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Samsung MZ-V7E500BW

970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2018.

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Average Bench: 268% (21st of 996)

Based on 81,324 user benchmarks.  Models: Samsung SSD 970 EVO 500GB, NVMe Samsung SSD 970
Poor: 192%Average: 268% Great: 325%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB averaged 168.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,069MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,010MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB is 133%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 737MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 143MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 81,324 samples)
Rank 21268%
Min Avg Max
1,150 Read 2,246 2,579
1,018 Write 2,010 2,368
912 Mixed 1,391 1,705
551 SusWrite 737 926
356% 1,596 MB/s
Min Avg Max
45.4 4K Read 60.8 71
86.5 4K Write 143 203
56.4 4K Mixed 80.9 98.8
272% 95 MB/s
Min Avg Max
441 DQ Read 1,191 1,847
419 DQ Write 1,002 1,574
380 DQ Mixed 1,069 1,628
808% 1,087 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
255GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 945 655 653 649 645 644 MB/s
302% Outstanding
Read 2,538
Write 2,357
Mixed 1,635
SusWrite 699
403% 1,807 MB/s
4K Read 69.1
4K Write 166
4K Mixed 93.1
312% 109 MB/s
DQ Read 1,487
DQ Write 1253
DQ Mixed 1,336
1,010% 1,359 MB/s
226GB free
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1567 1086 611 610 607 606 MB/s
294% Outstanding
Read 2,137
Write 1,663
Mixed 1150
SusWrite 848
323% 1,449 MB/s
4K Read 56
4K Write 173
4K Mixed 90.5
292% 106 MB/s
DQ Read 1,569
DQ Write 1369
DQ Mixed 1,420
1,078% 1,452 MB/s
423GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1821 897 613 613 610 616 MB/s
280% Outstanding
Read 2,259
Write 2,082
Mixed 1420
SusWrite 861
370% 1,655 MB/s
4K Read 54.6
4K Write 136
4K Mixed 75.5
251% 88.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,437
DQ Write 1,215
DQ Mixed 1,289
976% 1,314 MB/s
258GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 896 602 605 610 613 610 MB/s
279% Outstanding
Read 2,534
Write 2,263
Mixed 1,365
SusWrite 656
380% 1,705 MB/s
4K Read 64.2
4K Write 160
4K Mixed 88.5
296% 104 MB/s
DQ Read 1,091
DQ Write 958
DQ Mixed 1,006
759% 1,018 MB/s
194GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 625 546 533 530 520 518 MB/s
278% Outstanding
Read 2,441
Write 2,216
Mixed 1,523
SusWrite 545
375% 1,681 MB/s
4K Read 59.6
4K Write 166
4K Mixed 89
292% 105 MB/s
DQ Read 1,368
DQ Write 1,159
DQ Mixed 1,248
939% 1,258 MB/s
134GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 787 579 574 578 565 559 MB/s
253% Outstanding
Read 1,417
Write 1,280
Mixed 1,168
SusWrite 607
251% 1,118 MB/s
4K Read 65.5
4K Write 169
4K Mixed 90
304% 108 MB/s
DQ Read 1,554
DQ Write 1,358
DQ Mixed 1394
1,062% 1,435 MB/s
160GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 897 595 604 600 602 618 MB/s
250% Outstanding
Read 2,493
Write 2,236
Mixed 1,590
SusWrite 652
389% 1,743 MB/s
4K Read 57.2
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 72.8
241% 81.7 MB/s
DQ Read 934
DQ Write 660
DQ Mixed 851
621% 815 MB/s
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Gaming 103%
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Desktop 130%
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Workstation
Workstation 123%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME X470-PRO - $150

CPU
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $290Bench 100%, 102,023 samples6,745x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD  $175Bench 93%, 56,724 samples2,058x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $159Bench 88%, 109,210 samples1,624x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $379Bench 98%, 545,643 samples1,148x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $528Bench 122%, 465,183 samples1,098x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $230Bench 70%, 571,625 samples1,076x
SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $130Bench 268%, 81,324 samples1,380x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $95Bench 86%, 177,637 samples1,238x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $129Bench 90%, 56,890 samples1,186x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $96Bench 91%, 50,612 samples716x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 139% - Outstanding Total price: $1,043

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Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

1 month ago.

For the money and difference in price of my next selection, the 860 EVO, The 970 is so vastly superior and thus a far better value for the dollar, IMO. It is definitely not a "budget build" item though, so for me, it is something of a splurge, but one I can count on to handle anything I give it. The WD version is very close and even better in a few areas and only just a few bucks less.

NOR-User
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Excellent

17 days ago.

Ridiculously fast.

digitalizeur
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Excellent

8 months ago.

Very fast

Hercules333
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8

Excellent

7 months ago.

Works perfect, got it on a nice discount for less than 150 and can store plenty of games on it

WildFox395
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Excellent

2 months ago.

This is fast. Like, really fast. These are some unbelievable speeds... I usually go turn on my computer first, and then turn on my monitor. Without fail, right when the monitor turns on, I am greeted with the windows startup screen. This consistently is able to startup within about 10-20 seconds, without fail. I have basically no issues with it right now.

kicker10bog
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Good

4 months ago.

Works great in my PC built to serve me in both work and games. Everything on it loads fast.

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