	DQ Read 290	331
58.7	DQ Write 246	286
26.7	DQ Mixed 183	217
160% 240 MB/s

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

USA-User, 4 months ago.

809GB free

Firmware: VOX0137R

SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 472 471 472 470 471 MB/s

99.6% Outstanding

Write 473

Mixed 265

SusWrite 471

96% 426 MB/s

4K Read 21.8

4K Write 90.3

4K Mixed 32.4

122% 48.2 MB/s

DQ Read 328

DQ Write 278

DQ Mixed 220

187% 275 MB/s

GBR-User, 14 months ago.

695GB free

Firmware: VOX0137R

SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 408 413 432 437 434 MB/s

79.2% Very good

Write 410

Mixed 248

SusWrite 418

85% 376 MB/s

4K Read 16.2

4K Write 41.3

4K Mixed 21.9

74% 26.5 MB/s

DQ Read 327

DQ Write 278

DQ Mixed 214

185% 273 MB/s

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Gaming 142%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 131%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-A - $175

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Core i7-9700KIntel $260Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,224x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,239x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,163x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,972x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,894x
RTX 3080Nvidia $898Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,614x

SSD
SV-GS96 960GBSonyBench 84%, 33 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,279x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	936x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	934x

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Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $991

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SV-GS96 960GB

Average Bench: 84.3% (419^th of 1072)

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SV-GS96 960GB

Average Bench: 84.3% (419th of 1072)

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Good consistency

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-A - $175

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Average Bench: 84.3% (419^th of 1072)