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Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 500GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2021.

Average Bench: 306% (29th of 1072)

Based on 14 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 500GB
Poor: 222%Average: 306% Great: 374%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 500GB averaged 206.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 896MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,973MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 500GB is 152%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 127MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 57.4MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 14 samples)
Rank 29306%
Min Avg Max
817 Read 2,208 2606
703 Write 1,973 2469
725 Mixed 1,829 2,330
235 SusWrite 1,662 2,444
431% 1,918 MB/s
Min Avg Max
43.9 4K Read 57.4 66.9
46.8 4K Write 127 190
0.1 4K Mixed 73.9 104
249% 86.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
526 DQ Read 1,039 1,487
116 DQ Write 715 1,299
234 DQ Mixed 896 1,381
664% 884 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
197GB free
Firmware: 4B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1952 1929 1914 1913 1908 1896 MB/s
365% Outstanding
Read 2,429
Write 2,243
Mixed 2,146
SusWrite 1,918
492% 2,184 MB/s
4K Read 64.5
4K Write 167
4K Mixed 93.3
306% 108 MB/s
DQ Read 1,346
DQ Write 1,133
DQ Mixed 1,228
923% 1,236 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2014 2298 2334 1986 1533 1523 MB/s
339% Outstanding
Read 2606
Write 2,363
Mixed 1,900
SusWrite 1,948
495% 2,204 MB/s
4K Read 56.3
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 74.4
242% 82 MB/s
DQ Read 1,024
DQ Write 815
DQ Mixed 901
679% 913 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 4B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1625 2089 2110 2245 2206 2195 MB/s
329% Outstanding
Read 2,369
Write 2,070
Mixed 1973
SusWrite 2,078
478% 2,123 MB/s
4K Read 53.4
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 72.4
232% 78.6 MB/s
DQ Read 928
DQ Write 640
DQ Mixed 746
567% 772 MB/s
325GB free
Firmware: 4B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1406 1452 1370 1318 1273 1248 MB/s
328% Outstanding
Read 2,413
Write 2,374
Mixed 2254
SusWrite 1,345
471% 2,096 MB/s
4K Read 66.9
4K Write 177
4K Mixed 97.3
320% 114 MB/s
DQ Read 1,308
DQ Write 944
DQ Mixed 1,083
821% 1,112 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 4B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1618 1790 1870 1963 1906 1896 MB/s
308% Outstanding
Read 2,255
Write 2,069
Mixed 2,116
SusWrite 1,840
466% 2,070 MB/s
4K Read 53.5
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 69.5
225% 75.5 MB/s
DQ Read 946
DQ Write 640
DQ Mixed 739
566% 775 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 4B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1489 1743 1782 1934 1867 1819 MB/s
295% Outstanding
Read 2147
Write 2,006
Mixed 1,955
SusWrite 1,772
444% 1,970 MB/s
4K Read 51
4K Write 95.5
4K Mixed 68
215% 71.5 MB/s
DQ Read 917
DQ Write 608
DQ Mixed 696
537% 740 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1268 1452 1418 1615 1839 1671 MB/s
275% Outstanding
Read 2,120
Write 1,885
Mixed 1,971
SusWrite 1,544
423% 1,880 MB/s
4K Read 55.7
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 77.8
246% 83.2 MB/s
DQ Read 526
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 397
305% 420 MB/s
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1819 1953 2015 2078 1403 1414 MB/s
248% Outstanding
Read 2,090
Write 1,966
Mixed 1,583
SusWrite 1,780
417% 1,855 MB/s
4K Read 43.9
4K Write 74.3
4K Mixed 0.1
106% 39.4 MB/s
DQ Read 929
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 972
630% 749 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 4B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1294 1183 1292 1311 1329 1295 MB/s
222% Outstanding
Read 1,923
Write 1234
Mixed 1359
SusWrite 1,284
324% 1,450 MB/s
4K Read 45.9
4K Write 46.8
4K Mixed 44.7
152% 45.8 MB/s
DQ Read 783
DQ Write 116
DQ Mixed 234
226% 378 MB/s
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Gaming 143%
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Desktop 101%
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Workstation 142%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z490-P - $200

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel  $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples3,268x
Core i5-10600KIntel  $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples1,495x
Core i7-10700KFIntel  $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples1,155x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,879x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples1,092x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples667x
SSD
Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 500GBNvmeBench 306%, 14 samples1x
RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples927x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples543x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples308x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $975

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