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MZ1LB960HAJQ-00007 960GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2019.

Average Bench: 253% (55th of 1072)

Based on 99 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG MZ1LB960HAJQ-00007
Poor: 187%Average: 253% Great: 290%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung MZ1LB960HAJQ-00007 960GB averaged 153.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung MZ1LB960HAJQ-00007 960GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 966MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,082MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZ1LB960HAJQ-00007 960GB is 103%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung MZ1LB960HAJQ-00007 960GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 40.8MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 131MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 99 samples)
Rank 55253%
Min Avg Max
1,184 Read 1,890 2,141
736 Write 1,144 1,269
721 Mixed 1,064 1,227
716 SusWrite 1,156 1,247
293% 1,314 MB/s
Min Avg Max
26.5 4K Read 40.8 48.1
73.3 4K Write 131 181
40 4K Mixed 59.7 73.3
208% 77.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
565 DQ Read 1,082 1,543
460 DQ Write 843 1120
524 DQ Mixed 966 1,267
722% 963 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
776GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EDA7602Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1290 1285 1286 1213 1189 1188 MB/s
286% Outstanding
Read 2,097
Write 1,285
Mixed 1,146
SusWrite 1,242
322% 1,442 MB/s
4K Read 45.8
4K Write 158
4K Mixed 69.4
242% 91.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,219
DQ Write 1,091
DQ Mixed 1,086
833% 1,132 MB/s
749GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EDA7602Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1275 1269 1269 1266 1244 1186 MB/s
279% Outstanding
Read 2,104
Write 1,274
Mixed 1,163
SusWrite 1,252
323% 1,448 MB/s
4K Read 43
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 66.2
226% 84.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,282
DQ Write 902
DQ Mixed 1,016
780% 1,067 MB/s
336GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EDA7202Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1095 1039 1029 1038 1033 982 MB/s
268% Outstanding
Read 2,106
Write 1,262
Mixed 1,145
SusWrite 1,036
309% 1,388 MB/s
4K Read 45.1
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 67.3
230% 85.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,265
DQ Write 961
DQ Mixed 1,076
815% 1,101 MB/s
362GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EDA7202Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 932 953 878 875 786 765 MB/s
195% Outstanding
Read 1,858
Write 904
Mixed 917
SusWrite 865
252% 1,136 MB/s
4K Read 32.6
4K Write 75.9
4K Mixed 43.5
145% 50.7 MB/s
DQ Read 560
DQ Write 462
DQ Mixed 506
380% 509 MB/s
178GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EDA7602Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 739 617 596 575 579 587 MB/s
188% Outstanding
Read 1,268
Write 569
Mixed 818
SusWrite 616
182% 818 MB/s
4K Read 38.8
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 53.8
183% 65.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,232
DQ Write 722
DQ Mixed 933
706% 962 MB/s
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Gaming 80%
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Desktop 92%
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Workstation 67%
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Motherboard: MSI B360M MORTAR (MS-7B23)

CPU
Core i5-9400FIntel  $102Bench 85%, 299,482 samples485x
Core i7-8700Intel  $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples251x
Core i5-8400Intel  $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples206x
GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples173x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples140x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples121x
SSD
MZ1LB960HAJQ-00007 960GBSamsungBench 253%, 99 samples1x
RAM
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX  $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples107x
M378A1K43CB2-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 80%, 29,586 samples64x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $42Bench 77%, 131,007 samples58x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 79% - Very good Total price: $501

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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