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Samsung MZ-V9S2T0B(W|/AM)

990 Evo Plus M.2 2TB

▲ 990 Evo Plus M.2 2TB
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Effective Speed -32%Effective Speed -32%Average Score -25%Read -64%, Write -36%, 4K Read -18%, 4K Write -9%, Mixed -21%, 4K Mixed -13%, SusWrite -18%Peak Score -47%Read -73%, Write -38%, 4K Read -95%, 4K Write -20%, Mixed -31%, 4K Mixed -49%, SusWrite -25%Value & Sentiment +1% User Rating -38%, Market Share -19%, Price 61%, Value -0%Nice To Haves +19% DQ Read -8%, DQ Write -11%, DQ Mixed -12%, ADQ Read -9%, ADQ Write -12%, ADQ Mixed -11%, Age 235%, AS-SSD Total -17%

Average Bench: 376% (22^nd of 1087)

Based on 5,876 user benchmarks. Models: Samsung SSD 990 EVO Plus 2TB, NVMe Samsung SSD 990 EVO Plus 2TB

Poor: 209%Average: 376% Great: 543%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 990 Evo Plus M.2 2TB averaged 276.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 990 Evo Plus M.2 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,522MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 3,601MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 990 Evo Plus M.2 2TB is 334%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung 990 Evo Plus M.2 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 201MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 72.2MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 5,876 samples)

Rank 22376%

Min	Avg	Max
1,562	Read 2,605	3,159
1,495	Write 3,601	4,429
1,514	Mixed 2,690	3,258
727	SusWrite 2,568	3,695
649% 2,866 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
46	4K Read 72.2	82.8
83	4K Write 201	279
55.6	4K Mixed 95.8	124
339% 123 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
868	DQ Read 1,698	2,318
443	DQ Write 1,330	1,935
698	DQ Mixed 1,522	2,086
1,137% 1,517 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

AUT-User, 7 mins ago.

993GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 2B2QKXG7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 4006 4150 4148 3427 1005 1091 MB/s

496% Outstanding

Write 4,522

Mixed 3,356

SusWrite 2,972

789% 3,485 MB/s

4K Read 74.5

4K Write 279

4K Mixed 118

412% 157 MB/s

DQ Read 1,547

DQ Write 1,297

DQ Mixed 1,448

1,078% 1,431 MB/s

NLD-User, 1 hr ago.

911GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1B2QKXG7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1319 324 556 318 555 582 MB/s

343% Outstanding

Write 4,253

Mixed 2,975

SusWrite 609

622% 2,767 MB/s

4K Read 77.3

4K Write 208

4K Mixed 111

370% 132 MB/s

DQ Read 1,665

DQ Write 1,075

DQ Mixed 1,399

1,036% 1,380 MB/s

DEU-User, 1 hr ago.

1.5TB free (System drive)

Firmware: 2B2QKXG7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1779 1844 1846 1638 1661 1710 MB/s

279% Outstanding

Write 1,580

Mixed 1,590

SusWrite 1,746

377% 1,672 MB/s

4K Read 48.6

4K Write 85.8

4K Mixed 64.6

202% 66.3 MB/s

DQ Read 1,002

DQ Write 734

DQ Mixed 927

677% 888 MB/s

DEU-User, 42 mins ago.

1.5TB free (System drive)

Firmware: 2B2QKXG7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1818 1832 1887 1545 1579 1556 MB/s

266% Outstanding

Write 1,538

Mixed 1,518

SusWrite 1,703

356% 1,576 MB/s

4K Read 52.6

4K Write 84.1

4K Mixed 63.2

205% 66.6 MB/s

DQ Read 990

DQ Write 651

DQ Mixed 870

636% 837 MB/s

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Desktop 125%

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Workstation 171%

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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING Z790-PLUS WIFI - €235

CPU
Core i9-13900KIntel €530Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	1,338x
Core i7-13700KIntel €370Bench 126%, 38,490 samples	1,076x
Core i9-14900KIntel €452Bench 131%, 19,876 samples	635x

GPU
RTX 4070-TiNvidia €896Bench 101%, 120,180 samples	813x
RTX 4090Nvidia €1,920Bench 155%, 121,235 samples	701x
RTX 4070Nvidia €568Bench 80%, 122,223 samples	534x

SSD
990 Evo Plus M.2 2TBSamsung €125Bench 376%, 5,876 samples	1x

RAM
TZ/RJ/FX DDR5 6400 C36 2x16GBG.SKILL €97Bench 173%, 39,467 samples	772x
Vengeance DDR5 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsair €111Bench 162%, 40,739 samples	305x
Vengeance RGB DDR5 6000 C36 2x16GBCorsair €111Bench 167%, 13,495 samples	231x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: €1,882

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K €178	Nvidia RTX 4060 €308	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB €153
Intel Core i5-14600K €212	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti €441	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB €107
Intel Core i5-12400F €108	Nvidia RTX 4070 €568	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB €432

Samsung MZ-V9S2T0B(W|/AM)

990 Evo Plus M.2 2TB

Average Bench: 376% (22^nd of 1087)

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990 Evo Plus M.2 2TB

Average Bench: 376% (22nd of 1087)

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