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Samsung MZ-V7E1T0BW

970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB

Average Bench: 297% (32nd of 1072)

Based on 331,647 user benchmarks.  Models: Samsung SSD 970 EVO 1TB, NVMe Samsung SSD 970
Poor: 214%Average: 297% Great: 372%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB averaged 197.3% 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 1,061MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 2,316MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB is 158%. 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 143MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 60.1MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 331,647 samples)
Rank 32297%
Min Avg Max
1,393 Read 2,316 2,589
1,116 Write 2,059 2,428
1,059 Mixed 1,553 1,885
604 SusWrite 1,179 1,592
398% 1,777 MB/s
Min Avg Max
43.8 4K Read 60.1 71.3
70.9 4K Write 143 216
49.4 4K Mixed 80.3 103
270% 94.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
721 DQ Read 1,265 1,914
314 DQ Write 946 1,534
409 DQ Mixed 1,061 1,634
805% 1,091 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 41 43 44 45 45 MB/s
417% Outstanding
Read 4,767
Write 43.5
Mixed 84.1
SusWrite 40.8
256% 1,234 MB/s
4K Read 553
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 5.6
846% 187 MB/s
721GB free
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2350 2185 1191 1180 1182 1179 MB/s
327% Outstanding
Read 2,565
Write 2380
Mixed 1,649
SusWrite 1,544
456% 2,034 MB/s
4K Read 66.1
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 82.4
269% 89.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,124
DQ Write 946
DQ Mixed 1,037
776% 1,036 MB/s
766GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1124 1911 1625 1164 1141 1043 MB/s
323% Outstanding
Read 2,453
Write 1,073
Mixed 1,345
SusWrite 1,335
345% 1,551 MB/s
4K Read 59.3
4K Write 150
4K Mixed 74.6
265% 94.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,597
DQ Write 1,192
DQ Mixed 1,353
1,022% 1,381 MB/s
197GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 885 967 840 907 854 849 MB/s
286% Outstanding
Read 2498
Write 2359
Mixed 1,692
SusWrite 884
416% 1,858 MB/s
4K Read 59.1
4K Write 140
4K Mixed 82
269% 93.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,242
DQ Write 933
DQ Mixed 1,069
804% 1,081 MB/s
331GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1265 1230 1156 979 1078 1098 MB/s
279% Outstanding
Read 2,414
Write 2,208
Mixed 1,534
SusWrite 1,134
408% 1,822 MB/s
4K Read 52.5
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 73.1
244% 86.4 MB/s
DQ Read 944
DQ Write 720
DQ Mixed 793
604% 819 MB/s
378GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1409 1174 1201 1190 1189 1198 MB/s
271% Outstanding
Read 2363
Write 2,186
Mixed 1,336
SusWrite 1227
398% 1,778 MB/s
4K Read 45.2
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 68.6
216% 75.7 MB/s
DQ Read 844
DQ Write 649
DQ Mixed 711
541% 735 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 129%
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Desktop
Desktop 94%
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Workstation
Workstation 130%
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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) - $192

CPU
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples4,643x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples4,263x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $151Bench 96%, 383,420 samples3,412x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples2,236x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples2,073x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,468x
SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples867x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples770x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples724x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples646x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 91% - Outstanding Total price: $1,000

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 Comments

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USA-User
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20 months ago.

My fist nvme drive. Blows SATA out of the water. You already knew that. LMAO

IDN-User
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Poor

3 years 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

5 years ago.

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

ThreeAreLeft
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Excellent

4 years ago.

Vroom vroom.

Aghyad_Sher
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Good

17 months ago.

Great value for its budget. 2 years without any problems.

ahardgamesnight
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Excellent

4 years ago.

So.....fast.......still getting over the whiplash it gave me.

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Intel Core i5-13600K $269Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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