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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: 289% (26th of 1059)

Based on 406,008 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 500GB

The 970 Evo Plus offers excellent sustained write performance both in and out of cache. This results in consistent performance even when the drive is nearly full. Samsung also have a great track record for reliability, this drive will likely last a lifetime. The larger capacity drives (1TB+) offer even better write performance and may be more appropriate for some users. We use this drive (and its larger siblings) extensively in our EFps Lab at UserBenchmark. [Feb '20 SSDrivePro]

Poor: 202%Average: 289% Great: 345%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB averaged 188.8% 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 1,068MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 2,406MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB is 144%. 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 870MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 153MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 406,008 samples)
Rank 26289%
Min Avg Max
1,316 Read 2,406 2,722
1,150 Write 2,147 2,563
1,011 Mixed 1,660 1,942
606 SusWrite 870 1,058
396% 1,771 MB/s
Min Avg Max
45.9 4K Read 64.7 74.9
80.8 4K Write 153 229
51.2 4K Mixed 86.2 109
289% 101 MB/s
Min Avg Max
755 DQ Read 1,285 1,888
432 DQ Write 949 1,532
457 DQ Mixed 1,068 1,632
811% 1,100 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
239GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 961 1526 781 786 786 786 MB/s
312% Outstanding
Read 2,117
Write 1,620
Mixed 1186
SusWrite 938
327% 1,465 MB/s
4K Read 39.7
4K Write 227
4K Mixed 92.8
299% 120 MB/s
DQ Read 1,892
DQ Write 1,547
DQ Mixed 1,667
1,262% 1,702 MB/s
249GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2146 810 748 753 756 753 MB/s
276% Outstanding
Read 2,503
Write 2,310
Mixed 1,802
SusWrite 994
426% 1,903 MB/s
4K Read 60.1
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 78
255% 86.3 MB/s
DQ Read 980
DQ Write 603
DQ Mixed 845
615% 809 MB/s
387GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2289 791 807 810 812 813 MB/s
275% Outstanding
Read 2,379
Write 2,243
Mixed 1,768
SusWrite 1,054
417% 1,861 MB/s
4K Read 56.5
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 75.6
250% 86.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,078
DQ Write 594
DQ Mixed 888
647% 854 MB/s
152GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 907 822 810 780 740 688 MB/s
247% Outstanding
Read 2,455
Write 2,238
Mixed 1,795
SusWrite 791
407% 1,820 MB/s
4K Read 53.5
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 69.3
223% 74.3 MB/s
DQ Read 838
DQ Write 542
DQ Mixed 735
536% 705 MB/s
245GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 785 746 735 731 724 711 MB/s
229% Outstanding
Read 1,775
Write 1,892
Mixed 1,241
SusWrite 739
316% 1,412 MB/s
4K Read 35.2
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 68.8
207% 76 MB/s
DQ Read 1,239
DQ Write 910
DQ Mixed 1,015
774% 1,055 MB/s
335GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1046 884 888 893 892 850 MB/s
196% Outstanding
Read 1,745
Write 1,490
Mixed 1,325
SusWrite 909
306% 1,367 MB/s
4K Read 40.5
4K Write 71.1
4K Mixed 48.9
162% 53.5 MB/s
DQ Read 527
DQ Write 368
DQ Mixed 439
330% 445 MB/s
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Desktop 94%
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Workstation 136%
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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) - $180

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Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $260Bench 86%, 373,112 samples3,281x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $230Bench 98%, 120,499 samples2,874x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $192Bench 96%, 232,591 samples2,424x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $550Bench 154%, 447,840 samples1,569x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $710Bench 206%, 353,788 samples1,462x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $500Bench 118%, 569,107 samples1,016x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $57Bench 289%, 406,008 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $53Bench 85%, 653,654 samples536x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $73Bench 85%, 346,786 samples529x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $180Bench 89%, 144,399 samples475x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 78% - Very good Total price: $1,100

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USA-User
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27 days ago.

Great ssd if you can find it for $75.00 USD.

CAN-User
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4,550

Excellent

14 months ago.

On a laptop it requires you to be plugged in or runs really slow. Also, has major heat issues resulting in the need for always using a cooling pad.

SSDrivePro
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1,857

Excellent

2 years ago.

Nissdrive
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Excellent

2 years 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.

Kobe_Keats
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Excellent

19 months ago.

A great SSD, not the cheapest, but is one of the fastest consumer SSD's around for a reasonable price. In my personal build, I got up to 3,200 mb/s read AND write speeds.

svasilo1hotmail
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10

Excellent

2 years ago.

Link to the nvme driver to get max results

DeviousSnow
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Excellent

2 years ago.

A very good M.2 drive in terms of price/performance; insanely fast and doesn't cost much more than a 2.5" SSD.

Rtxu
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Excellent

22 months ago.

Amazingly fast for the price (€ 85), very much in line with other SSDs. Excellent Samsung companion software and tests confirm theoretical performance. Totally recommendable

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