Samsung

970 EVO 1TB

970 EVO 1TB
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Effective Speed +221% Effective Speed 221%Average Score +259% Read 397%, Write 401%, 4K Read 73%, 4K Write 58%, Mixed 368%, 4K Mixed 76%, SusWrite 441%Peak Score +277% Read 432%, Write 432%, 4K Read 66%, 4K Write 60%, Mixed 415%, 4K Mixed 75%, SusWrite 458%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +260% DQ Read 369%, DQ Write 288%, DQ Mixed 356%, ADQ Read 254%, ADQ Write 197%, ADQ Mixed 268%, Age 43%, AS-SSD Total 300%

Average Bench: 316% (27^th of 1072)

Based on 496 user benchmarks. Model: Samsung SSD 970 EVO 1TB

Poor: 185%Average: 316% Great: 395%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 970 EVO 1TB averaged 215.6% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 970 EVO 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 958MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,029MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 970 EVO 1TB is 210%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung 970 EVO 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 138MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 59.3MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 496 samples)

Rank 27316%

Min	Avg	Max
1,159	Read 2,271	2,698
999	Write 2,029	2,578
814	Mixed 1,679	2,181
654	SusWrite 1,603	2,159
426% 1,895 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
41	4K Read 59.3	71.3
59.1	4K Write 138	196
47.7	4K Mixed 79.3	102
264% 92.1 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
559	DQ Read 1,156	1,721
184	DQ Write 859	1,391
255	DQ Mixed 958	1,511
729% 991 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

BEL-User, 30 days ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: 2B2QEXM7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2340 2417 2417 1781 1440 1470 MB/s

413% Outstanding

Write 2,428

Mixed 1,959

SusWrite 1,978

503% 2,238 MB/s

4K Read 70.2

4K Write 217

4K Mixed 101

350% 129 MB/s

DQ Read 2,112

DQ Write 1,528

DQ Mixed 1,728

1,316% 1,789 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

420GB free

Firmware: 2B2QEXM7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1797 1465 1330 1386 1386 1369 MB/s

348% Outstanding

Write 2,396

Mixed 1864

SusWrite 1,456

466% 2,077 MB/s

4K Read 59.4

4K Write 141

4K Mixed 82.8

271% 94.4 MB/s

DQ Read 1,784

DQ Write 1,398

DQ Mixed 1,507

1,150% 1,563 MB/s

CHE-User, 1 month ago.

1TB free (System drive)

Firmware: 2B2Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1620 1319 1347 1381 1417 1409 MB/s

345% Outstanding

Write 2,426

Mixed 1,927

SusWrite 1,416

474% 2,117 MB/s

4K Read 68.8

4K Write 186

4K Mixed 96.1

326% 117 MB/s

DQ Read 1,271

DQ Write 968

DQ Mixed 1078

817% 1,106 MB/s

NLD-User, 3 hrs ago.

459GB free

Firmware: 2B2QEXM7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1553 1610 1610 1613 1599 1432 MB/s

344% Outstanding

Write 2,395

Mixed 1,952

SusWrite 1,569

480% 2,141 MB/s

4K Read 66.7

4K Write 144

4K Mixed 88.3

290% 99.5 MB/s

DQ Read 1,392

DQ Write 950

DQ Mixed 1,119

849% 1,154 MB/s

USA-User, 2 months ago.

605GB free

Firmware: 2B2QEXM7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1670 1599 1582 1474 1429 1295 MB/s

343% Outstanding

Write 1,821

Mixed 1,784

SusWrite 1,508

428% 1,913 MB/s

4K Read 66.5

4K Write 162

4K Mixed 90.2

302% 106 MB/s

DQ Read 1,362

DQ Write 1,124

DQ Mixed 1219

919% 1,235 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

809GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 4B2QEXM7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1979 1865 1863 1837 1616 1570 MB/s

334% Outstanding

Write 2,176

Mixed 2,008

SusWrite 1,788

460% 2,042 MB/s

4K Read 50.5

4K Write 181

4K Mixed 55.6

244% 95.8 MB/s

DQ Read 1,592

DQ Write 1288

DQ Mixed 1,419

1,068% 1,433 MB/s

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Gaming 113%

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 105%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H310M S2H GSM

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $260Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	11x
Core i3-8100Intel $110Bench 71%, 81,392 samples	10x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	8x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	11x
GTX 1660Nvidia $200Bench 68%, 230,793 samples	7x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	6x

SSD
970 EVO 1TBSamsungBench 316%, 496 samples	12x

RAM
CL16-18-18 D4-3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 78%, 40,300 samples	8x
CT8G4DFS8266.M8FD 1x8GBCrucialBench 43%, 3,932 samples	4x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	3x

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Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $470

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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970 EVO 1TB

Average Bench: 316% (27^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 316% (27th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 316% (27^th of 1072)