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Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 87.6% (35th of 1015)

Based on 10 user benchmarks.  Model: Volume0
Poor: 58%Average: 87.6% Great: 111%

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Very good average bench

The Volume0 960GB averaged just 12.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Volume0 960GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.73MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 4.01MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Volume0 960GB is 52.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Volume0 960GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 77MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 92MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 10 samples)
Rank 3587.6%
Min Avg Max
106 Read 174 228
16.5 Write 132 197
26.6 Mixed 92 152
15.4 SusWrite 77 172
87.5% 119 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.29 4K Read 0.66 1
0.5 4K Write 4.01 7.1
0.1 4K Mixed 0.73 1.5
183% 1.8 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
535GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 171 173 174 173 171 MB/s
99.9% Outstanding
Read 175
Write 166
Mixed 58.7
SusWrite 172
104% 143 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 7.1
4K Mixed 1.5
340% 3.2 MB/s
464GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0. Max speed: Unknown
98.6% Outstanding
Read 167
Write 176
Mixed 152
124% 165 MB/s
4K Read 0.38
4K Write 3.54
4K Mixed 0.1
92% 1.34 MB/s
120GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0. Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s
93.2% Outstanding
Read 157
Write 167
Mixed 121
111% 148 MB/s
4K Read 0.49
4K Write 7.05
4K Mixed 0.72
231% 2.75 MB/s
719GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 95 98 111 116 111 MB/s
60.6% Good
Read 106
Write 118
Mixed 66
SusWrite 104
72% 98.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 4.8
4K Mixed 0.9
206% 2.03 MB/s
875GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 15 17 17 17 17 MB/s
58.4% Above average
Read 187
Write 16.5
Mixed 26.6
SusWrite 16.6
45% 61.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.6
113% 0.67 MB/s
877GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 17 15 17 16 MB/s
58% Above average
Read 187
Write 16.5
Mixed 28.7
SusWrite 15.4
45% 61.8 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.6
118% 0.7 MB/s

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Gaming 23%
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Desktop 69%
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Workstation
Workstation 17%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3

CPU
Core i5-750Intel  $72Bench 62%, 43,796 samples100x
Core i7 860Intel  $320Bench 64%, 51,451 samples55x
Core i7 870Intel  $100Bench 66%, 37,228 samples10x
GPU
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples12x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples8x
RX 570AMD  $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples8x
SSD
Green 240GB (2018)WD  $56Bench 45%, 156,194 samples8x
BX500 480GBCrucial  $38Bench 63%, 83,298 samples7x
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples7x
RAM
12GBUnknownBench 35%, 85,415 samples35x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples32x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples29x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 45% - Average Total price: $327

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