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Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2020.

Average Bench: 308% (29th of 1072)

Based on 3,193 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB
Poor: 165%Average: 308% Great: 421%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB averaged 208.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,065MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 2,230MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB is 256%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 143MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 63MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 3,193 samples)
Rank 29308%
Min Avg Max
1,125 Read 2,230 2,744
834 Write 1,962 2,493
758 Mixed 1,703 2,271
625 SusWrite 1,423 2,027
411% 1,830 MB/s
Min Avg Max
34.2 4K Read 63 78.4
51.1 4K Write 143 242
40.4 4K Mixed 78.9 115
272% 95 MB/s
Min Avg Max
517 DQ Read 1,212 2,239
181 DQ Write 951 1959
312 DQ Mixed 1,065 2,062
802% 1,076 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
777GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2346 2220 1498 1481 1487 1546 MB/s
377% Outstanding
Read 2,646
Write 2,324
Mixed 1,872
SusWrite 1763
483% 2,151 MB/s
4K Read 67.5
4K Write 200
4K Mixed 98.6
335% 122 MB/s
DQ Read 1,505
DQ Write 1,185
DQ Mixed 1,330
1,000% 1,340 MB/s
242GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1464 1449 1454 1381 1350 1316 MB/s
341% Outstanding
Read 2,568
Write 2,294
Mixed 1,870
SusWrite 1,402
456% 2,034 MB/s
4K Read 66.8
4K Write 173
4K Mixed 93.2
312% 111 MB/s
DQ Read 1,403
DQ Write 1,085
DQ Mixed 1,186
903% 1,225 MB/s
164GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1226 1053 1045 968 982 962 MB/s
331% Outstanding
Read 2,642
Write 1,864
Mixed 1,906
SusWrite 1,039
416% 1,863 MB/s
4K Read 65.8
4K Write 184
4K Mixed 95.6
320% 115 MB/s
DQ Read 1,559
DQ Write 1254
DQ Mixed 1,402
1,051% 1,405 MB/s
700GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1588 1378 1426 1432 1438 1427 MB/s
324% Outstanding
Read 2,638
Write 2,329
Mixed 1,865
SusWrite 1,448
464% 2,070 MB/s
4K Read 65.5
4K Write 163
4K Mixed 91.5
303% 107 MB/s
DQ Read 908
DQ Write 692
DQ Mixed 774
586% 791 MB/s
676GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1184 1515 1527 1308 1299 1260 MB/s
267% Outstanding
Read 1,942
Write 1434
Mixed 1,430
SusWrite 1,349
345% 1,538 MB/s
4K Read 58.8
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 71.1
244% 83.2 MB/s
DQ Read 978
DQ Write 445
DQ Mixed 839
588% 754 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,887,991 SSDs tested

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Typical Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB Builds (Compare 15,739 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 - $187

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel  $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples6,789x
Core i5-12600KIntel  $168Bench 109%, 101,563 samples2,688x
Core i9-12900KIntel  $319Bench 117%, 66,991 samples2,442x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples1,785x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples1,607x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,573x
SSD
Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TBNvmeBench 308%, 3,193 samples1x
RAM
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples634x
Skill Intl F4-3200C16-16GVK 2x16GBGBench 94%, 11,497 samples503x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples456x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $1,326

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Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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