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970 EVO 250GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2018.

Average Bench: 316% (27th of 1072)

Based on 87 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung SSD 970 EVO 250GB
Poor: 221%Average: 316% Great: 391%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 970 EVO 250GB averaged 216.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 970 EVO 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 970MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,032MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 970 EVO 250GB is 169%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung 970 EVO 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 131MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 57.3MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 87 samples)
Rank 27316%
Min Avg Max
1,157 Read 2,248 2,609
1,112 Write 2,032 2405
870 Mixed 1,680 2,269
1,065 SusWrite 1,694 2,338
430% 1,913 MB/s
Min Avg Max
41.7 4K Read 57.3 72.7
80.1 4K Write 131 180
46 4K Mixed 76.9 103
255% 88.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
661 DQ Read 1,122 1,589
381 DQ Write 834 1,386
429 DQ Mixed 970 1,413
727% 975 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4B2QEXM7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2263 2308 2325 2360 2348 2319 MB/s
380% Outstanding
Read 2,474
Write 2,457
Mixed 2,339
SusWrite 2,320
541% 2,397 MB/s
4K Read 61.8
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 81
259% 86.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,421
DQ Write 1,222
DQ Mixed 1,347
1,002% 1,330 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 4B2Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2318 2313 2316 2319 2317 2327 MB/s
369% Outstanding
Read 2,307
Write 2228
Mixed 2,226
SusWrite 2,318
512% 2,270 MB/s
4K Read 65.5
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 86.7
281% 95.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,209
DQ Write 931
DQ Mixed 1,056
794% 1,066 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4B2Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2166 1933 1884 1883 1888 1891 MB/s
353% Outstanding
Read 2,500
Write 2,340
Mixed 2,282
SusWrite 1941
510% 2,266 MB/s
4K Read 69.4
4K Write 146
4K Mixed 93.3
302% 103 MB/s
DQ Read 1,051
DQ Write 770
DQ Mixed 892
671% 904 MB/s
267GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1769 1602 1560 1422 1365 1335 MB/s
299% Outstanding
Read 2,445
Write 2,235
Mixed 1,808
SusWrite 1,509
449% 1,999 MB/s
4K Read 56
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 73.8
241% 81.8 MB/s
DQ Read 920
DQ Write 629
DQ Mixed 840
609% 796 MB/s
991GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1533 1343 1233 750 782 756 MB/s
260% Outstanding
Read 2,414
Write 2,184
Mixed 1,746
SusWrite 1,066
415% 1,853 MB/s
4K Read 50.5
4K Write 99.3
4K Mixed 65.8
213% 71.9 MB/s
DQ Read 803
DQ Write 632
DQ Mixed 708
532% 714 MB/s
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Typical 970 EVO 250GB Builds (Compare 7,478 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 112%
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Desktop
Desktop 96%
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Workstation
Workstation 102%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z370-F GAMING - $477

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel  $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples4,770x
Core i5-8600KIntel  $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples1,046x
Core i7-8700Intel  $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples479x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples1,356x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples810x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples399x
SSD
970 EVO 250GBSamsungBench 316%, 87 samples1x
RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples405x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples330x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples264x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 75% - Very good Total price: $1,203

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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