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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: 248% (49th of 1058)

Based on 87,753 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 250GB
Poor: 172%Average: 248% Great: 309%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB averaged 148.4% 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 987MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 2,203MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB is 137%. 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 473MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 160MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 87,753 samples)
Rank 49248%
Min Avg Max
1,120 Read 2,203 2,648
635 Write 1,854 2,262
641 Mixed 1,348 1,623
304 SusWrite 473 580
327% 1,470 MB/s
Min Avg Max
43.5 4K Read 63.8 74.4
67 4K Write 160 246
49.4 4K Mixed 83 107
288% 102 MB/s
Min Avg Max
629 DQ Read 957 1,012
296 DQ Write 961 1,578
314 DQ Mixed 987 1,168
734% 968 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
216GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1492 404 402 404 405 404 MB/s
293% Outstanding
Read 2,702
Write 2,260
Mixed 1,642
SusWrite 585
400% 1,797 MB/s
4K Read 67.6
4K Write 233
4K Mixed 79.5
328% 127 MB/s
DQ Read 991
DQ Write 1,253
DQ Mixed 1,149
860% 1,131 MB/s
233GB free
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1311 407 395 396 396 396 MB/s
268% Outstanding
Read 2,362
Write 1,813
Mixed 1,415
SusWrite 550
341% 1,535 MB/s
4K Read 60.8
4K Write 149
4K Mixed 80.9
275% 96.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,004
DQ Write 1452
DQ Mixed 1,148
890% 1,201 MB/s
179GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1456 389 389 392 387 378 MB/s
256% Outstanding
Read 2371
Write 2,106
Mixed 1,475
SusWrite 565
363% 1,629 MB/s
4K Read 55.9
4K Write 154
4K Mixed 77.7
266% 95.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,008
DQ Write 977
DQ Mixed 1,100
797% 1,029 MB/s
152GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1208 380 386 390 387 391 MB/s
251% Outstanding
Read 2466
Write 2,208
Mixed 1,528
SusWrite 524
375% 1,681 MB/s
4K Read 55.4
4K Write 135
4K Mixed 73.8
250% 87.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,009
DQ Write 928
DQ Mixed 1,026
754% 988 MB/s
145GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 741 408 408 408 408 407 MB/s
243% Outstanding
Read 1,832
Write 1859
Mixed 1,249
SusWrite 463
302% 1,351 MB/s
4K Read 65.3
4K Write 157
4K Mixed 86.3
293% 103 MB/s
DQ Read 1,005
DQ Write 1,249
DQ Mixed 1161
866% 1,139 MB/s
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 Prices

EbayUS MZ-V7S250BW $5816 days
AmazonUS MZ-V7S250B/AM $654 mins
BHPhotoUS MZ-V7S250B/AM $7521 months
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Desktop 90%
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Workstation 96%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $135

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $170Bench 82%, 1,121,156 samples27,358x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $370Bench 81%, 525,784 samples17,036x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $320Bench 85%, 755,235 samples14,794x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 118%, 578,095 samples8,382x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $390Bench 89%, 574,087 samples7,935x
RX 5700-XTAMD  $410Bench 105%, 378,316 samples7,577x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $58Bench 248%, 87,753 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $83Bench 86%, 343,296 samples9,120x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $68Bench 85%, 598,699 samples8,637x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $72Bench 83%, 540,354 samples5,846x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 65% - Good Total price: $956

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AUS-User
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Good

13 months ago.

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

Viper207
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Excellent

22 months ago.

best budget ssd for games

mahamadi
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Excellent

3 years ago.

very very well Guys

zakisp
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Excellent

2 years ago.

So powerful mine always bench way above average

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Excellent

23 months ago.

Best SSD I've ever had.

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