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Samsung SSD 970 2TB

Samsung SSD 970 2TB
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Effective Speed -65%Effective Speed -65%Average Score -70%Read -84%, Write -126%, 4K Read -38%, 4K Write -42%, Mixed -79%, 4K Mixed -35%, SusWrite -88%Peak Score -107%Read -118%, Write -152%, 4K Read -144%, 4K Write -53%, Mixed -98%, 4K Mixed -94%, SusWrite -89%Value & Sentiment -214%User Rating -37%, Market Share -391%Nice To Haves -53%DQ Read -3%, DQ Write -1%, DQ Mixed -5%, ADQ Read -33%, ADQ Write -27%, ADQ Mixed -37%, Age -296%, AS-SSD Total -22%

Average Bench: 331% (29^th of 1080)

Based on 10,220 user benchmarks. Model: NVMe Samsung SSD 970

Poor: 221%Average: 331% Great: 431%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme Samsung SSD 970 2TB averaged 230.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme Samsung SSD 970 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,085MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,066MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme Samsung SSD 970 2TB is 210%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme Samsung SSD 970 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 146MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 63.8MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 10,220 samples)

Rank 29331%

Min	Avg	Max
1,344	Read 2,275	2,721
1,216	Write 2,066	2,554
1,161	Mixed 1,807	2,365
828	SusWrite 1,687	2,426
440% 1,958 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
42.4	4K Read 63.8	77.3
61.7	4K Write 146	247
50.9	4K Mixed 82	112
279% 97.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
546	DQ Read 1,283	2,262
214	DQ Write 985	1,874
293	DQ Mixed 1,085	1,999
825% 1,118 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

USA-User, 1 hr ago.

1.5TB free (System drive)

Firmware: 4B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1862 1729 1816 1906 1884 1883 MB/s

383% Outstanding

Write 2,491

Mixed 2,377

SusWrite 1,847

526% 2,337 MB/s

4K Read 72.9

4K Write 176

4K Mixed 94.4

325% 115 MB/s

DQ Read 1,592

DQ Write 1,292

DQ Mixed 1,436

1,076% 1,440 MB/s

USA-User, 5 hrs ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2298 2303 2311 1889 1506 1535 MB/s

343% Outstanding

Write 2,252

Mixed 1,910

SusWrite 1,974

485% 2,159 MB/s

4K Read 58.1

4K Write 138

4K Mixed 82.8

267% 92.9 MB/s

DQ Read 948

DQ Write 821

DQ Mixed 883

662% 884 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 77,602,977 SSDs tested

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Typical Samsung SSD 970 2TB Builds (Compare 27,941 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 144%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 132%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-A - $180

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $240Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,775x
Core i9-9900KIntel $385Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,574x
Core i5-9600KIntel $130Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,388x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,088x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $387Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,019x
RTX 3080Nvidia $501Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,690x

SSD
Samsung SSD 970 2TBNvmeBench 331%, 10,220 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,360x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	998x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	965x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $875

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $210	Nvidia RTX 4060 $285	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $125
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $389	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $80
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