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Samsung MZ-V7E500BW

970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB

Average Bench: 273% (52nd of 1080)

Based on 381,216 user benchmarks.  Models: Samsung SSD 970 EVO 500GB, NVMe Samsung SSD 970
Poor: 199%Average: 273% Great: 340%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB averaged 172.8% 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 1,065MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 2,343MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB is 141%. 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 710MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 148MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 381,216 samples)
Rank 52273%
Min Avg Max
1,384 Read 2,343 2,648
1,147 Write 2,063 2,404
1,015 Mixed 1,489 1,835
433 SusWrite 710 910
369% 1,652 MB/s
Min Avg Max
45.2 4K Read 63.3 74
71.9 4K Write 148 232
51.9 4K Mixed 82 107
279% 97.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
683 DQ Read 1,263 1,864
308 DQ Write 959 1,599
392 DQ Mixed 1,065 1,724
809% 1,096 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
266GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 876 668 666 666 664 663 MB/s
314% Outstanding
Read 2513
Write 2,226
Mixed 1502
SusWrite 701
387% 1,736 MB/s
4K Read 65.5
4K Write 143
4K Mixed 81.1
279% 96.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,866
DQ Write 1,945
DQ Mixed 1,859
1,411% 1,890 MB/s
189GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 663 522 485 461 443 422 MB/s
271% Outstanding
Read 2,538
Write 2,176
Mixed 1452
SusWrite 499
371% 1,666 MB/s
4K Read 65.7
4K Write 152
4K Mixed 86.4
291% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 1,235
DQ Write 944
DQ Mixed 1,052
797% 1,077 MB/s
381GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 895 833 836 824 821 814 MB/s
265% Outstanding
Read 2,053
Write 1803
Mixed 1,650
SusWrite 837
355% 1,586 MB/s
4K Read 60.2
4K Write 149
4K Mixed 89.6
285% 99.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,057
DQ Write 847
DQ Mixed 941
707% 948 MB/s
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Typical 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB Builds (Compare 26,970 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 144%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
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Workstation
Workstation 132%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-A - $175

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel  $230Bench 97%, 550,833 samples9,419x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $387Bench 98%, 354,223 samples6,373x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $135Bench 93%, 321,194 samples4,237x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $460Bench 148%, 619,642 samples2,009x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $275Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,940x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples1,638x
SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $84Bench 273%, 381,216 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples1,307x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples955x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples947x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 85% - Excellent Total price: $1,009

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USA-User
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Poor (edit your comment) Add link

3 years ago.

Full Restart of windows 10 in 20 seconds (w/ I5 8600k). In game to in game in 50 seconds (DOTA). Destroyed my friend's samsung SATA SSD who is maybe starting the game up in 1:20 -1:30.

CAN-User
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5,010

Excellent

4 years ago.

I love this ssd for its price to performance

IND-User
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4,830

Good

3 years ago.

Wht type of ssd ?? Eg type : 2280, 22110

AUS-User
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3,998

Good

3 years ago.

pc boots up and all startup programs have loaded before my screen comes on. Im on pcie 2.0 and still getting up to 1700/1400 r/wr, 4k and 4k64 are just as good as pcie 3.0 so dont let not having gen 3.0 stop you from trying this, if you can afford it

DNK-User
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2,226

Excellent

3 years ago.

Seen better. try wd black sn850

Strauby
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16

Good

4 years ago.

Like it, will compare to the PLUS when I get it

digitalizeur
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8

Excellent

5 years ago.

Very fast

Hercules333
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8

Excellent

5 years 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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6

Excellent

5 years 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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2

Good

5 years ago.

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

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