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Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 250GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2020.

Average Bench: 258% (53rd of 1072)

Based on 289 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 250GB
Poor: 171%Average: 258% Great: 318%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 250GB averaged 158.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 932MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 2,432MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 250GB is 146%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 503MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 158MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 289 samples)
Rank 53258%
Min Avg Max
1,514 Read 2,432 2,745
1,052 Write 1,980 2,264
900 Mixed 1,435 1,649
360 SusWrite 503 590
353% 1,588 MB/s
Min Avg Max
40.5 4K Read 67.2 75.9
58 4K Write 158 254
41.4 4K Mixed 80.3 108
288% 102 MB/s
Min Avg Max
505 DQ Read 933 1,012
146 DQ Write 961 1,633
222 DQ Mixed 932 1,166
705% 942 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
142GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 660 412 412 412 407 403 MB/s
303% Outstanding
Read 2,672
Write 2,251
Mixed 1,506
SusWrite 451
382% 1,720 MB/s
4K Read 69.3
4K Write 245
4K Mixed 108
373% 141 MB/s
DQ Read 1,010
DQ Write 1,349
DQ Mixed 1,168
885% 1,176 MB/s
156GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 911 429 429 429 429 426 MB/s
278% Outstanding
Read 2,542
Write 2,189
Mixed 1473
SusWrite 509
374% 1,678 MB/s
4K Read 61.7
4K Write 212
4K Mixed 80.1
308% 118 MB/s
DQ Read 1,008
DQ Write 1286
DQ Mixed 1,161
872% 1,152 MB/s
231GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1488 396 398 398 398 393 MB/s
277% Outstanding
Read 2,701
Write 2,229
Mixed 1,606
SusWrite 578
396% 1,779 MB/s
4K Read 63.2
4K Write 168
4K Mixed 77
283% 103 MB/s
DQ Read 1,004
DQ Write 1,075
DQ Mixed 1,154
837% 1,078 MB/s
155GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1156 430 429 429 428 424 MB/s
250% Outstanding
Read 2,421
Write 2,185
Mixed 1,434
SusWrite 549
367% 1,647 MB/s
4K Read 50
4K Write 150
4K Mixed 69.3
244% 89.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,015
DQ Write 966
DQ Mixed 1,061
777% 1,014 MB/s
159GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1476 399 398 397 396 400 MB/s
248% Outstanding
Read 2,344
Write 2,005
Mixed 1494
SusWrite 578
358% 1,605 MB/s
4K Read 51.6
4K Write 151
4K Mixed 69.4
247% 90.6 MB/s
DQ Read 981
DQ Write 964
DQ Mixed 1,067
776% 1004 MB/s
159GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1467 399 401 401 402 401 MB/s
231% Outstanding
Read 2,408
Write 2,151
Mixed 1,404
SusWrite 578
364% 1,635 MB/s
4K Read 48.4
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 60.7
214% 76.1 MB/s
DQ Read 917
DQ Write 581
DQ Mixed 787
576% 762 MB/s
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Gaming 13%
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Desktop 78%
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Workstation 13%
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System: Acer Nitro AN515-57

CPU
Core i5-11400HIntelBench 80%, 35,470 samples9,243x
Core i7-11800HIntelBench 88%, 56,029 samples5,157x
Core i9-11900HIntelBench 89%, 6,494 samples554x
GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 4%, 25,082 samples5,142x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 7%, 53,008 samples3,009x
RTX 3060 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 90%, 102,706 samples1,797x
SSD
Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 250GBNvmeBench 258%, 289 samples1x
RAM
M471A1K43EB1-CWE 2x8GBSamsungBench 86%, 38,732 samples2,889x
M471A1K43EB1-CWE 1x8GBSamsungBench 40%, 14,450 samples2,188x
M471A2K43EB1-CWE 1x16GBSamsungBench 46%, 7,758 samples821x
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