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970 PRO 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2019.

Average Bench: 325% (32nd of 1080)

Based on 20 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung SSD 970 PRO 1TB
Poor: 255%Average: 325% Great: 380%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 970 PRO 1TB averaged 224.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 970 PRO 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,004MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 2,450MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 970 PRO 1TB is 125%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung 970 PRO 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 144MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 51.8MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 20 samples)
Rank 32325%
Min Avg Max
1,285 Read 2,450 2,851
138 Write 1,920 2,223
228 Mixed 1,290 1,576
130 SusWrite 1,766 2,213
415% 1,857 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.9 4K Read 51.8 62.3
1.8 4K Write 144 198
3.3 4K Mixed 71.4 87.3
246% 89.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
498 DQ Read 1,135 1,470
307 DQ Write 881 1,356
454 DQ Mixed 1,004 1,459
752% 1,007 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
240GB free
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2091 2099 2061 2066 2089 2051 MB/s
336% Outstanding
Read 2,552
Write 2,002
Mixed 1,347
SusWrite 2076
447% 1,994 MB/s
4K Read 47.9
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 71.1
225% 78.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,026
DQ Write 625
DQ Mixed 833
619% 828 MB/s
364GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1823 1784 1718 1831 1882 1828 MB/s
270% Outstanding
Read 2,275
Write 1,972
Mixed 1,278
SusWrite 1,811
411% 1,834 MB/s
4K Read 33.2
4K Write 70.3
4K Mixed 52.3
155% 51.9 MB/s
DQ Read 579
DQ Write 307
DQ Mixed 492
353% 459 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 77,162,215 SSDs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 110%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
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Workstation
Workstation 93%
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Motherboard: Asrock Z390 Pro4 - $112

CPU
Core i5-9600KIntel  $126Bench 93%, 321,194 samples1,251x
Core i7-9700KIntel  $185Bench 97%, 550,833 samples1,181x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $380Bench 98%, 354,223 samples551x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $275Bench 115%, 663,603 samples389x
RTX 2070Nvidia  $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples356x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $140Bench 90%, 645,160 samples327x
SSD
970 PRO 1TBSamsungBench 325%, 20 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples198x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 82%, 74,390 samples138x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $33Bench 84%, 287,720 samples136x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 111% - Outstanding Total price: $553

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