Per the request of Intel support, I'm making a separate thread for this, originally discussed here.
I've tried the following;
1. Updating my BIOS (v. 42).
2. Updating the firmware of my Samsung 950 Pro to the latest version.
3. Resetting my BIOS settings to default.
4. Switching the power profile in Windows 10 to maximum performance.
5. Testing my memory with Memtest86.
6. Monitored the temperature of the CPU which goes up to about 80 degrees under load.
7. I've confirmed my ram is running at 2133MHz
As stated above, I'm using the following;
2. SAMSUNG 950 PRO 256GB M.2 SSD.