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Release date ≈ Q4 2018.

Average Bench: 72% (629th of 1072)

Based on 523 user benchmarks.  Model: SSD 960GB
Poor: 33%Average: 72% Great: 102%

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Good average bench

The SSD 960GB 960GB averaged 28.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 26.9MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 250MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SSD 960GB 960GB is 68.8%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the SSD 960GB 960GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 160MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 266MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 523 samples)
Rank 62972%
Min Avg Max
293 Read 454 515
41.9 Write 358 453
9.2 Mixed 289 410
27.4 SusWrite 266 447
76.5% 342 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13.2 4K Read 26.9 42.7
4.7 4K Write 66.3 117
0.4 4K Mixed 19.1 34.6
100% 37.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
69.6 DQ Read 160 246
15.5 DQ Write 250 342
0.4 DQ Mixed 49.5 136
81.2% 153 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
759GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V1103A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 427 430 430 433 434 MB/s
94.8% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 434
Mixed 418
SusWrite 429
100% 446 MB/s
4K Read 31.2
4K Write 77.3
4K Mixed 29.3
126% 45.9 MB/s
DQ Read 145
DQ Write 334
DQ Mixed 48.9
92% 176 MB/s
129GB free
Firmware: T0722A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 381 390 420 420 425 MB/s
88% Excellent
Read 481
Write 370
Mixed 338
SusWrite 400
89% 397 MB/s
4K Read 22.4
4K Write 95.5
4K Mixed 23.3
114% 47.1 MB/s
DQ Read 126
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 33.5
83% 166 MB/s
690GB free
Firmware: U0510A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 401 403 418 323 273 MB/s
80.8% Excellent
Read 475
Write 421
Mixed 413
SusWrite 359
94% 417 MB/s
4K Read 27
4K Write 75.2
4K Mixed 23.3
111% 41.8 MB/s
DQ Read 159
DQ Write 148
DQ Mixed 34.5
58% 114 MB/s
36GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0503A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 15 4.2 3.6 284 50 MB/s
75.9% Very good
Read 480
Write 400
Mixed 395
SusWrite 125
78% 350 MB/s
4K Read 27.9
4K Write 96.1
4K Mixed 28.3
129% 50.8 MB/s
DQ Read 167
DQ Write 294
DQ Mixed 43.6
86% 168 MB/s
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Typical 960GB 960GB Builds (Compare 1,040 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 37%
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Desktop
Desktop 69%
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Workstation
Workstation 29%
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Motherboard: Asus P6T DELUXE V2

CPU
Core i7-920Intel  $90Bench 62%, 69,074 samples486x
Core i7-950Intel  $100Bench 66%, 36,389 samples101x
Core i7 930Intel  $199Bench 64%, 19,497 samples56x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples64x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples54x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples52x
SSD
960GB 960GBSSDBench 72%, 523 samples1x
RAM
6x2GBUnknownBench 46%, 38,297 samples171x
6x4GBUnknownBench 47%, 28,320 samples130x
3x2GBUnknownBench 30%, 45,030 samples103x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 101% - Outstanding Total price: $207

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
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