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Samsung SSD 970 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2018.

Average Bench: 331% (22nd of 1072)

Based on 10,220 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe Samsung SSD 970
Poor: 221%Average: 331% Great: 431%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme Samsung SSD 970 2TB averaged 230.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme Samsung SSD 970 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,085MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,066MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme Samsung SSD 970 2TB is 210%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme Samsung SSD 970 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 146MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 63.8MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 10,220 samples)
Rank 22331%
Min Avg Max
1,344 Read 2,275 2,721
1,216 Write 2,066 2,554
1,161 Mixed 1,807 2,365
828 SusWrite 1,687 2,426
440% 1,958 MB/s
Min Avg Max
42.4 4K Read 63.8 77.3
61.7 4K Write 146 247
50.9 4K Mixed 82 112
279% 97.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
546 DQ Read 1,283 2,262
214 DQ Write 985 1,874
293 DQ Mixed 1,085 1,999
825% 1,118 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1877 2592 2602 1873 1496 1498 MB/s
407% Outstanding
Read 2,699
Write 2,609
Mixed 1,948
SusWrite 1,990
519% 2,311 MB/s
4K Read 67.8
4K Write 209
4K Mixed 98.3
339% 125 MB/s
DQ Read 1,869
DQ Write 1,384
DQ Mixed 1,563
1,186% 1,605 MB/s
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1163 1902 2251 2282 2225 2183 MB/s
366% Outstanding
Read 2,519
Write 2,334
Mixed 2,250
SusWrite 2,001
512% 2,276 MB/s
4K Read 68.5
4K Write 133
4K Mixed 89.9
289% 97 MB/s
DQ Read 1,318
DQ Write 1,041
DQ Mixed 1168
877% 1,176 MB/s
864GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1572 1572 1447 1365 1339 1299 MB/s
324% Outstanding
Read 2,552
Write 2,455
Mixed 1,840
SusWrite 1,432
464% 2,070 MB/s
4K Read 56.5
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 74.3
247% 85.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1506
DQ Write 1,094
DQ Mixed 1,212
930% 1,271 MB/s
922GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1676 1608 1569 1607 1574 1450 MB/s
277% Outstanding
Read 2,455
Write 2,059
Mixed 1,694
SusWrite 1,580
436% 1,947 MB/s
4K Read 52.4
4K Write 57.6
4K Mixed 52.3
177% 54.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,050
DQ Write 186
DQ Mixed 338
320% 525 MB/s
312GB free
Firmware: 4B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1894 1882 1860 1771 1682 1576 MB/s
261% Outstanding
Read 2,150
Write 1,989
Mixed 2,013
SusWrite 1,777
446% 1,982 MB/s
4K Read 45.9
4K Write 64.6
4K Mixed 48.7
166% 53.1 MB/s
DQ Read 405
DQ Write 292
DQ Mixed 340
256% 346 MB/s
921GB free
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1654 1689 1885 1730 1739 1597 MB/s
249% Outstanding
Read 1,818
Write 1,220
Mixed 1,212
SusWrite 1,716
335% 1,491 MB/s
4K Read 43.9
4K Write 68.8
4K Mixed 53
171% 55.2 MB/s
DQ Read 459
DQ Write 354
DQ Mixed 336
270% 383 MB/s
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Gaming 144%
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Desktop 101%
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Workstation
Workstation 132%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-A - $175

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel  $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples9,151x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples6,185x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples4,119x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,958x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,882x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples1,602x
SSD
Samsung SSD 970 2TBNvmeBench 331%, 10,220 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples1,268x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples929x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples928x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $890

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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