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Samsung SSD 950 PRO 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2018.

Average Bench: 246% (59th of 1072)

Based on 77 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe Samsung SSD 950 PRO 512GB
Poor: 181%Average: 246% Great: 294%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme Samsung SSD 950 PRO 512GB averaged 145.8% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme Samsung SSD 950 PRO 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 444MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,067MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme Samsung SSD 950 PRO 512GB is 113%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme Samsung SSD 950 PRO 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 373MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 789MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 77 samples)
Rank 59246%
Min Avg Max
1,390 Read 1,888 2,143
631 Write 1,252 1,436
602 Mixed 789 956
486 SusWrite 1,083 1,438
279% 1,253 MB/s
Min Avg Max
33.4 4K Read 57.6 54
71.4 4K Write 146 211
40.7 4K Mixed 58.4 71.3
240% 87.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
635 DQ Read 1,067 1,277
232 DQ Write 373 414
306 DQ Mixed 444 500
400% 628 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
369GB free
Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1405 1440 1437 1430 1438 1446 MB/s
268% Outstanding
Read 2017
Write 1,449
Mixed 906
SusWrite 1,433
324% 1,451 MB/s
4K Read 45.3
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 53.9
202% 73.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,283
DQ Write 405
DQ Mixed 464
442% 717 MB/s
148GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 830 890 836 789 718 651 MB/s
229% Outstanding
Read 2,004
Write 1,425
Mixed 754
SusWrite 786
276% 1,242 MB/s
4K Read 42.8
4K Write 231
4K Mixed 54.4
257% 110 MB/s
DQ Read 824
DQ Write 254
DQ Mixed 303
285% 460 MB/s
101GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 823 631 611 586 576 544 MB/s
217% Outstanding
Read 2027
Write 1,298
Mixed 769
SusWrite 629
261% 1,181 MB/s
4K Read 44.3
4K Write 207
4K Mixed 57.8
251% 103 MB/s
DQ Read 782
DQ Write 220
DQ Mixed 306
276% 436 MB/s
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Typical Samsung SSD 950 PRO 512GB Builds (Compare 15,663 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 208%
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Desktop
Desktop 113%
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Workstation
Workstation 229%
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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING Z690-PLUS WIFI D4 - $198

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel  $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples6,758x
Core i5-12600KIntel  $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples2,677x
Core i9-12900KIntel  $297Bench 117%, 66,991 samples2,434x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples1,779x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples1,600x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,567x
SSD
Samsung SSD 950 PRO 512GBNvmeBench 246%, 77 samples1x
RAM
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples629x
Skill Intl F4-3200C16-16GVK 2x16GBGBench 94%, 11,497 samples500x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples452x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $1,038

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Intel Core i5-13600K $269Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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