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Samsung SSD 970 PRO 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2020.

Average Bench: 332% (29th of 1080)

Based on 134 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe Samsung SSD 970 PRO 1TB
Poor: 233%Average: 332% Great: 426%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme Samsung SSD 970 PRO 1TB averaged 231.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme Samsung SSD 970 PRO 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 974MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 2,417MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme Samsung SSD 970 PRO 1TB is 193%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme Samsung SSD 970 PRO 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 144MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 50.4MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 134 samples)
Rank 29332%
Min Avg Max
1,510 Read 2,417 2,774
1,270 Write 2,040 2,473
927 Mixed 1,312 1,557
1,115 SusWrite 1,887 2,463
429% 1,914 MB/s
Min Avg Max
34.4 4K Read 50.4 61.9
63.9 4K Write 144 238
44.9 4K Mixed 70.7 93.3
243% 88.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
656 DQ Read 1,161 1,948
249 DQ Write 850 1469
350 DQ Mixed 974 1,612
736% 995 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
548GB free
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 81 78 83 83 83 MB/s
648% Outstanding
Read 5,575
Write 82.5
Mixed 135
SusWrite 81
306% 1,468 MB/s
4K Read 1045
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 4.6
1,592% 352 MB/s
954GB free
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1975 2398 2426 2420 2422 2413 MB/s
432% Outstanding
Read 2,587
Write 2,367
Mixed 1,492
SusWrite 2,342
494% 2,197 MB/s
4K Read 61.6
4K Write 221
4K Mixed 94.6
331% 126 MB/s
DQ Read 2,160
DQ Write 1601
DQ Mixed 659
824% 1,474 MB/s
171GB free
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2393 2378 2398 2207 2147 1698 MB/s
408% Outstanding
Read 2,826
Write 2,389
Mixed 1,471
SusWrite 2,203
498% 2,222 MB/s
4K Read 61.5
4K Write 204
4K Mixed 88.8
315% 118 MB/s
DQ Read 1,560
DQ Write 1,297
DQ Mixed 1,408
1,060% 1,422 MB/s
467GB free
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2165 2166 2178 2155 1982 1869 MB/s
347% Outstanding
Read 2,510
Write 2189
Mixed 1,501
SusWrite 2,086
465% 2,072 MB/s
4K Read 53.5
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 73.7
252% 90.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,032
DQ Write 821
DQ Mixed 903
682% 919 MB/s
435GB free
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1985 2114 1920 1968 1774 1829 MB/s
319% Outstanding
Read 2,534
Write 2,138
Mixed 1,358
SusWrite 1,932
446% 1,990 MB/s
4K Read 47.6
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 64.4
210% 72.3 MB/s
DQ Read 855
DQ Write 671
DQ Mixed 749
564% 758 MB/s
875GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1268 1865 1784 1786 1445 1611 MB/s
290% Outstanding
Read 2,510
Write 2,028
Mixed 1,320
SusWrite 1,626
418% 1,871 MB/s
4K Read 44.6
4K Write 89.2
4K Mixed 60.5
192% 64.8 MB/s
DQ Read 848
DQ Write 515
DQ Mixed 637
486% 667 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 232%
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Desktop
Desktop 116%
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Workstation
Workstation 272%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 - $409

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel  $280Bench 117%, 66,991 samples3,012x
Core i7-12700KIntel  $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples2,722x
Core i5-12600KIntel  $175Bench 109%, 101,563 samples908x
GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples1,529x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples1,506x
RTX 3090Nvidia  $1,104Bench 210%, 158,856 samples865x
SSD
Samsung SSD 970 PRO 1TBNvmeBench 332%, 134 samples1x
RAM
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples515x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples250x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples203x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $1,349

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