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Samsung MZ-V7S250B(W|/AM)

970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB

Average Bench: 234% (69th of 1071)

Based on 87,206 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 250GB
Poor: 152%Average: 234% Great: 302%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB averaged 134.0% 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 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 921MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 2,197MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB is 149%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 464MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 136MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 87,206 samples)
Rank 69234%
Min Avg Max
1,198 Read 2,197 2,638
715 Write 1,841 2,264
728 Mixed 1,356 1,621
308 SusWrite 464 582
326% 1,464 MB/s
Min Avg Max
34.4 4K Read 57.6 70.7
68.9 4K Write 136 231
39.8 4K Mixed 73.5 101
253% 89 MB/s
Min Avg Max
507 DQ Read 915 1,010
283 DQ Write 873 1,582
370 DQ Mixed 921 1,166
684% 903 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
167GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 523 407 406 406 401 402 MB/s
257% Outstanding
Read 2,562
Write 2,243
Mixed 1,579
SusWrite 424
379% 1,702 MB/s
4K Read 62
4K Write 150
4K Mixed 84.6
282% 98.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,004
DQ Write 843
DQ Mixed 1044
749% 964 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

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Typical 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB Builds (Compare 32,288 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 114%
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Desktop
Desktop 99%
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Workstation
Workstation 105%
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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel  $260Bench 97%, 550,833 samples8,175x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples7,907x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples3,832x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples2,435x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples2,354x
RTX 2070Nvidia  $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples2,163x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $40Bench 234%, 87,206 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples1,993x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples1,462x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples972x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 114% - Outstanding Total price: $795

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Good

3 years ago.

I have it as my boot drive. So lightening fast!

mahamadi
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Excellent

5 years ago.

very very well Guys

zakisp
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Excellent

4 years ago.

So powerful mine always bench way above average

Babblestock
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Excellent

3 years ago.

Best SSD I've ever had.

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The Best.
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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $280Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168Nvidia RTX 4070 $490Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $38Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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