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MZ1LB960HAJQ-000MV 960GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2019.

Average Bench: 218% (83rd of 1072)

Based on 212 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG MZ1LB960HAJQ-000MV
Poor: 156%Average: 218% Great: 254%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung MZ1LB960HAJQ-000MV 960GB averaged 118.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung MZ1LB960HAJQ-000MV 960GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 831MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 988MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZ1LB960HAJQ-000MV 960GB is 98.2%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung MZ1LB960HAJQ-000MV 960GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 39.1MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 813MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 212 samples)
Rank 83218%
Min Avg Max
1,050 Read 1,744 1,975
583 Write 816 933
637 Mixed 822 932
511 SusWrite 813 962
232% 1,049 MB/s
Min Avg Max
28.6 4K Read 39.1 44.6
82.6 4K Write 127 173
42 4K Mixed 57.8 67.7
201% 74.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
613 DQ Read 988 1,442
186 DQ Write 660 819
272 DQ Mixed 831 1,127
618% 826 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
827GB free
Firmware: EDA78M5Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 884 966 971 968 955 969 MB/s
259% Outstanding
Read 2,018
Write 947
Mixed 983
SusWrite 952
272% 1,225 MB/s
4K Read 43.1
4K Write 152
4K Mixed 62.7
226% 86 MB/s
DQ Read 1,440
DQ Write 847
DQ Mixed 1,137
848% 1,141 MB/s
832GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EDA76M5Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 925 967 972 973 972 974 MB/s
248% Outstanding
Read 1,958
Write 921
Mixed 897
SusWrite 964
263% 1185 MB/s
4K Read 43.6
4K Write 155
4K Mixed 64.3
231% 87.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,064
DQ Write 741
DQ Mixed 927
685% 911 MB/s
136GB free
Firmware: EDA79M5Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 847 798 923 831 824 907 MB/s
218% Outstanding
Read 1,741
Write 817
Mixed 866
SusWrite 855
237% 1,070 MB/s
4K Read 35.5
4K Write 94.9
4K Mixed 50.7
169% 60.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,214
DQ Write 774
DQ Mixed 1,064
775% 1,017 MB/s
389GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EDA78M5Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 667 599 584 593 635 682 MB/s
185% Outstanding
Read 1203
Write 692
Mixed 803
SusWrite 627
185% 831 MB/s
4K Read 38.3
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 54.9
185% 66.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,300
DQ Write 541
DQ Mixed 864
655% 902 MB/s
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EDA76M5Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 294 279 277 252 250 MB/s
168% Outstanding
Read 1,158
Write 312
Mixed 506
SusWrite 274
123% 562 MB/s
4K Read 42.7
4K Write 152
4K Mixed 60.7
223% 85.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,319
DQ Write 311
DQ Mixed 505
452% 712 MB/s
93GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EDA79M5Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 298 298 280 272 260 MB/s
149% Outstanding
Read 1,173
Write 419
Mixed 571
SusWrite 286
135% 612 MB/s
4K Read 36.2
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 51.9
179% 65.4 MB/s
DQ Read 985
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 552
437% 626 MB/s
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Typical MZ1LB960HAJQ-000MV 960GB Builds (Compare 23,315 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 79%
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Desktop 90%
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Workstation 74%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $135

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples5,013x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples3,182x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples2,949x
GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples1,510x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,316x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,304x
SSD
MZ1LB960HAJQ-000MV 960GBSamsungBench 218%, 212 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples1,558x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples1,520x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples960x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 82% - Excellent Total price: $598

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