ZA960NM10001 960GB

ZA960NM10001 960GB
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Effective Speed -13%Effective Speed -13%Average Score -14%Read -24%, Write 7%, 4K Read -49%, 4K Write -45%, Mixed 6%, 4K Mixed -36%, SusWrite 41%Peak Score -13%Read -24%, Write 1%, 4K Read -45%, 4K Write -18%, Mixed 0%, 4K Mixed -35%, SusWrite 27%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +2% DQ Read 2%, DQ Write -1%, DQ Mixed -10%, ADQ Read -4%, ADQ Write -15%, ADQ Mixed -19%, Age 69%, AS-SSD Total -4%

MX500 250GB

Average Bench: 86.9% (370^th of 1072)

Based on 36 user benchmarks. Model: ZA960NM10001

Poor: 69%Average: 86.9% Great: 106%

Popular builds with this SSD

Asus TUF GAMING B450M-PRO S (1)

Very good average bench

The ZA960NM10001 960GB averaged just 13.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the ZA960NM10001 960GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 218MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 33MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the ZA960NM10001 960GB is 37.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the ZA960NM10001 960GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 369MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 382MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 36 samples)

Rank 37086.9%

Min	Avg	Max
202	Read 369	410
247	Write 433	492
224	Mixed 382	424
243	SusWrite 418	490
90.6% 400 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
8.2	4K Read 23	29.6
14.2	4K Write 60.5	104
16.5	4K Mixed 33	43.2
109% 38.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
118	DQ Read 314	376
15.1	DQ Write 252	354
29.8	DQ Mixed 218	300
181% 262 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

CAN-User, 12 months ago.

572GB free

Firmware: SF442147

SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 471 469 468 470 467 MB/s

99.9% Outstanding

Write 475

Mixed 380

SusWrite 468

97% 429 MB/s

4K Read 25.5

4K Write 81.6

4K Mixed 38.8

132% 48.6 MB/s

DQ Read 354

DQ Write 308

DQ Mixed 286

227% 316 MB/s

NOR-User, 8 months ago.

566GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SF44011J

SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 408 437 456 456 448 MB/s

99.3% Outstanding

Write 482

Mixed 408

SusWrite 441

97% 430 MB/s

4K Read 26.5

4K Write 80.1

4K Mixed 38.5

132% 48.4 MB/s

DQ Read 362

DQ Write 350

DQ Mixed 219

202% 310 MB/s

USA-User, 6 months ago.

646GB free

Firmware: SF44011J

SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 487 485 487 488 487 MB/s

94.7% Outstanding

Write 486

Mixed 413

SusWrite 487

101% 445 MB/s

4K Read 23.5

4K Write 68.8

4K Mixed 35.5

118% 42.6 MB/s

DQ Read 256

DQ Write 306

DQ Mixed 214

180% 258 MB/s

USA-User, 8 months ago.

536GB free

Firmware: SF442147

SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 462 455 462 458 429 MB/s

93.9% Outstanding

Write 412

Mixed 282

SusWrite 451

84% 372 MB/s

4K Read 25.1

4K Write 70.5

4K Mixed 34.2

119% 43.3 MB/s

DQ Read 370

DQ Write 334

DQ Mixed 140

163% 281 MB/s

NOR-User, 9 months ago.

549GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SF44011J

SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 232 275 285 357 312 MB/s

86% Excellent

Write 296

Mixed 413

SusWrite 293

74% 326 MB/s

4K Read 26.2

4K Write 78.5

4K Mixed 37.8

130% 47.5 MB/s

DQ Read 362

DQ Write 346

DQ Mixed 211

198% 307 MB/s

NOR-User, 9 months ago.

568GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SF44011J

SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 429 463 321 351 381 MB/s

85.7% Excellent

Write 480

Mixed 422

SusWrite 398

96% 424 MB/s

4K Read 8.2

4K Write 66.2

4K Mixed 34.5

92% 36.3 MB/s

DQ Read 363

DQ Write 350

DQ Mixed 212

199% 308 MB/s

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Gaming 86%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 81%

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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING B450M-PRO S

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	152x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $129Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	150x
Ryzen 5 5600GAMD $134Bench 86%, 14,368 samples	76x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	78x
RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)AMDBench 17%, 140,621 samples	56x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	42x

SSD
ZA960NM10001 960GBBench 87%, 36 samples	1x

RAM
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples	30x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	26x
Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBTeamBench 88%, 35,395 samples	25x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $338

Popular ZA960NM10001 960GB compatible motherboards:

Asus TUF GAMING B450M-PRO S (1)

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

ZA960NM10001 960GB

Average Bench: 86.9% (370^th of 1072)

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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING B450M-PRO S

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ZA960NM10001 960GB

Average Bench: 86.9% (370th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 86.9% (370^th of 1072)