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Samsung MZ-V7E2T0BW

970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB

Average Bench: 283% (30th of 1058)

Based on 8,649 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung SSD 970 EVO 2TB
Poor: 197%Average: 283% Great: 352%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB averaged 183.5% 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 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 965MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,043MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB is 155%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 132MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 49.6MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 8,649 samples)
Rank 30283%
Min Avg Max
1,308 Read 2,202 2,511
1,244 Write 2,043 2,400
931 Mixed 1,423 1,695
648 SusWrite 1,293 1,845
390% 1,740 MB/s
Min Avg Max
38.4 4K Read 49.6 57.2
53.7 4K Write 132 181
42.7 4K Mixed 68.6 83.9
233% 83.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
498 DQ Read 1,122 1,550
153 DQ Write 865 1,291
223 DQ Mixed 965 1,368
730% 984 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
164GB free
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1557 1268 1264 1266 1260 1261 MB/s
341% Outstanding
Read 2,508
Write 2,366
Mixed 1,547
SusWrite 1,313
433% 1,933 MB/s
4K Read 59.2
4K Write 216
4K Mixed 90
319% 122 MB/s
DQ Read 1,432
DQ Write 1,355
DQ Mixed 1,365
1,032% 1,384 MB/s
694GB free
Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1638 2415 1310 1166 1166 1173 MB/s
326% Outstanding
Read 2466
Write 2,390
Mixed 1,649
SusWrite 1,478
448% 1,996 MB/s
4K Read 56.4
4K Write 149
4K Mixed 79.9
267% 95.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,463
DQ Write 991
DQ Mixed 1,158
883% 1,204 MB/s
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1643 2356 2362 2001 1170 1162 MB/s
321% Outstanding
Read 2493
Write 2,362
Mixed 1,611
SusWrite 1,782
463% 2,062 MB/s
4K Read 50.8
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 71.2
234% 81.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,022
DQ Write 779
DQ Mixed 925
685% 908 MB/s
991GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1145 667 500 503 509 498 MB/s
242% Outstanding
Read 2,394
Write 2247
Mixed 1,473
SusWrite 637
377% 1,688 MB/s
4K Read 49.7
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 68.7
229% 80.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,036
DQ Write 585
DQ Mixed 806
601% 809 MB/s
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Typical 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB Builds (Compare 11,808 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 167%
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Desktop
Desktop 102%
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Workstation
Workstation 167%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS XI HERO (WI-FI) - $416

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel  $360Bench 98%, 376,106 samples7,157x
Core i7-9700KIntel  $280Bench 97%, 436,795 samples2,269x
Core i7-8700KIntel  $300Bench 92%, 620,223 samples702x
GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia  $1,376Bench 173%, 292,525 samples3,337x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia  $770Bench 136%, 207,087 samples1,257x
RTX 2080Nvidia  $790Bench 129%, 265,767 samples1,152x
SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung  $339Bench 283%, 8,649 samples1x
RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL  $220Bench 92%, 69,642 samples637x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $339Bench 89%, 123,048 samples561x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $98Bench 86%, 208,862 samples399x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 49% - Average Total price: $2,711

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Intel Core i5-11600K $270Nvidia RTX 3070 $500Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-11400F $260Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
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