Samsung

970 EVO 1TB

970 EVO 1TB
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Effective Speed -140%Effective Speed -140%Average Score -183%Read -110%, Write -233%, 4K Read -38%, 4K Write -45%, Mixed -176%, 4K Mixed -44%, SusWrite -638%Peak Score -172%Read -53%, Write -176%, 4K Read 67%, 4K Write -72%, Mixed -162%, 4K Mixed -125%, SusWrite -681%Value & Sentiment User Rating -36%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -101%DQ Read -129%, DQ Write -10%, DQ Mixed -80%, ADQ Read -84%, ADQ Write -34%, ADQ Mixed -60%, Age -350%, AS-SSD Total -59%

Average Bench: 224% (85^th of 1080)

Based on 50 user benchmarks. Model: Samsung SSD 970 EVO 1TB

Poor: 178%Average: 224% Great: 272%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 970 EVO 1TB averaged 124.3% 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 927MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 940MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 970 EVO 1TB is 94.7%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung 970 EVO 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 431MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 140MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 50 samples)

Rank 85224%

Min	Avg	Max
948	Read 1,949	3,803
46.7	Write 1,370	2,263
92.7	Mixed 1,136	1,736
44.9	SusWrite 431	586
271% 1,222 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
35.7	4K Read 61.1	320
2.1	4K Write 140	221
4.3	4K Mixed 73	97
260% 91.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
349	DQ Read 928	1,010
223	DQ Write 940	1727
286	DQ Mixed 927	1,165
698% 932 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 13 months ago.

98GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 2B2QEXM7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1370 383 385 389 389 391 MB/s

264% Outstanding

Write 2,219

Mixed 1,590

SusWrite 551

387% 1,739 MB/s

4K Read 61.5

4K Write 158

4K Mixed 60.6

254% 93.2 MB/s

DQ Read 1,003

DQ Write 1,227

DQ Mixed 1,165

865% 1,132 MB/s

USA-User, 12 months ago.

213GB free

Firmware: 1B2QEXM7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1492 398 399 398 400 400 MB/s

258% Outstanding

Write 2169

Mixed 1,554

SusWrite 581

379% 1,702 MB/s

4K Read 57

4K Write 129

4K Mixed 75.3

251% 87.1 MB/s

DQ Read 1,003

DQ Write 976

DQ Mixed 1,029

762% 1,003 MB/s

DEU-User, 6 months ago.

145GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1B2QEXE7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 826 322 319 322 323 324 MB/s

247% Outstanding

Write 1,065

Mixed 1,196

SusWrite 406

273% 1,238 MB/s

4K Read 51.7

4K Write 135

4K Mixed 74.6

245% 87.1 MB/s

DQ Read 970

DQ Write 1,455

DQ Mixed 998

815% 1,141 MB/s

DEU-User, 13 months ago.

121GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1B2QEXE7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 300 292 297 293 293 MB/s

211% Outstanding

Write 1,239

Mixed 1,022

SusWrite 320

221% 990 MB/s

4K Read 63.4

4K Write 152

4K Mixed 83.3

284% 99.7 MB/s

DQ Read 977

DQ Write 1,210

DQ Mixed 1,011

786% 1,066 MB/s

USA-User, 6 months ago.

164GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 2B2QEXM7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1247 409 411 413 412 411 MB/s

194% Outstanding

Write 2,104

Mixed 1096

SusWrite 550

280% 1238 MB/s

4K Read 46.8

4K Write 115

4K Mixed 73.6

226% 78.5 MB/s

DQ Read 1005

DQ Write 864

DQ Mixed 1,000

732% 957 MB/s

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Desktop 63%

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Workstation 8%

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Motherboard: Asus H81M-C - $60

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	470x
Core i7-4790Intel $132Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	299x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	223x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	306x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	204x
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples	174x

SSD
970 EVO 1TBSamsungBench 224%, 50 samples	1x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	61x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	57x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	41x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $269

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $160
Intel Core i5-13600K $249	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $79
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $383

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970 EVO 1TB

Average Bench: 224% (85^th of 1080)

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Average Bench: 224% (85^th of 1080)