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Samsung MZ-V7E2T0BW

970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB

Average Bench: 290% (33rd of 1072)

Based on 10,709 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung SSD 970 EVO 2TB
Poor: 195%Average: 290% Great: 371%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB averaged 189.6% 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 1,026MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,042MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB is 176%. 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 143MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 50.1MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 10,709 samples)
Rank 33290%
Min Avg Max
1,234 Read 2,209 2,520
1,169 Write 2,042 2,421
878 Mixed 1,438 1,736
661 SusWrite 1,291 1,848
391% 1,745 MB/s
Min Avg Max
35.4 4K Read 50.1 60.1
62.5 4K Write 143 223
42.1 4K Mixed 70.6 91.2
242% 87.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
463 DQ Read 1,234 1,958
246 DQ Write 905 1,599
224 DQ Mixed 1,026 1,722
779% 1,055 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1716 2183 2174 2061 1166 1149 MB/s
313% Outstanding
Read 2,399
Write 2,188
Mixed 1,597
SusWrite 1,742
445% 1,981 MB/s
4K Read 52.8
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 71.7
234% 80.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,066
DQ Write 622
DQ Mixed 838
626% 842 MB/s
628GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1519 1247 1241 1233 1230 1229 MB/s
301% Outstanding
Read 2,337
Write 2,166
Mixed 1,527
SusWrite 1,283
410% 1,828 MB/s
4K Read 49.1
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 76.1
237% 82.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,304
DQ Write 1,151
DQ Mixed 1,257
934% 1,237 MB/s
539GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1496 1206 1145 1139 1189 1183 MB/s
239% Outstanding
Read 2,480
Write 1,723
Mixed 1,498
SusWrite 1,226
386% 1,732 MB/s
4K Read 47.4
4K Write 39.1
4K Mixed 42.1
146% 42.9 MB/s
DQ Read 793
DQ Write 76.2
DQ Mixed 151
182% 340 MB/s
381GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 819 936 937 962 927 928 MB/s
196% Outstanding
Read 1,210
Write 742
Mixed 617
SusWrite 918
195% 872 MB/s
4K Read 27
4K Write 166
4K Mixed 38.3
178% 77.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,048
DQ Write 658
DQ Mixed 366
404% 691 MB/s
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Gaming 152%
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Desktop 102%
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Workstation
Workstation 151%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER - $396

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel  $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples4,861x
Core i7-9700KIntel  $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples1,609x
Core i9-9900KFIntel  $295Bench 98%, 50,265 samples556x
GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia  $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples1,303x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples650x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples640x
SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung  $234Bench 290%, 10,709 samples1x
RAM
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples289x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL  $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples278x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples254x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $1,481

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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