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Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2020.

Average Bench: 336% (21st of 1072)

Based on 2,373 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 2TB
Poor: 194%Average: 336% Great: 438%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 2TB averaged 236.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,113MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,287MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 2TB is 244%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 154MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 60.3MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,373 samples)
Rank 21336%
Min Avg Max
1,442 Read 2,256 2709
1,047 Write 2,023 2,479
1,064 Mixed 1,804 2,378
919 SusWrite 1,777 2,421
442% 1,965 MB/s
Min Avg Max
35.9 4K Read 60.3 80.6
59.2 4K Write 154 239
46.2 4K Mixed 84.3 117
281% 99.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
503 DQ Read 1,287 2,216
228 DQ Write 969 1,819
378 DQ Mixed 1,113 1,981
836% 1,123 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 632 646 629 672 671 664 MB/s
350% Outstanding
Read 2,679
Write 2,373
Mixed 1827
SusWrite 652
420% 1,883 MB/s
4K Read 66.1
4K Write 270
4K Mixed 114
389% 150 MB/s
DQ Read 2,083
DQ Write 1,618
DQ Mixed 1,806
1,364% 1,836 MB/s
443GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1846 1410 1218 1180 1152 1156 MB/s
336% Outstanding
Read 2533
Write 2347
Mixed 2,145
SusWrite 1,327
469% 2,088 MB/s
4K Read 68.5
4K Write 174
4K Mixed 96.6
320% 113 MB/s
DQ Read 1,353
DQ Write 1,079
DQ Mixed 1,200
903% 1,211 MB/s
986GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1607 1604 1629 1625 1591 1504 MB/s
296% Outstanding
Read 2,455
Write 2,171
Mixed 1,734
SusWrite 1,593
446% 1,988 MB/s
4K Read 53.5
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 66.7
220% 73.7 MB/s
DQ Read 783
DQ Write 642
DQ Mixed 707
531% 711 MB/s
441GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1653 1290 1333 1301 1317 1310 MB/s
291% Outstanding
Read 2242
Write 1,736
Mixed 1,593
SusWrite 1,367
388% 1,735 MB/s
4K Read 61.3
4K Write 143
4K Mixed 82.3
274% 95.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,106
DQ Write 354
DQ Mixed 854
598% 772 MB/s
441GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1685 1298 1305 1273 1306 1324 MB/s
283% Outstanding
Read 2,137
Write 1,682
Mixed 1,495
SusWrite 1,365
374% 1,670 MB/s
4K Read 56.7
4K Write 139
4K Mixed 81.3
264% 92.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,076
DQ Write 360
DQ Mixed 866
600% 767 MB/s
354GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1322 1171 1078 1156 1111 792 MB/s
263% Outstanding
Read 2,076
Write 2,062
Mixed 974
SusWrite 1,105
348% 1,554 MB/s
4K Read 39.4
4K Write 180
4K Mixed 58.6
230% 92.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,052
DQ Write 839
DQ Mixed 905
688% 932 MB/s
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Typical Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 2TB Builds (Compare 15,609 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 209%
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Desktop
Desktop 115%
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Workstation
Workstation 230%
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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING Z690-PLUS WIFI D4 - $248

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel  $250Bench 114%, 78,749 samples6,737x
Core i5-12600KIntel  $186Bench 109%, 101,563 samples2,668x
Core i9-12900KIntel  $335Bench 117%, 66,991 samples2,430x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples1,772x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples1,595x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,564x
SSD
Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 2TBNvmeBench 336%, 2,373 samples1x
RAM
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples626x
Skill Intl F4-3200C16-16GVK 2x16GBGBench 94%, 11,497 samples499x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 47,657 samples452x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 63% - Good Total price: $1,408

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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