Average Bench: 110% (219th of 1072)

Based on 740 user benchmarks.  Models: SAMSUNG MZHPU128HCGM-00000, SAMSUNG MZHPU128HCGM-00004

Outstanding average bench

The Samsung XP941 PCIe M.2 128GB averaged 9.6% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung XP941 PCIe M.2 128GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 148MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 913MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung XP941 PCIe M.2 128GB is 55.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung XP941 PCIe M.2 128GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 151MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 336MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 740 samples)
Min Avg Max
593 Read 913 1,092
345 Write 410 450
267 Mixed 336 406
192 SusWrite 369 443
112% 507 MB/s
Min Avg Max
11.8 4K Read 30.7 36.1
29.3 4K Write 74.3 111
14.6 4K Mixed 32.3 43.7
127% 45.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
150 DQ Read 388 438
109 DQ Write 151 169
93.3 DQ Mixed 148 172
141% 229 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
27GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UXM6401Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 392 426 430 403 370 242 MB/s
Read 1,026
Write 450
Mixed 418
SusWrite 377
125% 568 MB/s
4K Read 33
4K Write 82.9
4K Mixed 38.8
144% 51.6 MB/s
DQ Read 421
DQ Write 156
DQ Mixed 152
148% 243 MB/s
27GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UXM6401Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 376 366 306 281 248 MB/s
Read 962
Write 453
Mixed 363
SusWrite 328
116% 527 MB/s
4K Read 33.3
4K Write 81.8
4K Mixed 39.9
145% 51.7 MB/s
DQ Read 417
DQ Write 148
DQ Mixed 152
147% 239 MB/s
88GB free
Firmware: UXM6401Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 384 402 384 397 409 MB/s
Read 897
Write 417
Mixed 318
SusWrite 395
112% 507 MB/s
4K Read 26.8
4K Write 64.8
4K Mixed 34.3
119% 42 MB/s
DQ Read 430
DQ Write 154
DQ Mixed 144
146% 243 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,651,129 SSDs tested

Typical XP941 PCIe M.2 128GB Builds (Compare 227 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 189%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 191%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI MS-B9311

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $1,175

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