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PM971 Samsu 256GB

PM971 Samsu 256GB
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Effective Speed +54% Effective Speed 54%Average Score +47% Read 135%, Write 90%, 4K Read 38%, 4K Write 9%, Mixed 21%, 4K Mixed 30%, SusWrite 7%Peak Score +36% Read 137%, Write 71%, 4K Read 30%, 4K Write -5%, Mixed 24%, 4K Mixed 15%, SusWrite -17%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +102% DQ Read 146%, DQ Write 110%, DQ Mixed 89%, ADQ Read 138%, ADQ Write 73%, ADQ Mixed 111%, Age 43%, AS-SSD Total 108%

Average Bench: 152% (154^th of 1072)

Based on 8 user benchmarks. Model: NVMe PM971 NVMe Samsu

Poor: 106%Average: 152% Great: 176%

Popular builds with this SSD

Dell Vostro 3670 (1)

Outstanding average bench

The Nvme PM971 Samsu 256GB averaged 51.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme PM971 Samsu 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 549MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 776MB/s

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Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme PM971 Samsu 256GB is 69.7%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme PM971 Samsu 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 316MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 436MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 8 samples)

Rank 154152%

Min	Avg	Max
713	Read 1,075	1,200
689	Write 772	830
372	Mixed 436	525
272	SusWrite 316	330
144% 650 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
34.1	4K Read 47.4	55.7
55.4	4K Write 95.2	116
39.8	4K Mixed 58.4	66.9
197% 67 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
456	DQ Read 776	903
240	DQ Write 501	754
350	DQ Mixed 549	627
434% 609 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

USA-User, 4 years ago.

128GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DXY72D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 299 301 298 291 295 MB/s

176% Outstanding

Write 778

Mixed 480

SusWrite 320

153% 693 MB/s

4K Read 55.7

4K Write 116

4K Mixed 66.9

232% 79.6 MB/s

DQ Read 896

DQ Write 754

DQ Mixed 606

514% 752 MB/s

USA-User, 17 months ago.

182GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DXY72D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 297 294 291 285 281 MB/s

160% Outstanding

Write 799

Mixed 461

SusWrite 312

153% 691 MB/s

4K Read 45.3

4K Write 82.8

4K Mixed 55.6

184% 61.2 MB/s

DQ Read 876

DQ Write 743

DQ Mixed 623

518% 747 MB/s

USA-User, 4 years ago.

190GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DXY72D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 310 310 309 306 306 MB/s

158% Outstanding

Write 830

Mixed 392

SusWrite 330

145% 652 MB/s

4K Read 50.7

4K Write 108

4K Mixed 62.7

214% 73.9 MB/s

DQ Read 903

DQ Write 416

DQ Mixed 624

472% 648 MB/s

GBR-User, 3 years ago.

182GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DXY72D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 423 302 305 289 301 302 MB/s

149% Outstanding

Write 816

Mixed 372

SusWrite 320

142% 638 MB/s

4K Read 46.5

4K Write 95.4

4K Mixed 59.7

198% 67.2 MB/s

DQ Read 838

DQ Write 328

DQ Mixed 627

452% 598 MB/s

TJK-User, 4 years ago.

172GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 2D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 301 307 307 304 305 MB/s

106% Outstanding

Write 689

Mixed 407

SusWrite 328

120% 534 MB/s

4K Read 34.1

4K Write 55.4

4K Mixed 39.8

132% 43.1 MB/s

DQ Read 456

DQ Write 273

DQ Mixed 377

278% 369 MB/s

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Gaming 9%

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Desktop 75%

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Workstation 9%

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System: Dell Vostro 3670

CPU
Core i5-8400Intel $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	323x
Core i3-8100Intel $110Bench 71%, 81,392 samples	222x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	162x

GPU
UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7)IntelBench 5%, 147,588 samples	273x
UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i3)IntelBench 5%, 32,403 samples	201x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	55x

SSD
PM971 Samsu 256GBNvmeBench 152%, 8 samples	1x

RAM
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 1x8GBUnknownBench 44%, 3,962 samples	62x
HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 1x8GBUnknownBench 44%, 2,439 samples	34x
4ATF51264AZ-2G6E1 1x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 719 samples	34x

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Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $131

Popular PM971 Samsu 256GB systems:

Dell Vostro 3670 (1)

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PM971 Samsu 256GB

Average Bench: 152% (154^th of 1072)

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PM971 Samsu 256GB

Average Bench: 152% (154th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 152% (154^th of 1072)