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Samsung SSD 970 PRO 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2020.

Average Bench: 336% (21st of 1072)

Based on 201 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe Samsung SSD 970 PRO 512GB
Poor: 241%Average: 336% Great: 409%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme Samsung SSD 970 PRO 512GB averaged 236.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme Samsung SSD 970 PRO 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,015MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 2,538MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme Samsung SSD 970 PRO 512GB is 168%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme Samsung SSD 970 PRO 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 149MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 58.7MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 201 samples)
Rank 21336%
Min Avg Max
1,489 Read 2,538 2,885
1,265 Write 1,968 2,221
836 Mixed 1,316 1,557
1,138 SusWrite 1,797 2,212
426% 1,905 MB/s
Min Avg Max
37.9 4K Read 58.7 65.5
61.8 4K Write 149 249
45.9 4K Mixed 72 95.4
260% 93.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
664 DQ Read 1,145 1,475
146 DQ Write 913 1,513
297 DQ Mixed 1,015 1,583
763% 1,024 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
321GB free
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1991 2073 2045 1978 1922 1928 MB/s
386% Outstanding
Read 2,701
Write 2,186
Mixed 1,408
SusWrite 1,989
464% 2,071 MB/s
4K Read 47.2
4K Write 213
4K Mixed 88.9
298% 116 MB/s
DQ Read 1,472
DQ Write 1,380
DQ Mixed 1,502
1,107% 1,452 MB/s
277GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 977 1631 1900 1913 1924 1851 MB/s
303% Outstanding
Read 2486
Write 2,058
Mixed 1,330
SusWrite 1,699
424% 1,893 MB/s
4K Read 43.6
4K Write 91.2
4K Mixed 58.6
190% 64.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,013
DQ Write 809
DQ Mixed 885
669% 902 MB/s
138GB free
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1509 1037 841 784 754 719 MB/s
250% Outstanding
Read 2,165
Write 1,192
Mixed 1,214
SusWrite 941
306% 1,378 MB/s
4K Read 50.2
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 69.3
238% 85.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,066
DQ Write 389
DQ Mixed 805
574% 753 MB/s
477GB free
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 701 700 703 704 705 705 MB/s
189% Outstanding
Read 756
Write 645
Mixed 660
SusWrite 703
156% 691 MB/s
4K Read 54.5
4K Write 156
4K Mixed 75.9
262% 95.4 MB/s
DQ Read 832
DQ Write 715
DQ Mixed 1,148
758% 898 MB/s
394GB free
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 269 329 344 342 317 MB/s
142% Outstanding
Read 1,538
Write 1,081
Mixed 814
SusWrite 319
208% 938 MB/s
4K Read 31.7
4K Write 62.4
4K Mixed 45.8
140% 46.6 MB/s
DQ Read 465
DQ Write 276
DQ Mixed 504
340% 415 MB/s
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Typical Samsung SSD 970 PRO 512GB Builds (Compare 1,154 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 227%
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Desktop
Desktop 115%
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Workstation
Workstation 250%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z690-I GAMING WIFI

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel  $241Bench 114%, 78,749 samples314x
Core i9-12900KIntel  $327Bench 117%, 66,991 samples286x
Core i5-12600KIntel  $182Bench 109%, 101,563 samples136x
GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $630Bench 204%, 155,335 samples172x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples163x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples91x
SSD
Samsung SSD 970 PRO 512GBNvmeBench 336%, 201 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples90x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples64x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples59x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $871

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