samsung 960 evo 250gb has slowed down a bit

[packersfan036]

hi everyone, my samsung 960 evo 250gb m.2 was getting 3030 read and 1500 write speeds then it started slowing down some lately. now whenever i test it i get around 2990 read and 1250 write or a little lower. just wondering if anyone knows why. i have had the drive for around 3 weeks to a month now.

 

[marksavio]

which motherboard are you using? the NVMEs will defintely slow down due to heat. and if you dont have a good heatsink or spreader and good cooling from your chassis fans/cpu air cooler, then of course performance will degrade.

 

[packersfan036]

which motherboard are you using? the NVMEs will defintely slow down due to heat. and if you dont have a good heatsink or spreader and good cooling from your chassis fans/cpu air cooler, then of course performance will degrade.

asus maximus viii hero board, i5 7600k cpu

 

[marksavio]

thats a good high end board. do you have HWMonitor and check the temps? it also shows your nvme temps as well.

 

[packersfan036]

thats a good high end board. do you have HWMonitor and check the temps? it also shows your nvme temps as well.

ya temps are good even under a load not going above 55c

 

[marksavio]

it could be a driver thing. you have to install the proper Samsung NVME Controller. not the default one if you havent already. and also your BIOS.

 

[packersfan036]

it could be a driver thing. you have to install the proper Samsung NVME one. not the default one if you havent already. and also your BIOS.

ok ill double check everything

 

[marksavio]

btw once youre done you can try go visit userbenchmark site and try to compare your stats against other users of your hardware. and i couldnt give you any other suggestions tho. it could be other factors on your MOBO. ive attached my bench score here.

 

[packersfan036]

btw once youre done you can try go visit userbenchmark site and try to compare your stats against other users of your hardware. and i couldnt give you any other suggestions tho. it could be other factors on your MOBO. ive attached my bench score here.

it looks like you have the same m.2 drive.