Samsung

970 EVO 2TB

970 EVO 2TB
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Effective Speed -28%Effective Speed -28%Average Score -31%Read -28%, Write -19%, 4K Read -8%, 4K Write -131%, Mixed -6%, 4K Mixed -34%, SusWrite 10%Peak Score -15%Read 13%, Write 11%, 4K Read -10%, 4K Write -146%, Mixed 23%, 4K Mixed -33%, SusWrite 36%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -36%DQ Read -45%, DQ Write -61%, DQ Mixed -35%, ADQ Read -88%, ADQ Write -65%, ADQ Mixed -38%, Age 85%, AS-SSD Total -43%

Average Bench: 76.6% (544^th of 1074)

Based on 25 user benchmarks. Model: Samsung SSD 970 EVO

Poor: 51%Average: 76.6% Great: 93%

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Good average bench

The Samsung 970 EVO 2TB averaged 23.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 970 EVO 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 188MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 31.8MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 970 EVO 2TB is 41.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung 970 EVO 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 37.9MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 174MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 25 samples)

Rank 54476.6%

Min	Avg	Max
285	Read 356	573
235	Write 342	539
271	Mixed 340	521
72.6	SusWrite 327	528
76.9% 341 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
18	4K Read 31.8	39.2
16.1	4K Write 37.9	49.8
22.6	4K Mixed 33.6	43.7
111% 34.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
66.6	DQ Read 174	253
59.5	DQ Write 175	223
68.9	DQ Mixed 188	245
137% 179 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

FRA-User, 5 months ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: 3108

SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 385 385 386 387 387 MB/s

87% Excellent

Write 384

Mixed 381

SusWrite 386

87% 386 MB/s

4K Read 36.4

4K Write 37.8

4K Mixed 35.4

121% 36.5 MB/s

DQ Read 253

DQ Write 213

DQ Mixed 245

180% 237 MB/s

NLD-User, 1 month ago.

126GB free

Firmware: 3108

SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 360 354 318 339 357 MB/s

86.9% Excellent

Write 360

Mixed 351

SusWrite 344

80% 353 MB/s

4K Read 38.6

4K Write 45.2

4K Mixed 40.1

134% 41.3 MB/s

DQ Read 233

DQ Write 217

DQ Mixed 240

176% 230 MB/s

AUT-User, 12 days ago.

390GB free

Firmware: 3106

SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 386 383 386 387 387 MB/s

84% Excellent

Write 382

Mixed 371

SusWrite 386

86% 380 MB/s

4K Read 34.4

4K Write 43

4K Mixed 37.6

123% 38.3 MB/s

DQ Read 136

DQ Write 165

DQ Mixed 169

122% 157 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

924GB free

Firmware: 8206

SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 206 201 222 214 224 MB/s

50.8% Above average

Write 235

Mixed 271

SusWrite 207

59% 262 MB/s

4K Read 18

4K Write 25.2

4K Mixed 22.6

70% 21.9 MB/s

DQ Read 66.6

DQ Write 61.5

DQ Mixed 68.9

50% 65.7 MB/s

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Gaming 127%

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 128%

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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) - $25

CPU
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $200Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	4,661x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $189Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	4,291x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $110Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	3,429x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,248x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,084x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,473x

SSD
970 EVO 2TBSamsungBench 77%, 25 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	772x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	729x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $112Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	646x

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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $764

Popular 970 EVO 2TB compatible motherboards:

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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970 EVO 2TB

Average Bench: 76.6% (544^th of 1074)

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Average Bench: 76.6% (544^th of 1074)