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SSDPE21D960GA 960GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2019.

Average Bench: 454% (5th of 1072)

Based on 84 user benchmarks.  Model: INTEL SSDPE21D960GA
Poor: 304%Average: 454% Great: 597%

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Outstanding average bench

The Intel SSDPE21D960GA 960GB averaged 353.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel SSDPE21D960GA 960GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,110MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 237MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel SSDPE21D960GA 960GB is 294%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Intel SSDPE21D960GA 960GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 166MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 1,725MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 84 samples)
Rank 5454%
Min Avg Max
1,278 Read 2,233 4,425
1,090 Write 1,794 2,081
1,210 Mixed 1,944 2,210
896 SusWrite 1,725 2,060
432% 1,924 MB/s
Min Avg Max
109 4K Read 237 683
43.7 4K Write 166 266
73.5 4K Mixed 180 279
679% 195 MB/s
Min Avg Max
240 DQ Read 1,336 2,171
199 DQ Write 989 1,813
211 DQ Mixed 1,110 1,937
844% 1,145 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
779GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E2010480
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2013 2071 2041 1984 2068 2056 MB/s
618% Outstanding
Read 2,248
Write 2035
Mixed 2,092
SusWrite 2,039
474% 2,103 MB/s
4K Read 310
4K Write 282
4K Mixed 295
997% 295 MB/s
DQ Read 2,268
DQ Write 1,963
DQ Mixed 2005
1,533% 2,079 MB/s
426GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E2010480
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2006 2003 1988 1934 2014 2015 MB/s
572% Outstanding
Read 2,265
Write 2,021
Mixed 2,138
SusWrite 1,994
474% 2,104 MB/s
4K Read 275
4K Write 253
4K Mixed 262
887% 264 MB/s
DQ Read 2103
DQ Write 1,697
DQ Mixed 1,854
1,401% 1,885 MB/s
686GB free
Firmware: E2010603
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1856 1829 1766 1838 1844 1807 MB/s
572% Outstanding
Read 2,182
Write 1,986
Mixed 2,072
SusWrite 1,823
454% 2,016 MB/s
4K Read 286
4K Write 248
4K Mixed 258
894% 264 MB/s
DQ Read 2,233
DQ Write 2,125
DQ Mixed 1,995
1,548% 2,117 MB/s
712GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E2010650
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1952 1848 1792 1773 1776 1778 MB/s
516% Outstanding
Read 2,107
Write 1,856
Mixed 1973
SusWrite 1,820
437% 1,939 MB/s
4K Read 254
4K Write 226
4K Mixed 238
810% 239 MB/s
DQ Read 1,737
DQ Write 1,381
DQ Mixed 1,514
1,145% 1,544 MB/s
894GB free
Firmware: E2010480
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1842 1842 1794 1882 1842 1827 MB/s
433% Outstanding
Read 2,178
Write 1,965
Mixed 2,065
SusWrite 1,838
453% 2,011 MB/s
4K Read 192
4K Write 169
4K Mixed 161
586% 174 MB/s
DQ Read 1,349
DQ Write 1,053
DQ Mixed 1,151
875% 1,184 MB/s
572GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E2010480
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1748 1705 1702 1613 1619 1621 MB/s
370% Outstanding
Read 1,932
Write 1714
Mixed 1,791
SusWrite 1668
400% 1,776 MB/s
4K Read 158
4K Write 148
4K Mixed 145
504% 150 MB/s
DQ Read 838
DQ Write 727
DQ Mixed 776
583% 780 MB/s
554GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E2010650
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1644 1700 1713 1796 1794 1797 MB/s
316% Outstanding
Read 1,932
Write 1,707
Mixed 1,777
SusWrite 1,741
403% 1,789 MB/s
4K Read 102
4K Write 92.8
4K Mixed 97.9
330% 97.7 MB/s
DQ Read 774
DQ Write 594
DQ Mixed 654
497% 674 MB/s
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Typical SSDPE21D960GA 960GB Builds (Compare 1,803 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 178%
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Desktop 101%
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Workstation 177%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel  $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples553x
Core i9-10900KIntel  $442Bench 100%, 107,269 samples364x
Core i9-10850KIntel  $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples296x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples276x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples256x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples109x
SSD
SSDPE21D960GA 960GBIntelBench 454%, 84 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples70x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples67x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples66x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 85% - Excellent Total price: $975

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