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983 DCT M.2 960GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2019.

Average Bench: 241% (63rd of 1072)

Based on 50 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung SSD 983 DCT M.2 960GB
Poor: 157%Average: 241% Great: 292%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 983 DCT M.2 960GB averaged 141.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 983 DCT M.2 960GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 956MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,115MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 983 DCT M.2 960GB is 135%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung 983 DCT M.2 960GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 130MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 45.5MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 50 samples)
Rank 63241%
Min Avg Max
614 Read 1,814 3,500
36 Write 1,003 1,284
77.1 Mixed 984 1,208
32.4 SusWrite 994 1,215
267% 1,199 MB/s
Min Avg Max
25.7 4K Read 45.5 283
2.4 4K Write 130 207
4.7 4K Mixed 58.9 77.8
213% 78.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
38.1 DQ Read 1,115 1,675
126 DQ Write 829 1,236
225 DQ Mixed 956 1,268
719% 966 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
694GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EDA7602Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1214 1165 1133 1144 1125 1127 MB/s
290% Outstanding
Read 2119
Write 1,250
Mixed 1,170
SusWrite 1,151
317% 1,423 MB/s
4K Read 48.3
4K Write 175
4K Mixed 72.2
258% 98.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,413
DQ Write 1,074
DQ Mixed 1,264
940% 1,250 MB/s
599GB free
Firmware: EDA7202Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1164 1181 1182 1193 1193 1192 MB/s
289% Outstanding
Read 2,087
Write 1,136
Mixed 1,150
SusWrite 1,184
309% 1,389 MB/s
4K Read 38.4
4K Write 187
4K Mixed 57.5
231% 94.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1728
DQ Write 1,124
DQ Mixed 1,268
988% 1,373 MB/s
792GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EDA7202Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1247 1249 1203 1174 1176 1173 MB/s
288% Outstanding
Read 2,130
Write 1,240
Mixed 1146
SusWrite 1,204
318% 1,430 MB/s
4K Read 45.4
4K Write 156
4K Mixed 69.7
241% 90.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,354
DQ Write 1,094
DQ Mixed 1,202
906% 1,217 MB/s
890GB free
Firmware: EDA7202Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1174 1084 1098 1163 1239 1210 MB/s
248% Outstanding
Read 2,112
Write 1,247
Mixed 1192
SusWrite 1,161
318% 1,428 MB/s
4K Read 41.4
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 59
195% 69.1 MB/s
DQ Read 784
DQ Write 638
DQ Mixed 700
527% 707 MB/s
894GB free
Firmware: EDA7202Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1196 1163 1171 1204 1189 1188 MB/s
241% Outstanding
Read 2,045
Write 1,218
Mixed 1,161
SusWrite 1,185
313% 1,402 MB/s
4K Read 38.7
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 54.1
183% 65.7 MB/s
DQ Read 764
DQ Write 605
DQ Mixed 665
503% 678 MB/s
102GB free
Firmware: EDA7202Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 755 750 769 759 772 763 MB/s
225% Outstanding
Read 1,653
Write 754
Mixed 851
SusWrite 761
223% 1,005 MB/s
4K Read 43.4
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 61.7
213% 78 MB/s
DQ Read 1,325
DQ Write 757
DQ Mixed 971
742% 1,018 MB/s
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Typical 983 DCT M.2 960GB Builds (Compare 9,300 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 104%
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Desktop
Desktop 104%
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Workstation
Workstation 104%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z590-P

CPU
Core i7-11700KIntel  $246Bench 101%, 65,651 samples1,918x
Core i5-11600KIntel  $180Bench 99%, 43,966 samples1,537x
Core i7-10700KIntel  $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples738x
GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia  $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples1,075x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples862x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $490Bench 148%, 619,642 samples835x
SSD
983 DCT M.2 960GBSamsungBench 241%, 50 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples328x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples291x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $67Bench 85%, 86,372 samples255x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $574

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