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PM981a Sams 1TB

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Effective Speed -114%Effective Speed -114%Average Score -115%Read -129%, Write -165%, 4K Read -76%, 4K Write -105%, Mixed -132%, 4K Mixed -72%, SusWrite -129%Peak Score -157%Read -134%, Write -175%, 4K Read -200%, 4K Write -120%, Mixed -155%, 4K Mixed -152%, SusWrite -162%Value & Sentiment -2,663%User Rating -37%, Market Share -5,289%Nice To Haves -109%DQ Read -77%, DQ Write -70%, DQ Mixed -80%, ADQ Read -105%, ADQ Write -119%, ADQ Mixed -103%, Age -224%, AS-SSD Total -93%

Average Bench: 255% (62^nd of 1080)

Based on 317 user benchmarks. Model: NVMe PM981a NVMe Sams

Poor: 161%Average: 255% Great: 335%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme PM981a Sams 1TB averaged 154.8% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme PM981a Sams 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 732MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,760MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme PM981a Sams 1TB is 174%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme PM981a Sams 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 101MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 50.5MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 317 samples)

Rank 62255%

Min	Avg	Max
979	Read 1,835	2,538
894	Write 1,760	2,340
720	Mixed 1,390	1,833
740	SusWrite 1,379	1,749
358% 1,591 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
34.2	4K Read 50.5	63.9
49.8	4K Write 101	172
39.4	4K Mixed 64.2	86.7
212% 71.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
307	DQ Read 835	1,312
159	DQ Write 575	1,119
247	DQ Mixed 732	1,168
539% 714 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

CAN-User, 1 month ago.

707GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 15305129 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2056 2061 1505 1493 1525 1521 MB/s

291% Outstanding

Write 2,133

Mixed 1,660

SusWrite 1,694

428% 1,903 MB/s

4K Read 50.3

4K Write 96.2

4K Mixed 65.9

212% 70.8 MB/s

DQ Read 926

DQ Write 724

DQ Mixed 813

612% 821 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

926GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 4129 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1995 1927 1463 1507 1493 1491 MB/s

286% Outstanding

Write 2,076

Mixed 1,711

SusWrite 1,646

432% 1,922 MB/s

4K Read 50.5

4K Write 106

4K Mixed 62.9

213% 73.1 MB/s

DQ Read 730

DQ Write 583

DQ Mixed 667

496% 660 MB/s

CAN-User, 11 days ago.

572GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 15303129 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1543 1444 1374 1387 1374 1378 MB/s

252% Outstanding

Write 2,103

Mixed 1,674

SusWrite 1,417

410% 1,825 MB/s

4K Read 47.3

4K Write 77.3

4K Mixed 57.8

187% 60.8 MB/s

DQ Read 598

DQ Write 443

DQ Mixed 507

383% 516 MB/s

PAK-User, 1 month ago.

896GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 5129 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1952 2023 1560 1526 1539 1538 MB/s

247% Outstanding

Write 2,049

Mixed 1,028

SusWrite 1,690

338% 1,488 MB/s

4K Read 48.1

4K Write 89

4K Mixed 61.1

198% 66.1 MB/s

DQ Read 878

DQ Write 684

DQ Mixed 743

566% 768 MB/s

CYP-User, 1 month ago.

896GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 15305129 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 499 531 517 715 945 1071 MB/s

161% Outstanding

Write 1,057

Mixed 1,047

SusWrite 713

243% 1,088 MB/s

4K Read 40.8

4K Write 58.1

4K Mixed 45.5

151% 48.1 MB/s

DQ Read 288

DQ Write 126

DQ Mixed 224

161% 212 MB/s

CAN-User, 1 month ago.

184GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1530 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1276 1258 1267 823 699 809 MB/s

133% Outstanding

Write 593

Mixed 650

SusWrite 1,022

162% 713 MB/s

4K Read 15.8

4K Write 18.2

4K Mixed 19.8

59% 17.9 MB/s

DQ Read 747

DQ Write 548

DQ Mixed 632

477% 642 MB/s

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System: Dell XPS 15 7590

CPU
Core i7-9750HIntelBench 73%, 328,182 samples	3,237x
Core i9-9980HKIntelBench 82%, 8,965 samples	805x
Core i5-9300HIntelBench 65%, 116,682 samples	166x

GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples	2,605x
GTX 1650 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 41%, 92,838 samples	1,538x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	6x

SSD
PM981a Sams 1TBNvmeBench 255%, 317 samples	1x

RAM
HMA81GS6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 74%, 13,906 samples	615x
HMA82GS6JJR8N-VK 2x16GBUnknownBench 80%, 6,839 samples	562x
M471A1K43DB1-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 76%, 43,895 samples	305x

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