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SAMSUNG MZ1LB960 960GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2019.

Average Bench: 218% (83rd of 1071)

Based on 29 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe SAMSUNG MZ1LB960
Poor: 149%Average: 218% Great: 265%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme SAMSUNG MZ1LB960 960GB averaged 117.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme SAMSUNG MZ1LB960 960GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 917MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,121MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme SAMSUNG MZ1LB960 960GB is 115%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme SAMSUNG MZ1LB960 960GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 773MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 41MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 29 samples)
Rank 83218%
Min Avg Max
356 Read 1,629 2,116
285 Write 822 1256
312 Mixed 880 1,196
291 SusWrite 773 1,214
228% 1,026 MB/s
Min Avg Max
29.3 4K Read 41 46.9
79.7 4K Write 131 175
39.2 4K Mixed 60.4 72
209% 77.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
422 DQ Read 1,121 1,594
109 DQ Write 712 1,085
196 DQ Mixed 917 1,235
683% 917 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
161GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EDA7202Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 726 909 776 706 680 665 MB/s
256% Outstanding
Read 2,116
Write 1,132
Mixed 1,065
SusWrite 744
280% 1,264 MB/s
4K Read 43.8
4K Write 137
4K Mixed 63.7
221% 81.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,594
DQ Write 999
DQ Mixed 1,136
890% 1,243 MB/s
705GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 602Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1229 1225 1228 1227 1208 1168 MB/s
248% Outstanding
Read 2050
Write 1,166
Mixed 1,136
SusWrite 1,214
310% 1,392 MB/s
4K Read 40.8
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 59.5
198% 71.1 MB/s
DQ Read 762
DQ Write 595
DQ Mixed 667
502% 674 MB/s
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EDA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 416 399 358 334 353 MB/s
162% Outstanding
Read 784
Write 496
Mixed 505
SusWrite 386
121% 543 MB/s
4K Read 41.2
4K Write 153
4K Mixed 61.1
222% 85.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,222
DQ Write 506
DQ Mixed 756
588% 828 MB/s
119GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EDA7602Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 531 514 502 509 500 491 MB/s
130% Outstanding
Read 1,152
Write 674
Mixed 545
SusWrite 508
160% 720 MB/s
4K Read 26.4
4K Write 48.5
4K Mixed 32.2
107% 35.7 MB/s
DQ Read 440
DQ Write 429
DQ Mixed 328
276% 399 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,844,239 SSDs tested

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Gaming 111%
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Desktop 94%
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Workstation 101%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z370-A - $132

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel  $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples5,979x
Core i5-8600KIntel  $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples2,122x
Core i7-8700Intel  $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples935x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples1,113x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples1,070x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples741x
SSD
SAMSUNG MZ1LB960 960GBNvmeBench 218%, 29 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples846x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples315x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples306x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $855

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