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EX950 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB

EX950 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB
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Effective Speed -92%Effective Speed -92%Average Score -139%Read -88%, Write -173%, 4K Read -58%, 4K Write -38%, Mixed -402%, 4K Mixed -45%, SusWrite -171%Peak Score -139%Read -119%, Write -177%, 4K Read -176%, 4K Write -64%, Mixed -191%, 4K Mixed -119%, SusWrite -128%Value & Sentiment -1,208%User Rating -18%, Market Share -4,900%, Price 156%, Value -71%Nice To Haves -121%DQ Read -68%, DQ Write -51%, DQ Mixed -208%, ADQ Read -61%, ADQ Write -50%, ADQ Mixed -181%, Age -273%, AS-SSD Total -78%

Average Bench: 284% (43^rd of 1080)

Based on 5,166 user benchmarks. Models: HP SSD EX950 1TB, NVMe HP SSD EX950 1TB

Poor: 170%Average: 284% Great: 380%

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Outstanding average bench

The HP EX950 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB averaged 183.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the HP EX950 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 529MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 2,231MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the HP EX950 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB is 210%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the HP EX950 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 643MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 150MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 5,166 samples)

Rank 43284%

Min	Avg	Max
1,005	Read 2,231	2,703
640	Write 1,700	2,325
118	Mixed 643	1,604
464	SusWrite 1,166	2,008
319% 1,435 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
28.7	4K Read 56.5	69.7
56.8	4K Write 150	231
41	4K Mixed 76.2	100
263% 94.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
540	DQ Read 1,060	1,382
124	DQ Write 836	1,259
197	DQ Mixed 529	682
510% 808 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 1 day ago.

338GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SS0411B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 758 400 1003 443 732 501 MB/s

286% Outstanding

Write 895

Mixed 240

SusWrite 640

235% 1,083 MB/s

4K Read 63

4K Write 173

4K Mixed 86.4

298% 108 MB/s

DQ Read 1,316

DQ Write 1,027

DQ Mixed 508

560% 950 MB/s

ZAF-User, 7 days ago.

514GB free

Firmware: 42A0S63C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1539 1847 1425 1170 886 882 MB/s

275% Outstanding

Write 1,972

Mixed 222

SusWrite 1,291

323% 1,453 MB/s

4K Read 47.4

4K Write 87.8

4K Mixed 60.4

196% 65.2 MB/s

DQ Read 1,145

DQ Write 768

DQ Mixed 509

501% 807 MB/s

TUR-User, 9 days ago.

194GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 42AAT8KA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1160 1115 932 986 975 954 MB/s

233% Outstanding

Write 2,017

Mixed 1,348

SusWrite 1,020

377% 1,689 MB/s

4K Read 46.3

4K Write 95.7

4K Mixed 53.5

189% 65.2 MB/s

DQ Read 670

DQ Write 113

DQ Mixed 192

192% 325 MB/s

TUR-User, 13 hrs ago.

110GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 42AAT8KA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 495 745 485 226 766 483 MB/s

209% Outstanding

Write 1,540

Mixed 862

SusWrite 533

282% 1,275 MB/s

4K Read 33.7

4K Write 143

4K Mixed 48.7

189% 75.3 MB/s

DQ Read 603

DQ Write 852

DQ Mixed 590

484% 681 MB/s

USA-User, 9 days ago.

240GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 42AAT8KA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 536 1246 494 989 888 906 MB/s

197% Outstanding

Write 1,164

Mixed 229

SusWrite 843

241% 1,097 MB/s

4K Read 31.6

4K Write 69.5

4K Mixed 43

140% 48 MB/s

DQ Read 585

DQ Write 122

DQ Mixed 434

298% 380 MB/s

USA-User, 8 days ago.

240GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 42A0S63C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 756 972 890 893 892 582 MB/s

177% Outstanding

Write 1,383

Mixed 200

SusWrite 831

240% 1084 MB/s

4K Read 26.1

4K Write 48.3

4K Mixed 34.7

110% 36.4 MB/s

DQ Read 545

DQ Write 146

DQ Mixed 547

350% 413 MB/s

TUR-User, 5 days ago.

102GB free

Firmware: 42A4SBMA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 819 252 256 207 186 214 MB/s

174% Outstanding

Write 748

Mixed 677

SusWrite 322

208% 952 MB/s

4K Read 30.6

4K Write 110

4K Mixed 48.1

166% 62.9 MB/s

DQ Read 389

DQ Write 532

DQ Mixed 581

406% 501 MB/s

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Desktop 93%

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Workstation 130%

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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) - $200

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Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $165Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	4,776x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $122Bench 98%, 65,928 samples	4,396x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $125Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	3,520x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $470Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,312x
RTX 3080Nvidia $751Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,130x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $275Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,516x

SSD
EX950 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBHP $80Bench 284%, 5,166 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	794x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $57Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	755x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $100Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	663x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $955

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HP 5MS23AA#ABC

EX950 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB

Average Bench: 284% (43^rd of 1080)

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EX950 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB

Average Bench: 284% (43rd of 1080)

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