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Samsung SSD 983 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2019.

Average Bench: 270% (47th of 1072)

Based on 7 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe Samsung SSD 983
Poor: 204%Average: 270% Great: 344%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme Samsung SSD 983 2TB averaged 170.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme Samsung SSD 983 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 985MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 2,005MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme Samsung SSD 983 2TB is 140%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme Samsung SSD 983 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 39.1MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 141MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 7 samples)
Rank 47270%
Min Avg Max
1,584 Read 2,005 2,344
916 Write 1,364 1,999
821 Mixed 1,156 1,463
771 SusWrite 1,333 2,095
327% 1,464 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.9 4K Read 39.1 49.3
74.8 4K Write 141 195
37.9 4K Mixed 59.6 75.6
210% 80 MB/s
Min Avg Max
910 DQ Read 1,104 1,434
709 DQ Write 853 1,127
796 DQ Mixed 985 1,350
735% 981 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free
Firmware: EDA5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2105 2101 2100 2097 2099 2067 MB/s
344% Outstanding
Read 2,344
Write 1,999
Mixed 1,393
SusWrite 2,095
440% 1,958 MB/s
4K Read 45.9
4K Write 195
4K Mixed 74.3
268% 105 MB/s
DQ Read 976
DQ Write 812
DQ Mixed 897
671% 895 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: EDA5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2085 2077 2075 2078 2078 2049 MB/s
337% Outstanding
Read 2300
Write 1991
Mixed 1,463
SusWrite 2,074
440% 1,957 MB/s
4K Read 44.3
4K Write 191
4K Mixed 65.1
252% 100 MB/s
DQ Read 1,015
DQ Write 849
DQ Mixed 933
699% 933 MB/s
986GB free
Firmware: EDA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 952 764 711 747 752 702 MB/s
241% Outstanding
Read 2,032
Write 1,223
Mixed 1,196
SusWrite 771
290% 1,306 MB/s
4K Read 42.1
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 63.3
213% 78.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,084
DQ Write 1,013
DQ Mixed 1,053
789% 1,050 MB/s
250GB free
Firmware: EDA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1136 1299 1310 1206 1298 1216 MB/s
236% Outstanding
Read 1,940
Write 1102
Mixed 1,090
SusWrite 1,244
300% 1,344 MB/s
4K Read 27.8
4K Write 87.4
4K Mixed 46.6
148% 53.9 MB/s
DQ Read 910
DQ Write 711
DQ Mixed 817
609% 813 MB/s
430GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EDA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 801 863 805 779 759 738 MB/s
221% Outstanding
Read 1,584
Write 916
Mixed 821
SusWrite 791
229% 1,028 MB/s
4K Read 39.2
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 54.7
196% 73.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,434
DQ Write 752
DQ Mixed 1,051
792% 1,079 MB/s
250GB free
Firmware: EDA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 911 966 999 1043 1069 926 MB/s
204% Outstanding
Read 1,725
Write 974
Mixed 990
SusWrite 986
260% 1,169 MB/s
4K Read 24.9
4K Write 74.8
4K Mixed 37.9
126% 45.9 MB/s
DQ Read 910
DQ Write 709
DQ Mixed 796
600% 805 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,841,276 SSDs tested

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Typical Samsung SSD 983 2TB Builds (Compare 4,586 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 183%
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Desktop
Desktop 103%
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Workstation
Workstation 201%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING

CPU
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD  $245Bench 99%, 60,132 samples1,030x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $175Bench 98%, 128,080 samples743x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD  $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples562x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples561x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples368x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $490Bench 148%, 619,642 samples341x
SSD
Samsung SSD 983 2TBNvmeBench 270%, 7 samples1x
RAM
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 104%, 73,741 samples219x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GBCorsair  $95Bench 95%, 56,114 samples127x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples110x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Good Total price: $1,155

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