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Effective Speed -672%Effective Speed -672%Average Score -729%Read -828%, Write -1,123%, 4K Read -270%, 4K Write -169%, Mixed -936%, 4K Mixed -424%, SusWrite -1,352%Peak Score -812%Read -1,067%, Write -1,326%, 4K Read -485%, 4K Write -221%, Mixed -1,073%, 4K Mixed -565%, SusWrite -947%Value & Sentiment User Rating -37%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -1,491%DQ Read -878%, DQ Write -448%, DQ Mixed -3,990%, ADQ Read -1,113%, ADQ Write -383%, ADQ Mixed -4,191%, Age -262%, AS-SSD Total -666%

Average Bench: 70.6% (670^th of 1080)

Based on 144 user benchmarks. Model: SDM8SI960A

Poor: 31%Average: 70.6% Great: 98%

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Good average bench

The SDM8SI960A 960GB averaged 29.3% 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 Write Speed 77MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 260MB/s

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Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SDM8SI960A 960GB is 66.8%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the SDM8SI960A 960GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 34.6MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 217MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 144 samples)

Rank 67070.6%

Min	Avg	Max
319	Read 452	508
238	Write 381	451
17.3	Mixed 312	398
13.4	SusWrite 217	437
76.2% 341 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
10	4K Read 24	32.8
5.07	4K Write 77	118
0.3	4K Mixed 21.1	32.9
104% 40.7 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
98	DQ Read 141	237
10.8	DQ Write 260	347
0.4	DQ Mixed 34.6	51.3
73.2% 145 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

PRT-User, 1 month ago.

460GB free

Firmware: T0317A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 11 11 10 11 11 MB/s

79.2% Very good

Write 458

Mixed 395

SusWrite 39.9

78% 350 MB/s

4K Read 33.4

4K Write 112

4K Mixed 33.1

152% 59.4 MB/s

DQ Read 143

DQ Write 347

DQ Mixed 49.1

94% 180 MB/s

PRT-User, 4 months ago.

290GB free

Firmware: S0408B0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 21 6.2 5.8 6.4 6.3 MB/s

75% Very good

Write 440

Mixed 396

SusWrite 69.9

79% 353 MB/s

4K Read 32

4K Write 74.8

4K Mixed 30

126% 45.6 MB/s

DQ Read 231

DQ Write 323

DQ Mixed 50.8

102% 202 MB/s

PRT-User, 19 days ago.

245GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S1224A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 7.8 6.4 6.4 6.7 7.8 MB/s

70.8% Very good

Write 365

Mixed 330

SusWrite 46.3

65% 293 MB/s

4K Read 29

4K Write 99.6

4K Mixed 30.6

136% 53.1 MB/s

DQ Read 127

DQ Write 319

DQ Mixed 49

87% 165 MB/s

PRT-User, 2 month ago.

278GB free

Firmware: R0831B0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 10 10 93 81 6.3 MB/s

70.6% Very good

Write 439

Mixed 338

SusWrite 87.4

74% 333 MB/s

4K Read 24.5

4K Write 112

4K Mixed 21.8

124% 52.8 MB/s

DQ Read 111

DQ Write 342

DQ Mixed 25.7

78% 159 MB/s

PRT-User, 3 months ago.

506GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S0618A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 400 8.6 14 14 14 MB/s

59.3% Above average

Write 386

Mixed 348

SusWrite 142

71% 316 MB/s

4K Read 17.9

4K Write 54.6

4K Mixed 22.5

85% 31.7 MB/s

DQ Read 144

DQ Write 264

DQ Mixed 50.1

82% 153 MB/s

PRT-User, 3 months ago.

476GB free (System drive)

Firmware: T0317A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.3 9.2 10 10 9.2 5.6 MB/s

54.4% Above average

Write 295

Mixed 319

SusWrite 9

61% 275 MB/s

4K Read 23

4K Write 49.1

4K Mixed 20

86% 30.7 MB/s

DQ Read 160

DQ Write 233

DQ Mixed 0.4

55% 131 MB/s

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Desktop 40%

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Workstation 3%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-E7AUM-DS2H

CPU
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel $50Bench 42%, 59,658 samples	34x
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	4x
Core2 Duo E8600Intel $180Bench 44%, 6,109 samples	2x

GPU
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 187,161 samples	34x
GTX 560 TiNvidia $188Bench 16%, 42,397 samples	2x
GTX 1650Nvidia $141Bench 43%, 259,091 samples	2x

SSD
SDM8SI960A 960GBBench 71%, 144 samples	6x

RAM
3x2GBUnknownBench 30%, 45,030 samples	22x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	14x
5GBUnknownBench 18%, 14,654 samples	2x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $50

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SDM8SI960A 960GB

Average Bench: 70.6% (670^th of 1080)

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-E7AUM-DS2H

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Average Bench: 70.6% (670th of 1080)

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Average Bench: 70.6% (670^th of 1080)