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NVMe Samsung 1024GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2019.

Average Bench: 240% (64th of 1072)

Based on 3,869 user benchmarks.  Model: PM981a NVMe Samsung 1024GB
Poor: 146%Average: 240% Great: 357%

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Outstanding average bench

The Pm981a NVMe Samsung 1024GB averaged 140.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Pm981a NVMe Samsung 1024GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 753MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,698MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Pm981a NVMe Samsung 1024GB is 211%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Pm981a NVMe Samsung 1024GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 99.9MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 51.4MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 3,869 samples)
Rank 64240%
Min Avg Max
925 Read 1,777 2,550
762 Write 1,698 2,414
694 Mixed 1,365 1,865
486 SusWrite 1,151 1,745
336% 1,498 MB/s
Min Avg Max
34.6 4K Read 51.4 68.2
47.4 4K Write 99.9 178
39.3 4K Mixed 65 97.2
214% 72.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
364 DQ Read 867 1,535
142 DQ Write 585 1,263
239 DQ Mixed 753 1,365
555% 735 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
749GB free
Firmware: 15300129 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2134 2170 1520 1494 1511 1518 MB/s
324% Outstanding
Read 2,473
Write 2,244
Mixed 1,823
SusWrite 1,724
464% 2,066 MB/s
4K Read 58.3
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 76.7
252% 86 MB/s
DQ Read 1,100
DQ Write 760
DQ Mixed 920
689% 926 MB/s
875GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 15302129 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1484 1678 1669 1522 1443 1504 MB/s
301% Outstanding
Read 1,642
Write 2,068
Mixed 1,446
SusWrite 1,550
379% 1,676 MB/s
4K Read 56.5
4K Write 140
4K Mixed 76.5
258% 91 MB/s
DQ Read 1,545
DQ Write 1,193
DQ Mixed 1,175
932% 1,304 MB/s
488GB free
Firmware: 15302129 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1490 1573 1569 1522 1512 1519 MB/s
300% Outstanding
Read 2,368
Write 1,599
Mixed 1632
SusWrite 1,531
399% 1,782 MB/s
4K Read 51.7
4K Write 83.6
4K Mixed 63.5
204% 66.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1259
DQ Write 929
DQ Mixed 1,047
795% 1,078 MB/s
860GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 15303129 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2029 2040 1506 1521 1521 1509 MB/s
257% Outstanding
Read 1,624
Write 2,114
Mixed 1,435
SusWrite 1,688
388% 1,715 MB/s
4K Read 51.4
4K Write 92.4
4K Mixed 59.2
203% 67.7 MB/s
DQ Read 670
DQ Write 488
DQ Mixed 583
434% 580 MB/s
724GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 15305129 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1911 1930 1493 1503 1509 1514 MB/s
252% Outstanding
Read 1530
Write 1,806
Mixed 1,403
SusWrite 1,643
361% 1,595 MB/s
4K Read 44.3
4K Write 71.6
4K Mixed 54.4
175% 56.8 MB/s
DQ Read 956
DQ Write 644
DQ Mixed 760
578% 787 MB/s
774GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 15302129 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1158 1028 693 980 901 839 MB/s
147% Outstanding
Read 882
Write 1,468
Mixed 1,131
SusWrite 933
250% 1,104 MB/s
4K Read 32.1
4K Write 55.5
4K Mixed 45.6
136% 44.4 MB/s
DQ Read 294
DQ Write 217
DQ Mixed 198
163% 236 MB/s
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Gaming 13%
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Desktop 73%
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Workstation 12%
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CPU
Core i7-9750HIntelBench 73%, 328,182 samples3,099x
Core i9-9980HKIntelBench 82%, 8,965 samples770x
Core i5-9300HIntelBench 65%, 116,682 samples159x
GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples2,473x
GTX 1650 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 41%, 92,838 samples1,490x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples6x
SSD
NVMe Samsung 1024GBPm981aBench 240%, 3,869 samples233x
RAM
HMA81GS6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 74%, 13,906 samples588x
HMA82GS6JJR8N-VK 2x16GBUnknownBench 80%, 6,839 samples543x
M471A1K43DB1-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 76%, 43,895 samples294x
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