Average Bench: 290% (33rd of 1071)

Based on 10,709 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung SSD 970 EVO 2TB

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)
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 Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
872GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2496 2496 2498 1363 1067 1080 MB/s
Read 2,312
Write 2298
Mixed 1,621
SusWrite 1,833
453% 2,016 MB/s
4K Read 56.2
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 73.9
242% 82.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,371
DQ Write 1,155
DQ Mixed 1,254
942% 1,260 MB/s
417GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1224 1072 1068 1073 1072 1070 MB/s
Read 2,415
Write 2,146
Mixed 1,557
SusWrite 1,097
403% 1,804 MB/s
4K Read 45.7
4K Write 94.1
4K Mixed 61.8
198% 67.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,205
DQ Write 789
DQ Mixed 939
716% 978 MB/s
823GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1115 1030 1030 1029 1030 1026 MB/s
Read 2,278
Write 2,122
Mixed 1,519
SusWrite 1,043
390% 1,740 MB/s
4K Read 44.8
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 59.7
197% 68.2 MB/s
DQ Read 857
DQ Write 510
DQ Mixed 723
528% 696 MB/s
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 997 948 1053 1010 1279 1539 MB/s
Read 852
Write 1,381
Mixed 753
SusWrite 1,137
234% 1,031 MB/s
4K Read 15.1
4K Write 74.1
4K Mixed 23.4
92% 37.5 MB/s
DQ Read 507
DQ Write 256
DQ Mixed 323
256% 362 MB/s
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Typical 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB Builds (Compare 6,364 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
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Gaming 152%
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Desktop
Desktop 102%
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Workstation
Workstation 151%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER - $689

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $1,895

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