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Samsung SSD 970 1TB

Samsung SSD 970 1TB
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Effective Speed -102%Effective Speed -102%Average Score -116%Read -136%, Write -125%, 4K Read -111%, 4K Write -99%, Mixed -159%, 4K Mixed -105%, SusWrite -74%Peak Score -166%Read -132%, Write -152%, 4K Read -254%, 4K Write -134%, Mixed -203%, 4K Mixed -207%, SusWrite -80%Value & Sentiment User Rating -37%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -154%DQ Read -255%, DQ Write -62%, DQ Mixed -120%, ADQ Read -198%, ADQ Write -61%, ADQ Mixed -104%, Age -286%, AS-SSD Total -151%

Average Bench: 270% (54^th of 1080)

Based on 59 user benchmarks. Model: AMD-RAID Samsung SSD 970

Poor: 159%Average: 270% Great: 366%

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Outstanding average bench

The Amd-raid Samsung SSD 970 1TB averaged 169.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Amd-raid Samsung SSD 970 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 729MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,072MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Amd-raid Samsung SSD 970 1TB is 207%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Amd-raid Samsung SSD 970 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 104MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 42.1MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 59 samples)

Rank 54270%

Min	Avg	Max
607	Read 1,778	2,552
827	Write 2,072	2,556
482	Mixed 1,247	1543
183	SusWrite 1,812	2,543
390% 1,727 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
11.2	4K Read 42.1	54.2
33.8	4K Write 104	162
13.9	4K Mixed 54	71.2
188% 66.7 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
356	DQ Read 574	654
209	DQ Write 781	1,174
220	DQ Mixed 729	954
536% 695 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

USA-User, 20 months ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: 1B2Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2639 2680 2705 2701 2704 2640 MB/s

350% Outstanding

Write 2,655

Mixed 1,880

SusWrite 2,678

546% 2,421 MB/s

4K Read 41.6

4K Write 84.8

4K Mixed 52.9

176% 59.8 MB/s

DQ Read 744

DQ Write 728

DQ Mixed 688

530% 720 MB/s

USA-User, 10 months ago.

173GB free

Firmware: 1B2Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2134 2146 2192 2320 2219 2238 MB/s

256% Outstanding

Write 1,816

Mixed 1,134

SusWrite 2,208

363% 1,598 MB/s

4K Read 34.8

4K Write 81.9

4K Mixed 45.3

154% 54 MB/s

DQ Read 366

DQ Write 732

DQ Mixed 789

532% 629 MB/s

AUS-User, 21 months ago.

160GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1B2Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1557 961 902 877 859 839 MB/s

230% Outstanding

Write 2,190

Mixed 1,385

SusWrite 999

381% 1,702 MB/s

4K Read 39.9

4K Write 75.1

4K Mixed 48.1

162% 54.4 MB/s

DQ Read 590

DQ Write 745

DQ Mixed 700

519% 678 MB/s

DEU-User, 19 months ago.

841GB free

Firmware: 1B2Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 310 309 312 311 313 MB/s

125% Outstanding

Write 711

Mixed 674

SusWrite 311

131% 582 MB/s

4K Read 42.5

4K Write 106

4K Mixed 57.6

194% 68.5 MB/s

DQ Read 204

DQ Write 708

DQ Mixed 315

282% 409 MB/s

DEU-User, 10 months ago.

850GB free

Firmware: 1B2Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 317 320 320 322 318 MB/s

117% Outstanding

Write 699

Mixed 665

SusWrite 319

132% 585 MB/s

4K Read 42.6

4K Write 88.3

4K Mixed 45.9

170% 58.9 MB/s

DQ Read 207

DQ Write 659

DQ Mixed 311

273% 392 MB/s

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Desktop 95%

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Workstation 102%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming 7-OP

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $175Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	187x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	46x
Core i7-9700KIntel $240Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	24x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $237Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	46x
RTX 2080Nvidia $270Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	27x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	25x

SSD
Samsung SSD 970 1TBAmd-raidBench 270%, 59 samples	1x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $46Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	25x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $88Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	24x
AR32C16S8K2SU416R 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 3,827 samples	11x

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Value: 117% - Outstanding

Total price: $458

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $135
Intel Core i5-13600K $210	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $380	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $82
Intel Core i5-12400F $111	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $370

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Average Bench: 270% (54^th of 1080)

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Average Bench: 270% (54th of 1080)

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Average Bench: 270% (54^th of 1080)