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Samsung SSD 960 Pro 512 GB m.2

The Samsung 960 Series Pro is a solid state drive with a capacity of 512 GB. The drive relies on the modern NVMe protocol for data transfer.

TypeNVMe
Sizem.2 2280
Capacity512 GB
ControllerPolaris-Controller

Benchmarks

AS SSD - Copy Game
min: 528     avg: 827     median: 682 (11%)     max: 1310 MB/s
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AS SSD - Copy Program
min: 234.6     avg: 378.4     median: 363.4 (13%)     max: 635 MB/s
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AS SSD - Copy ISO
min: 871     avg: 1662     median: 1768 (16%)     max: 1967 MB/s
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AS SSD - Score Total
min: 3241     avg: 3820     median: 3918.5 (42%)     max: 4001 Points
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AS SSD - Score Write
min: 1267     avg: 1639     median: 1691 (30%)     max: 1705 Points
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AS SSD - Score Read
min: 1066     avg: 1460     median: 1510 (42%)     max: 1533 Points
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AS SSD - Access Time Write *
min: 0.021     avg: 0     median: 0 (0%)     max: 0.09 ms
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AS SSD - Access Time Read *
min: 0.03     avg: 0     median: 0 (0%)     max: 0.079 ms
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AS SSD - 4K-64 Write
min: 893     avg: 1310     median: 1330 (26%)     max: 1479 MB/s
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AS SSD - 4K-64 Read
min: 719     avg: 1160     median: 1202 (41%)     max: 1232 MB/s
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AS SSD - 4K Write
min: 43.07     avg: 136.4     median: 144.6 (40%)     max: 182 MB/s
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AS SSD - 4K Read
min: 26.06     avg: 45.1     median: 50.2 (16%)     max: 53.3 MB/s
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AS SSD - Sequential Write
min: 1823     avg: 1918     median: 1903 (22%)     max: 2046 MB/s
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AS SSD - Sequential Read
min: 2154     avg: 2551     median: 2508 (25%)     max: 2956 MB/s
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CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - 4K QD32 Write
min: 475.1     avg: 527     median: 500 (61%)     max: 634 MB/s
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CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - 4K QD32 Read
min: 554     avg: 617     median: 585 (54%)     max: 744 MB/s
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CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - 4K Write
min: 153.4     avg: 172.1     median: 169.2 (19%)     max: 196.7 MB/s
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CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - 4K Read
min: 53.5     avg: 55.3     median: 55 (1%)     max: 57.7 MB/s
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CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - 512K Write
min: 967     avg: 1287     median: 1318.5 (31%)     max: 1543 MB/s
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CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - 512K Read
min: 715     avg: 837     median: 817 (27%)     max: 1000 MB/s
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CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - Sequential Write
min: 1724     avg: 1816     median: 1772.5 (41%)     max: 1995 MB/s
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CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - Sequential Read
min: 1958     avg: 2285     median: 2160 (52%)     max: 2860 MB/s
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CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Write 4K
min: 104.7     avg: 172.1     median: 177.1 (16%)     max: 211.4 MB/s
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CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Read 4K
min: 42.82     avg: 53.7     median: 55.5 (1%)     max: 57.2 MB/s
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CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5 Write Seq
min: 1096     avg: 1792     median: 1908 (10%)     max: 2073 MB/s
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CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5 Read Seq
min: 1150     avg: 2262     median: 2579 (31%)     max: 2841 MB/s
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CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1
min: 245.2     avg: 426.9     median: 471.7 (17%)     max: 571 MB/s
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CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1
min: 317.8     avg: 509     median: 561 (9%)     max: 606 MB/s
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CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1
min: 1985     avg: 2021     median: 2022 (20%)     max: 2075 MB/s
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CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1
min: 3157     avg: 3358     median: 3354 (26%)     max: 3509 MB/s
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PCMark 8 - PCMark 8 Storage v2
min: 5077     avg: 5085     median: 5082 (99%)     max: 5098 Points
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HD Tune Transfer Rate Minimum - HD Tune Transfer Rate Minimum
1370 MB/s (69%)
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HD Tune Transfer Rate Average - HD Tune Transfer Rate Average
1537 MB/s (64%)
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HD Tune Transfer Rate Maximum - HD Tune Transfer Rate Maximum
1552 MB/s (62%)
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Klaus Hinum (Update: 2018-11- 7)