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970 EVO 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2018.

Average Bench: 302% (30th of 1072)

Based on 25 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung SSD 970 EVO 1TB
Poor: 172%Average: 302% Great: 378%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 970 EVO 1TB averaged 202.4% 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 881MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 2,070MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 970 EVO 1TB is 206%. 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 137MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 51MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 25 samples)
Rank 30302%
Min Avg Max
747 Read 2,070 2,703
650 Write 1,772 2,217
661 Mixed 1,161 1,527
610 SusWrite 1,741 2,212
378% 1,686 MB/s
Min Avg Max
30.3 4K Read 51 62.2
54.9 4K Write 137 199
45.6 4K Mixed 69.8 86.8
239% 85.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
551 DQ Read 1,012 1466
132 DQ Write 753 1,553
259 DQ Mixed 881 1,588
659% 882 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
345GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1673 1846 1892 1940 1951 1936 MB/s
334% Outstanding
Read 2,538
Write 1,790
Mixed 1,154
SusWrite 1,873
411% 1,839 MB/s
4K Read 57.3
4K Write 132
4K Mixed 69.5
246% 86.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,181
DQ Write 716
DQ Mixed 926
696% 941 MB/s
477GB free
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2190 2203 2209 2204 2203 2203 MB/s
334% Outstanding
Read 2,249
Write 2,183
Mixed 1,478
SusWrite 2,202
456% 2,028 MB/s
4K Read 47.3
4K Write 182
4K Mixed 66.8
253% 98.6 MB/s
DQ Read 802
DQ Write 625
DQ Mixed 734
544% 721 MB/s
187GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1793 1762 1697 1679 1630 1565 MB/s
331% Outstanding
Read 2,461
Write 2071
Mixed 1412
SusWrite 1,688
427% 1,908 MB/s
4K Read 45.5
4K Write 169
4K Mixed 79.7
260% 97.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,209
DQ Write 957
DQ Mixed 1,060
799% 1,075 MB/s
369GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1958 2012 2030 2103 2107 2104 MB/s
297% Outstanding
Read 2,298
Write 2,160
Mixed 1,344
SusWrite 2,052
441% 1,964 MB/s
4K Read 43
4K Write 83.9
4K Mixed 56
181% 61 MB/s
DQ Read 683
DQ Write 354
DQ Mixed 577
413% 538 MB/s
368GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1932 1923 1971 2094 2085 2091 MB/s
287% Outstanding
Read 2,173
Write 2,087
Mixed 1290
SusWrite 2,016
425% 1,891 MB/s
4K Read 39.7
4K Write 83
4K Mixed 54.3
174% 59 MB/s
DQ Read 680
DQ Write 357
DQ Mixed 576
412% 537 MB/s
286GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1683 1596 1581 1578 1517 1499 MB/s
278% Outstanding
Read 2,150
Write 1,879
Mixed 1,094
SusWrite 1,576
375% 1,675 MB/s
4K Read 47.5
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 62.8
206% 70.6 MB/s
DQ Read 874
DQ Write 531
DQ Mixed 764
553% 723 MB/s
303GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1778 1796 1793 1825 1813 1764 MB/s
262% Outstanding
Read 2241
Write 1,972
Mixed 1,275
SusWrite 1,795
408% 1,821 MB/s
4K Read 42.4
4K Write 54.9
4K Mixed 45.6
152% 47.6 MB/s
DQ Read 551
DQ Write 132
DQ Mixed 260
212% 315 MB/s
213GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1515 1331 1437 1485 1448 1441 MB/s
261% Outstanding
Read 2,057
Write 1,782
Mixed 1,180
SusWrite 1,443
362% 1,615 MB/s
4K Read 43.1
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 62.6
202% 71.1 MB/s
DQ Read 749
DQ Write 498
DQ Mixed 665
485% 637 MB/s
167GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1607 1624 1543 1342 1449 1257 MB/s
254% Outstanding
Read 1,847
Write 1,432
Mixed 944
SusWrite 1,470
319% 1,424 MB/s
4K Read 40.2
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 58.9
193% 68.5 MB/s
DQ Read 808
DQ Write 544
DQ Mixed 718
525% 690 MB/s
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Typical 970 EVO 1TB Builds (Compare 1,987 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 47%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 42%
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Motherboard: Asus X99-A - $240

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel  $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples1,234x
Core i7-5930KIntel  $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples327x
Core i7-5960XIntel  $285Bench 80%, 15,468 samples144x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples171x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples128x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples109x
SSD
970 EVO 1TBSamsungBench 302%, 25 samples1x
RAM
Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400 C16 4x4GBCrucial  $84Bench 97%, 1,914 samples34x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x4GBCorsair  $115Bench 88%, 5,380 samples32x
16ATF1G64AZ-2G1A1 2x8GBMicronBench 68%, 1,302 samples27x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 77% - Very good Total price: $654

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Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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