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Release date ≈ Q3 2020.

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Effective Speed 
+8%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 384,936 user samples
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17,082 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 332% 282GB free
Worst Bench: 168% 216GB free (System drive)
Poor: 168% Great: 332%
SPEED RANK: 54th / 1072
367,854 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 355% 184GB free
Worst Bench: 178% 90GB free (System drive)
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
SPEED RANK: 42nd / 1072
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		256 % 276 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+8%
Average Score 
+13%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		2006 MB/s 2314 MB/s Faster read speed.
+15%
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		1846 MB/s 2034 MB/s Faster write speed.
+10%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		51.4 MB/s 61.3 MB/s Faster random read.
+19%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		110 MB/s 143 MB/s Much faster random write.
+30%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		1384 MB/s 1632 MB/s Faster mixed IO speed.
+18%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		63.1 MB/s 79.6 MB/s Faster random mixed IO.
+26%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		1103 MB/s Much faster sustained write speed.
+31% 		843 MB/s
Peak Score 
+10%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		2724 MB/s 2751 MB/s +1%
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		2422 MB/s 2540 MB/s +5%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		55.7 MB/s 75.6 MB/s Much faster peak random read.
+36%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		153 MB/s 229 MB/s Much faster peak random write.
+50%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		1745 MB/s 1930 MB/s Faster peak mixed IO speed.
+11%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		75.4 MB/s 108 MB/s Much faster peak random mixed IO.
+43%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		1843 MB/s Much faster peak sustained write speed.
+75% 		1056 MB/s
Value & Sentiment 
+763%
Market Share
Based on 75,701,110 SSDs tested
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.03 % 0.91 % Insanely higher market share.
+2,933%
Value
Value For Money 		73.6 % 112 % Much better value.
+52%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		51 % 66 % More popular.
+29%
Price
Price (score) 		$69 $43 Much cheaper.
+37%
Nice To Haves 
+12%
Age
Newest 		45+ Months More recent.
+27% 		62+ Months
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		1591 MB/s 1899 MB/s Faster peak deep queue read.
+19%
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		1372 MB/s 1643 MB/s Faster peak deep queue write.
+20%
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		4,659 Pts 5,528 Pts Stronger server IO.
+19%
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		1347 MB/s 1754 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+30%
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		969 MB/s 1231 MB/s Faster deep queue read.
+27%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		907 MB/s 922 MB/s +2%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		966 MB/s 1044 MB/s Slightly faster deep queue mixed IO.
+8%
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		500GB 500GB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 256%
Average Bench 276%
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The 970 Evo Plus offers excellent sustained write performance both in and out of cache. This results in consistent performance even when the drive is nearly full. Samsung also have a great track record for reliability, this drive will likely last a lifetime. The larger capacity drives (1TB+) offer even better write performance and may be more appropriate for some users. We use this drive (and its larger siblings) extensively in our EFps Lab at UserBenchmark. [Feb '20 SSDrivePro]

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