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Samsung MZ-V7E1T0BW

970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2018.

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Average Bench: 305% (8th of 1000)

Based on 24,802 user benchmarks.  Models: Samsung SSD 970 EVO 1TB, NVMe Samsung SSD 970
Poor: 214%Average: 305% Great: 365%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB averaged 205.0% 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 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,129MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,086MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB is 151%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 148MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 59.3MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 24,802 samples)
Rank 8305%
Min Avg Max
1,225 Read 2,263 2,574
1,110 Write 2,086 2,418
997 Mixed 1,494 1,802
765 SusWrite 1,289 1,685
400% 1,783 MB/s
Min Avg Max
44.2 4K Read 59.3 69.6
95.7 4K Write 148 212
60.6 4K Mixed 81.6 100
273% 96.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
587 DQ Read 1,242 1,779
455 DQ Write 1,056 1,510
462 DQ Mixed 1,129 1,603
851% 1,142 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
586GB free
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2367 2153 1152 1161 1154 1159 MB/s
371% Outstanding
Read 2,561
Write 2,382
Mixed 1,617
SusWrite 1,524
453% 2,021 MB/s
4K Read 68.9
4K Write 209
4K Mixed 101
344% 126 MB/s
DQ Read 1,610
DQ Write 1,462
DQ Mixed 1,494
1,132% 1,522 MB/s
405GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1540 1247 1243 1162 1159 1048 MB/s
343% Outstanding
Read 2,535
Write 2,380
Mixed 1,371
SusWrite 1,233
420% 1,880 MB/s
4K Read 68.3
4K Write 200
4K Mixed 97.2
334% 122 MB/s
DQ Read 1,499
DQ Write 1,349
DQ Mixed 1,381
1,048% 1,410 MB/s
357GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1317 1232 1231 1237 1153 1061 MB/s
323% Outstanding
Read 2,465
Write 2,236
Mixed 1,759
SusWrite 1,205
429% 1,916 MB/s
4K Read 62.8
4K Write 164
4K Mixed 88.6
296% 105 MB/s
DQ Read 1,408
DQ Write 1,247
DQ Mixed 1306
985% 1,320 MB/s
197GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1560 1267 1271 1276 1271 1132 MB/s
320% Outstanding
Read 2,509
Write 2,390
Mixed 1,791
SusWrite 1,296
448% 1,997 MB/s
4K Read 63.9
4K Write 154
4K Mixed 86.3
289% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 1,224
DQ Write 1,068
DQ Mixed 1,143
858% 1,145 MB/s
541GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1232 866 927 948 969 961 MB/s
199% Outstanding
Read 2140
Write 2,218
Mixed 944
SusWrite 984
351% 1,571 MB/s
4K Read 30.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 81.7
152% 38.1 MB/s
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Typical 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB Builds (Compare 5,241 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 155%
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Desktop
Desktop 157%
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Workstation
Workstation 152%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS XI HERO (WI-FI) - $289

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel  $485Bench 121%, 47,476 samples2,979x
Core i7-9700KIntel  $385Bench 114%, 36,520 samples1,070x
Core i7-8700KIntel  $356Bench 107%, 289,974 samples790x
GPU
RTX 2080 TiNvidia  $1,099Bench 194%, 34,292 samples1,060x
RTX 2080Nvidia  $700Bench 148%, 59,485 samples917x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $808Bench 154%, 308,250 samples732x
SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $234Bench 305%, 24,802 samples619x
RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $120Bench 91%, 61,083 samples427x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL  $220Bench 98%, 12,566 samples279x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $110Bench 90%, 13,052 samples225x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 138% - Outstanding Total price: $2,227

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2 month ago.

GBR-User
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Good

1 month ago.

cheaper

IDN-User
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2,513

Excellent

1 month ago.

This NVMe M.2 SSD combines very fast read/write speed and large capacity for large, fast and reliable storage. However, lightning fast R/W speed and large capacity don't mix in without paying a large sum of money though.

EUR-User
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Excellent

8 months ago.

so fast that I can call it only random stupidness of doom

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Intel Core i7-8700K $356Nvidia GTX 1070 $314Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $92
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 $145Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB $208Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $99
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