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Samsung SSD 970 EVO 1TB

Samsung SSD 970 EVO 1TB
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Effective Speed +212% Effective Speed 212%Average Score +246% Read 409%, Write 420%, 4K Read 70%, 4K Write 76%, Mixed 339%, 4K Mixed 80%, SusWrite 330%Peak Score +237% Read 402%, Write 398%, 4K Read 66%, 4K Write 95%, Mixed 319%, 4K Mixed 82%, SusWrite 300%Value & Sentiment -896%User Rating -14%, Market Share -1,778%Nice To Haves +308% DQ Read 408%, DQ Write 324%, DQ Mixed 398%, ADQ Read 298%, ADQ Write 246%, ADQ Mixed 329%, Age 131%, AS-SSD Total 328%

Average Bench: 307% (29^th of 1072)

Based on 771 user benchmarks. Model: NVMe Samsung SSD 970 EVO 1TB

Poor: 224%Average: 307% Great: 380%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme Samsung SSD 970 EVO 1TB averaged 207.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme Samsung SSD 970 EVO 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,116MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,109MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme Samsung SSD 970 EVO 1TB is 156%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme Samsung SSD 970 EVO 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 154MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 58.2MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 771 samples)

Rank 29307%

Min	Avg	Max
1,644	Read 2,330	2,542
1,302	Write 2,109	2,417
1,144	Mixed 1,576	1,773
722	SusWrite 1,275	1,549
408% 1,822 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
39.5	4K Read 58.2	71.2
79.2	4K Write 154	239
49.4	4K Mixed 81.2	106
274% 97.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
699	DQ Read 1,299	1,863
301	DQ Write 999	1,518
454	DQ Mixed 1,116	1,650
844% 1,138 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 3 days ago.

756GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2161 1940 1087 1089 1091 1090 MB/s

374% Outstanding

Write 2,263

Mixed 1,636

SusWrite 1,410

438% 1,955 MB/s

4K Read 69.4

4K Write 210

4K Mixed 105

350% 128 MB/s

DQ Read 2,000

DQ Write 1,534

DQ Mixed 1,767

1,322% 1,767 MB/s

USA-User, 6 days ago.

931GB free

Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2415 2147 1175 1170 1188 1188 MB/s

364% Outstanding

Write 2399

Mixed 1,720

SusWrite 1547

460% 2,050 MB/s

4K Read 69.2

4K Write 197

4K Mixed 98.5

335% 121 MB/s

DQ Read 1,617

DQ Write 1,285

DQ Mixed 1423

1,073% 1,442 MB/s

FRA-User, 8 days ago.

839GB free

Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2360 2166 1192 1184 1193 1194 MB/s

363% Outstanding

Write 2,403

Mixed 1,725

SusWrite 1,548

460% 2,050 MB/s

4K Read 69.2

4K Write 186

4K Mixed 97.9

329% 118 MB/s

DQ Read 1581

DQ Write 1,357

DQ Mixed 1,437

1,086% 1,458 MB/s

USA-User, 9 days ago.

455GB free

Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2405 2144 1147 1157 1161 1161 MB/s

339% Outstanding

Write 2400

Mixed 1,747

SusWrite 1,529

460% 2049 MB/s

4K Read 69.4

4K Write 114

4K Mixed 85.6

276% 89.8 MB/s

DQ Read 1,694

DQ Write 978

DQ Mixed 1,154

908% 1,276 MB/s

DEU-User, 1 day ago.

156GB free

Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 556 541 585 607 600 639 MB/s

306% Outstanding

Write 2,398

Mixed 1,740

SusWrite 588

405% 1,813 MB/s

4K Read 68.7

4K Write 187

4K Mixed 100

331% 118 MB/s

DQ Read 1,637

DQ Write 1,344

DQ Mixed 1,499

1,120% 1,494 MB/s

BEL-User, 5 days ago.

791GB free

Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1201 1283 1154 1121 1098 1104 MB/s

274% Outstanding

Write 2,098

Mixed 1,596

SusWrite 1,160

409% 1,828 MB/s

4K Read 53.3

4K Write 108

4K Mixed 67

224% 75.9 MB/s

DQ Read 965

DQ Write 606

DQ Mixed 716

553% 763 MB/s

USA-User, 9 days ago.

650GB free

Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1561 1538 1443 1003 984 1015 MB/s

269% Outstanding

Write 1,630

Mixed 1351

SusWrite 1,258

359% 1,605 MB/s

4K Read 55.3

4K Write 123

4K Mixed 74.2

244% 84 MB/s

DQ Read 963

DQ Write 338

DQ Mixed 715

511% 672 MB/s

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Desktop 115%

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Workstation 230%

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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING Z690-PLUS WIFI D4 - $187

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	6,789x
Core i5-12600KIntel $168Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	2,688x
Core i9-12900KIntel $319Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	2,442x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,785x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	1,607x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,573x

SSD
Samsung SSD 970 EVO 1TBNvmeBench 307%, 771 samples	1x

RAM
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	634x
Skill Intl F4-3200C16-16GVK 2x16GBGBench 94%, 11,497 samples	503x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	456x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $1,326

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
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 $45	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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Samsung SSD 970 EVO 1TB

Average Bench: 307% (29^th of 1072)

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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING Z690-PLUS WIFI D4 - $187

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Samsung SSD 970 EVO 1TB

Average Bench: 307% (29th of 1072)

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Outstanding average bench

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Terrible consistency

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Average Bench

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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING Z690-PLUS WIFI D4 - $187

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Average Bench: 307% (29^th of 1072)