Samsung

970 EVO 250GB

970 EVO 250GB
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Effective Speed +221% Effective Speed 221%Average Score +234% Read 357%, Write 366%, 4K Read 51%, 4K Write 70%, Mixed 237%, 4K Mixed 63%, SusWrite 492%Peak Score +256% Read 416%, Write 398%, 4K Read 41%, 4K Write 79%, Mixed 274%, 4K Mixed 55%, SusWrite 527%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +267% DQ Read 325%, DQ Write 343%, DQ Mixed 339%, ADQ Read 259%, ADQ Write 231%, ADQ Mixed 296%, Age 53%, AS-SSD Total 294%

Average Bench: 316% (27^th of 1072)

Based on 25 user benchmarks. Model: Samsung SSD 970 EVO 250GB

Poor: 245%Average: 316% Great: 389%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 970 EVO 250GB averaged 215.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 970 EVO 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,031MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,889MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 970 EVO 250GB is 145%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung 970 EVO 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 51.7MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 149MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 25 samples)

Rank 27316%

Min	Avg	Max
796	Read 2,091	2,616
655	Write 1,889	2,415
679	Mixed 1,210	1,584
666	SusWrite 1,754	2,426
390% 1,736 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
38.4	4K Read 51.7	60.5
64.5	4K Write 149	219
45.8	4K Mixed 73.6	90.3
251% 91.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
662	DQ Read 1,171	1,559
203	DQ Write 956	1,588
69.3	DQ Mixed 1,031	1,453
781% 1,053 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

AUS-User, 1 month ago.

526GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1B2Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 48 49 53 51 50 MB/s

488% Outstanding

Write 53.2

Mixed 110

SusWrite 48.6

306% 1,474 MB/s

4K Read 639

4K Write 2.9

4K Mixed 4.8

976% 216 MB/s

USA-User, 14 months ago.

783GB free

Firmware: 1B2QEXP7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2321 2450 2447 2443 2443 2451 MB/s

418% Outstanding

Write 2,415

Mixed 1,566

SusWrite 2,426

507% 2,256 MB/s

4K Read 59.9

4K Write 219

4K Mixed 89.2

321% 123 MB/s

DQ Read 1,411

DQ Write 1,588

DQ Mixed 1,414

1,089% 1,471 MB/s

USA-User, 11 months ago.

954GB free

Firmware: 1B2QEXP7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2116 2151 2165 2200 2139 2150 MB/s

340% Outstanding

Write 2,196

Mixed 1,519

SusWrite 2,153

467% 2,081 MB/s

4K Read 49.3

4K Write 108

4K Mixed 67.4

218% 74.9 MB/s

DQ Read 1,040

DQ Write 884

DQ Mixed 944

712% 956 MB/s

USA-User, 5 months ago.

177GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1B2Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1940 1995 1865 1761 1066 1020 MB/s

289% Outstanding

Write 1,777

Mixed 1,340

SusWrite 1608

394% 1,761 MB/s

4K Read 45.9

4K Write 104

4K Mixed 63.9

207% 71.4 MB/s

DQ Read 800

DQ Write 707

DQ Mixed 776

576% 761 MB/s

USA-User, 5 months ago.

177GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1B2Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1655 1376 1227 1180 1124 1077 MB/s

274% Outstanding

Write 1993

Mixed 1,379

SusWrite 1,273

395% 1,766 MB/s

4K Read 46.3

4K Write 104

4K Mixed 63.8

207% 71.4 MB/s

DQ Read 830

DQ Write 718

DQ Mixed 769

578% 772 MB/s

GRC-User, 2 years ago.

722GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1B2Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1382 1632 1656 1550 1511 1511 MB/s

245% Outstanding

Write 1,604

Mixed 1,112

SusWrite 1,541

356% 1,593 MB/s

4K Read 38.4

4K Write 64.5

4K Mixed 45.8

151% 49.6 MB/s

DQ Read 662

DQ Write 203

DQ Mixed 365

287% 410 MB/s

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Gaming 152%

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Desktop 102%

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Workstation 151%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS XI FORMULA

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	863x
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	133x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $292Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	108x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	295x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	110x
RTX 2080Nvidia $391Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	98x

SSD
970 EVO 250GBSamsungBench 316%, 25 samples	1x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	71x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	56x
CMW32GX4M4C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 93%, 29,525 samples	31x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $957

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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970 EVO 250GB

Average Bench: 316% (27^th of 1072)

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970 EVO 250GB

Average Bench: 316% (27th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 316% (27^th of 1072)