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SamsungMZ-V7P512BW
▲ 66315 ▼

Release date: Q4 2022.

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▲ 55347 ▼

Release date ≈ Q2 2018.

Effective Speed 
+40%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 154,801 user samples
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61,354 User Benchmarks
Great bench: 587% 2TB free
Poor bench: 286% 2TB free (System drive)
Poor: 286% Great: 587%
SPEED RANK: 11th / 1080
93,447 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 393% 285GB free
Worst Bench: 195% 132GB free (System drive)
Poor: 195% Great: 393%
SPEED RANK: 33rd / 1080
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		449 % Much faster effective speed.
+40% 		322 %
Average Score 
+60%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		2,469 MB/s Slightly faster read speed.
+6% 		2,339 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		3,845 MB/s Hugely faster write speed.
+103% 		1,892 MB/s
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		74.8 MB/s Much faster random read.
+41% 		53.1 MB/s
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		192 MB/s Faster random write.
+25% 		153 MB/s
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		2,911 MB/s Hugely faster mixed IO speed.
+130% 		1,264 MB/s
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		103 MB/s Much faster random mixed IO.
+40% 		73.5 MB/s
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		2,955 MB/s Much faster sustained write speed.
+77% 		1,669 MB/s
Peak Score 
+72%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		3,186 MB/s Faster peak read speed.
+13% 		2,814 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		4,847 MB/s Hugely faster peak write speed.
+119% 		2,212 MB/s
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		96.9 MB/s Much faster peak random read.
+53% 		63.3 MB/s
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		317 MB/s Much faster peak random write.
+45% 		218 MB/s
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		3,573 MB/s Hugely faster peak mixed IO speed.
+131% 		1,548 MB/s
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		146 MB/s Much faster peak random mixed IO.
+60% 		91.5 MB/s
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		4,018 MB/s Hugely faster peak sustained write speed.
+83% 		2,191 MB/s
Value & Sentiment 
+446%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		1.85 % Insanely higher market share.
+1,442% 		0.12 %
Value
Value For Money 		198 % Hugely better value.
+314% 		47.8 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		66 % More popular.
+20% 		55 %
Price
Price (score) 		$156 Slightly cheaper.
+8% 		$170
Nice To Haves 
+38%
Age
Newest 		24 Months Much more recent.
+69% 		78+ Months
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		2,243 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue read.
+52% 		1,471 MB/s
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		1,782 MB/s Faster peak deep queue write.
+15% 		1,549 MB/s
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		6,703 Pts Much stronger server IO.
+42% 		4,713 Pts
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		1,991 MB/s Faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+25% 		1,592 MB/s
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		1,608 MB/s Much faster deep queue read.
+36% 		1,183 MB/s
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		1,195 MB/s Faster deep queue write.
+28% 		932 MB/s
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		1,398 MB/s Much faster deep queue mixed IO.
+35% 		1,033 MB/s
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		2TB 512GB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 449%
Average Bench 322%

The Samsung 990 Pro has a strong consumer performance profile. It offers burst read speeds of 3 GB/s and burst write speeds of 5 GB/s. The 990 Pro also offers respectable out of cache performance. At current prices (1TB $120 USD, 2TB $165 USD and 4TB $320 USD) the Samsung 990 Pro offers worse value for money than the WD Black SN850X. Samsung’s superior SSD technology allowed them to dominate the consumer market since SSDs became mainstream in 2010. However, in today’s market, their technology no longer justifies a price premium. [Jun '24 SSDrivePro]

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The Samsung 970 Pro is a third generation NVMe PCIe SSD which replaces the 960 Pro. It comes in a M.2. form factor and features Samsung’s latest Phoenix controller and 64 layer proprietary 3D MLC NAND. MLC NAND has better write consistency but is more expensive than the TLC NAND found in the 970 Evo. The 970 Pro demonstrates a 16% increase in peak sequential write speed over the 960 Pro. There are also improvements in random read and write speeds. Interestingly this iteration of Pro SSDs come with a price cut, with the 512GB retailing at just $250 and the 1TB at $500, whilst at the time of writing, the 512GB 960 Pro is $315. The 970 Pro targets professionals who may rely on Samsung’s 5 year or 600TBW warranty and who may need its extended write performance. But, for most users who rarely transfer more than 22 GB at a time (this is the size of the SLC cache the 500GB 970 Evo), the cheaper 970 Evo may represent better value for money. [May '18 SSDrivePro]

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