Real World Speed
Performance profile from 495,311 user samples
495,311 User Benchmarks
Great bench: 346% 140GB free (System drive)
Poor bench: 178% 466GB free
Poor: 178% Great: 346%
SPEED RANK: 50th / 1080
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed
275 % 542 % Hugely faster effective speed.
+97%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed
2374 MB/s 4,144 MB/s Much faster read speed.
+75%
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed
1975 MB/s 4,613 MB/s Hugely faster write speed.
+134%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed
67.9 MB/s 85.9 MB/s Faster random read.
+27%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed
132 MB/s 205 MB/s Much faster random write.
+55%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed
1593 MB/s 3,183 MB/s Hugely faster mixed IO speed.
+100%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
79.4 MB/s 108 MB/s Much faster random mixed IO.
+36%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed
799 MB/s 3,175 MB/s Hugely faster sustained write speed.
+297%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed
2694 MB/s 5,896 MB/s Hugely faster peak read speed.
+119%
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed
2523 MB/s 6,338 MB/s Hugely faster peak write speed.
+151%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed
71.8 MB/s 191 MB/s Hugely faster peak random read.
+166%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed
222 MB/s 379 MB/s Much faster peak random write.
+71%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed
1910 MB/s 4,624 MB/s Hugely faster peak mixed IO speed.
+142%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
104 MB/s 219 MB/s Hugely faster peak random mixed IO.
+111%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average
1054 MB/s 4,564 MB/s Hugely faster peak sustained write speed.
+333%
Market Share
Based on 76,509,235 SSDs tested
User Rating
UBM User Rating
55 % 68.2 % More popular.
+24%
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.79 % Much higher market share.
+46%
0.54 %
Price
Price (score)
$69 Hugely cheaper.
+196%
204 USD
Value
Value For Money
79 % 211 % Hugely better value.
+167%
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed
1888 MB/s 2,318 MB/s Faster peak deep queue read.
+23%
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed
1512 MB/s 1,897 MB/s Faster peak deep queue write.
+25%
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
1656 MB/s 2,095 MB/s Faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+26%
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed
1223 MB/s 1,711 MB/s Much faster deep queue read.
+40%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed
910 MB/s 1,260 MB/s Much faster deep queue write.
+38%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
1037 MB/s 1,488 MB/s Much faster deep queue mixed IO.
+44%
Age
Newest
66+ Months 15.7 Months Hugely more recent.
+321%
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score
5,357 Pts 7,675 Pts Much stronger server IO.
+43%
Capacity
Capacity
500GB   —
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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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Solid State Drive Rankings (Price vs Performance) July 2024 SSD Rankings

Welcome to our SSD comparison. We calculate effective speed for both SATA and NVMe drives based on real world performance then adjust by current prices per GB to yield a value for money rating. Our calculated values are checked against thousands of individual user ratings. The customizable table below combines these factors to bring you the definitive list of top SSDs. [SSDrivePro]

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