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970 EVO 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2018.

Average Bench: 304% (29th of 1072)

Based on 6 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung SSD 970 EVO 2TB
Poor: 232%Average: 304% Great: 342%

Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 970 EVO 2TB averaged 203.6% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 970 EVO 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,214MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 1,140MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 970 EVO 2TB is 110%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung 970 EVO 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 981MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 151MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 6 samples)
Rank 29304%
Min Avg Max
2,198 Read 2,480 2,600
1919 Write 2,216 2377
1,369 Mixed 1,522 1,742
651 SusWrite 981 1,072
402% 1,800 MB/s
Min Avg Max
48.4 4K Read 64.8 69.7
83 4K Write 151 176
62.5 4K Mixed 85.9 94.3
288% 101 MB/s
Min Avg Max
484 DQ Read 1,329 1,777
335 DQ Write 1,140 1,570
446 DQ Mixed 1,214 1633
915% 1,228 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
386GB free
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2303 824 826 826 825 824 MB/s
320% Outstanding
Read 2582
Write 2305
Mixed 1,739
SusWrite 1,071
430% 1,924 MB/s
4K Read 69.4
4K Write 168
4K Mixed 92.8
313% 110 MB/s
DQ Read 1340
DQ Write 1109
DQ Mixed 1,169
891% 1,206 MB/s
386GB free
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2251 822 822 820 822 823 MB/s
309% Outstanding
Read 2,426
Write 2,209
Mixed 1,670
SusWrite 1,060
412% 1,841 MB/s
4K Read 66.9
4K Write 162
4K Mixed 89.5
302% 106 MB/s
DQ Read 1,318
DQ Write 1,084
DQ Mixed 1,155
878% 1,186 MB/s

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