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Samsung PM9C1a MZAL81T0HDLB

PM9C1a MZAL81T0HDLB

The Samsung PM9C1a MZAL81T0HDLB is a fast 1TB PCIe4 x4 SSD in the small  M.2 2242 form factor. The PM9C1a is the successor to the PM9B1 OEM SSSD and advertised as a value drive with improved efficiency.

TypeSSD
SizeM.2 2242
Capacity1024 GB
InterfaceNVMe
Announced09.04.2024
LinkSamsung PM9C1a MZAL81T0HDLB

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - DiskSpd
27.8 pt (32%)
Seagate ST1000LM014 Solid State Hybrid Drive
0.719 -97%
...
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X162N
27.6 -1%
WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00
27.6 -1%
Kioxia BG6 KBG6AZNV1T02
27.6 -1%
Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEQNSJ-1T00
27.6 -1%
Phison PS5019-E19 SSO1TBITC4-E19-V7
27.7 0%
2x Kingston OM8PGP4256Q-A0 (RAID 0)
27.8 0%
SK hynix PVC10 HFS256GEM4X182N
27.8 0%
GOFATOO P110E-512GB
27.8 0%
Kioxia BG5 KBG5AZNV1T02
27.8 0%
Samsung PM9C1a MZAL81T0HDLB
27.8
Phison E12S-2TB-Phison-SSD-BICS4
27.9 0%
Kingston OM8SEP4512Q-AA
28 1%
Kingston NV2 500GB SNV2S/500G
28.2 1%
SK Hynix PC601 1TB HFS001TD9TNG
28.2 1%
Seagate FireCuda 520 SSD ZP1000GM30002
28.3 2%
Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKBA512TFK
28.3 2%
SK Hynix PC711 1TB HFS001TDE9X084N
28.4 2%
ESR512GTLG-E6GBTNB4
28.5 3%
Western Digital PCSN5000S SDEPMSJ-1T00-1101
28.8 4%
...
Kingston Fury Renegade G5
88.1 217%
0%
100%
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AS SSD - Copy Game
min: 415.25     avg: 1485     median: 1644.6 (27%)     max: 2276.44 MB/s
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AS SSD - Copy Program
min: 314.97     avg: 799     median: 839.1 (31%)     max: 1114.7 MB/s
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AS SSD - Copy ISO
min: 1150.23     avg: 2592     median: 2636.1 (24%)     max: 3657.85 MB/s
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AS SSD - Score Total
min: 3074     avg: 3858     median: 3845.5 (24%)     max: 4794 Points
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AS SSD - Score Write
min: 1576     avg: 2263     median: 2295 (32%)     max: 2825 Points
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AS SSD - Score Read
min: 867     avg: 1088     median: 1072 (17%)     max: 1351 Points
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AS SSD - Access Time Write *
min: 0.018     avg: 0     median: 0 (0%)     max: 0.089 ms
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AS SSD - Access Time Read *
min: 0.025     avg: 0.1     median: 0.1 (0%)     max: 0.142 ms
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AS SSD - 4K-64 Write
min: 1205.53     avg: 1841     median: 1833.7 (31%)     max: 2365.49 MB/s
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AS SSD - 4K-64 Read
min: 350     avg: 635     median: 660.8 (13%)     max: 903.86 MB/s
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AS SSD - 4K Write
min: 113.7     avg: 171.2     median: 163.8 (32%)     max: 227.86 MB/s
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AS SSD - 4K Read
min: 50.4     avg: 62.4     median: 62 (20%)     max: 75.47 MB/s
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AS SSD - Sequential Write
min: 1831     avg: 2530     median: 2610.4 (23%)     max: 2991.26 MB/s
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AS SSD - Sequential Read
min: 2633     avg: 3908     median: 4236.6 (33%)     max: 4734 MB/s
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CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Write 4K
min: 79.8     avg: 126.4     median: 119.9 (11%)     max: 167.9 MB/s
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CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Read 4K
min: 59.94     avg: 68.6     median: 66.8 (2%)     max: 79.06 MB/s
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CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5 Write Seq
min: 946.7     avg: 2757     median: 3026.5 (16%)     max: 3373 MB/s
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CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5 Read Seq
min: 2498     avg: 3062     median: 3117.5 (37%)     max: 3341 MB/s
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CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1
min: 223     avg: 408.4     median: 415.4 (9%)     max: 643 MB/s
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CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1
min: 278     avg: 406.5     median: 408.3 (6%)     max: 535.3 MB/s
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CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1
min: 2525     avg: 4147     median: 4233.5 (28%)     max: 4684 MB/s
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CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1
min: 5693     avg: 6111     median: 6173 (33%)     max: 6191 MB/s
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CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 6 Write 4K Q8T8
min: 199.8     avg: 396.5     median: 391.5 (8%)     max: 603 MB/s
+ 4 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 6 Read 4K Q8T8
min: 489     avg: 814     median: 812 (12%)     max: 1143 MB/s
+ 4 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
DiskSpd - DiskSpd 4k_q1t1_write
min: 69.4     avg: 126.6     median: 123.8 (28%)     max: 165.9 MB/s
+ 16 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
DiskSpd - DiskSpd 4k_q1t1_read
min: 43.4     avg: 60.2     median: 62.2 (18%)     max: 83.6 MB/s
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DiskSpd - DiskSpd 4k_q32t16_write
min: 230     avg: 416.4     median: 407 (6%)     max: 613 MB/s
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DiskSpd - DiskSpd 4k_q32t16_read
min: 387     avg: 815     median: 800.5 (10%)     max: 1444 MB/s
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DiskSpd - DiskSpd seq_write
min: 1475     avg: 2778     median: 2840 (28%)     max: 3445 MB/s
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DiskSpd - DiskSpd seq_read
min: 1993     avg: 2942     median: 3094 (40%)     max: 3434 MB/s
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DiskSpd - DiskSpd seq_q8t1_write
min: 3237     avg: 4117     median: 4247.5 (29%)     max: 4698 MB/s
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DiskSpd - DiskSpd seq_q8t1_read
min: 2467     avg: 5580     median: 6094 (38%)     max: 6188 MB/s
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DiskSpd - DiskSpd Loop seq_q8t1_read
min: 2422     avg: 5093     median: 5528 (34%)     max: 6170 MB/s
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Klaus Hinum (Update: 2024-04- 9)