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Samsung MZ-V7S500B(W|/AM)

970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2019.

Average Bench: 294% (22nd of 1016)

Based on 80,170 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 500GB
Poor: 200%Average: 294% Great: 335%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB averaged 193.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,110MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,198MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB is 135%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 931MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 155MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 80,170 samples)
Rank 22294%
Min Avg Max
1,186 Read 2,404 2,718
1,072 Write 2,198 2,610
1,011 Mixed 1,672 1,942
745 SusWrite 931 1,069
403% 1,801 MB/s
Min Avg Max
51.4 4K Read 64.7 73.4
106 4K Write 155 191
63.7 4K Mixed 87.4 102
292% 102 MB/s
Min Avg Max
561 DQ Read 1,228 1,722
417 DQ Write 1,022 1,474
495 DQ Mixed 1,110 1,544
836% 1,120 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
465GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1933 1006 828 828 828 829 MB/s
338% Outstanding
Read 2,571
Write 1,695
Mixed 1,775
SusWrite 1,042
395% 1,771 MB/s
4K Read 71.2
4K Write 178
4K Mixed 97.4
327% 116 MB/s
DQ Read 1,706
DQ Write 1,462
DQ Mixed 1,545
1,168% 1,571 MB/s
431GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1593 1032 838 839 838 834 MB/s
318% Outstanding
Read 2,559
Write 2,392
Mixed 1,844
SusWrite 996
436% 1,948 MB/s
4K Read 63.7
4K Write 152
4K Mixed 88.6
291% 102 MB/s
DQ Read 1,559
DQ Write 1,341
DQ Mixed 1,432
1,078% 1,444 MB/s
274GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 881 882 877 887 876 857 MB/s
317% Outstanding
Read 2,464
Write 2,304
Mixed 1545
SusWrite 876
402% 1,797 MB/s
4K Read 66.7
4K Write 162
4K Mixed 90.9
304% 107 MB/s
DQ Read 1,850
DQ Write 1321
DQ Mixed 910
863% 1,360 MB/s
395GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1084 846 846 847 847 844 MB/s
317% Outstanding
Read 2,691
Write 2,563
Mixed 1,913
SusWrite 886
450% 2,013 MB/s
4K Read 71.1
4K Write 187
4K Mixed 100
335% 119 MB/s
DQ Read 1,359
DQ Write 917
DQ Mixed 949
759% 1,075 MB/s
434GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1672 974 826 816 820 826 MB/s
302% Outstanding
Read 2,611
Write 2,370
Mixed 1,466
SusWrite 989
415% 1,859 MB/s
4K Read 61.2
4K Write 142
4K Mixed 85.1
277% 96.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,245
DQ Write 1,053
DQ Mixed 1,136
854% 1,145 MB/s
421GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1768 1066 806 812 814 813 MB/s
299% Outstanding
Read 2,362
Write 1,287
Mixed 985
SusWrite 1,013
313% 1,412 MB/s
4K Read 68.3
4K Write 151
4K Mixed 91.3
300% 104 MB/s
DQ Read 1,181
DQ Write 1,021
DQ Mixed 1,096
822% 1,099 MB/s
423GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1546 1133 812 818 816 810 MB/s
280% Outstanding
Read 1,974
Write 1,693
Mixed 979
SusWrite 989
315% 1,409 MB/s
4K Read 67.4
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 89
292% 100 MB/s
DQ Read 1,184
DQ Write 1,026
DQ Mixed 1,095
824% 1,102 MB/s
211GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 815 841 844 846 851 830 MB/s
270% Outstanding
Read 2,506
Write 2,038
Mixed 1,852
SusWrite 838
404% 1,808 MB/s
4K Read 61.3
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 80.6
264% 90 MB/s
DQ Read 1,007
DQ Write 643
DQ Mixed 872
637% 840 MB/s
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AmazonUS MZ-V7S500B/AM $1109 mins
EbayUS MZ-V7S500B/AM $11313 mins
BHPhotoUS MZ-V7S500B/AM $1302 hrs
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Gaming
Gaming 116%
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Desktop 141%
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Workstation
Workstation 116%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING - $234

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel  $370Bench 99%, 134,509 samples5,486x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $498Bench 99%, 145,451 samples5,411x
Core i7-8700KIntel  $355Bench 93%, 383,533 samples3,039x
GPU
RTX 2080Nvidia  $700Bench 123%, 125,388 samples3,269x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia  $1,100Bench 171%, 105,061 samples2,604x
RTX 2070Nvidia  $450Bench 106%, 163,508 samples2,276x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $110Bench 294%, 80,170 samples1,535x
RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $95Bench 88%, 111,841 samples1,531x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $63Bench 83%, 266,645 samples1,138x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $95Bench 86%, 54,725 samples1,082x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Good Total price: $1,509

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Excellent

30 days ago.

This SSD features incredibly high speeds similar to the 970 Pro at a much lower cost. This is a great option for those looking for a high-performance SSD while not breaking the bank on something like a 970 Pro.

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