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Samsung MZ-V7S250B(W|/AM)

970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2019.

Average Bench: 244% (52nd of 1058)

Based on 57,121 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 250GB
Poor: 162%Average: 244% Great: 291%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB averaged 143.9% 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 982MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 2,202MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB is 129%. 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 486MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 151MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 57,121 samples)
Rank 52244%
Min Avg Max
1,043 Read 2,202 2,638
601 Write 1,883 2,265
618 Mixed 1,348 1,630
333 SusWrite 486 580
330% 1,480 MB/s
Min Avg Max
38.6 4K Read 60.3 72.9
82.2 4K Write 151 234
46.9 4K Mixed 81.2 105
275% 97.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
564 DQ Read 948 1,013
382 DQ Write 889 1,317
428 DQ Mixed 982 1,168
720% 940 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
202GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1333 403 403 386 403 402 MB/s
278% Outstanding
Read 2,535
Write 2,267
Mixed 1,481
SusWrite 555
381% 1,710 MB/s
4K Read 63.1
4K Write 194
4K Mixed 97.2
323% 118 MB/s
DQ Read 1,012
DQ Write 888
DQ Mixed 994
733% 965 MB/s
139GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 816 421 425 419 421 423 MB/s
265% Outstanding
Read 2445
Write 2,213
Mixed 1,255
SusWrite 487
356% 1,600 MB/s
4K Read 67.4
4K Write 180
4K Mixed 91.5
315% 113 MB/s
DQ Read 1,008
DQ Write 785
DQ Mixed 1000
720% 931 MB/s
158GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 753 436 438 437 437 436 MB/s
260% Outstanding
Read 2,554
Write 2,229
Mixed 1,540
SusWrite 490
379% 1,703 MB/s
4K Read 63.5
4K Write 148
4K Mixed 84.3
282% 98.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1004
DQ Write 800
DQ Mixed 889
669% 898 MB/s
26GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 621 478 424 423 421 422 MB/s
254% Outstanding
Read 2,535
Write 2,263
Mixed 1,528
SusWrite 465
378% 1,698 MB/s
4K Read 63.1
4K Write 131
4K Mixed 82.8
271% 92.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,006
DQ Write 784
DQ Mixed 890
667% 894 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 49,337,945 SSDs tested.

 Prices

EbayUS MZ-V7S250B/AM $513 mins
AmazonUS MZ-V7S250B/AM $5519 mins
BHPhotoUS MZ-V7S250B/AM $7516 months
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Desktop 89%
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Workstation 95%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $242Bench 82%, 777,977 samples24,247x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $400Bench 81%, 467,627 samples15,060x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $326Bench 85%, 593,991 samples13,117x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 118%, 551,178 samples7,553x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $390Bench 89%, 355,921 samples7,061x
RX 5700-XTAMD  $400Bench 104%, 395,717 samples6,926x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $51Bench 244%, 57,121 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $75Bench 84%, 255,633 samples8,194x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $63Bench 86%, 449,944 samples7,698x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $74Bench 83%, 538,368 samples5,250x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $1,008

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Excellent

4 hrs ago.

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Good

7 months ago.

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

Viper207
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Excellent

16 months ago.

best budget ssd for games

mahamadi
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Excellent

2 years ago.

very very well Guys

zakisp
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Excellent

19 months ago.

So powerful mine always bench way above average

Babblestock
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Excellent

17 months ago.

Best SSD I've ever had.

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