Samsung

970 EVO Plus 500GB

970 EVO Plus 500GB
BENCHMARKS (1,078)
MKT (0%)
BUILDS
(0)

Effective Speed +220% Effective Speed 220%Average Score +256% Read 391%, Write 391%, 4K Read 84%, 4K Write 64%, Mixed 380%, 4K Mixed 89%, SusWrite 395%Peak Score +280% Read 421%, Write 423%, 4K Read 82%, 4K Write 61%, Mixed 449%, 4K Mixed 89%, SusWrite 435%Value & Sentiment -851%User Rating -14%, Market Share -1,689%Nice To Haves +267% DQ Read 369%, DQ Write 273%, DQ Mixed 348%, ADQ Read 275%, ADQ Write 216%, ADQ Mixed 299%, Age 56%, AS-SSD Total 296%

Average Bench: 315% (27^th of 1072)

Based on 1,078 user benchmarks. Model: Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 500GB

Poor: 210%Average: 315% Great: 392%

Popular builds with this SSD

Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB averaged 214.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,037MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 2,244MB/s

See where your SSD ranks →

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB is 182%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 144MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 63.3MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 1,078 samples)

Rank 27315%

Min	Avg	Max
1,095	Read 2,244	2,642
963	Write 1,992	2,536
816	Mixed 1,722	2,325
805	SusWrite 1,468	2,071
417% 1,857 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
47.2	4K Read 63.3	78.2
76.8	4K Write 144	197
54.2	4K Mixed 85.2	110
281% 97.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
658	DQ Read 1,225	1,721
309	DQ Write 912	1,337
386	DQ Mixed 1,037	1484
784% 1,058 MB/s

User Benchmarks

Bench

Sequential

Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

RUS-User, 9 days ago.

418GB free

Firmware: 2B2QEXM7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2410 2209 1458 1469 1449 1486 MB/s

369% Outstanding

Write 2,418

Mixed 1,875

SusWrite 1,747

456% 2,022 MB/s

4K Read 67.8

4K Write 196

4K Mixed 101

336% 122 MB/s

DQ Read 1,774

DQ Write 1,632

DQ Mixed 1,698

1,275% 1,701 MB/s

FRA-User, 10 days ago.

649GB free

Firmware: 2B2QEXM7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1738 1752 1590 1455 1326 1340 MB/s

323% Outstanding

Write 1,826

Mixed 1,698

SusWrite 1,533

421% 1,882 MB/s

4K Read 63.9

4K Write 147

4K Mixed 86.5

285% 99.1 MB/s

DQ Read 1068

DQ Write 797

DQ Mixed 898

681% 921 MB/s

DEU-User, 12 hrs ago.

464GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 3B2QEXM7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1304 970 955 952 958 940 MB/s

274% Outstanding

Write 2422

Mixed 2,234

SusWrite 1,013

454% 2,020 MB/s

4K Read 63.4

4K Write 114

4K Mixed 80.7

260% 86.2 MB/s

DQ Read 914

DQ Write 627

DQ Mixed 818

598% 786 MB/s

USA-User, 14 days ago.

353GB free

Firmware: 2B2QEXM7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1092 1210 1203 1320 1318 1323 MB/s

249% Outstanding

Write 1,324

Mixed 1240

SusWrite 1,244

296% 1,317 MB/s

4K Read 54.7

4K Write 132

4K Mixed 72.7

246% 86.6 MB/s

DQ Read 1,196

DQ Write 533

DQ Mixed 444

441% 724 MB/s

CAN-User, 6 days ago.

146GB free

Firmware: 3B2Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1315 984 874 832 787 742 MB/s

248% Outstanding

Write 2,314

Mixed 1,937

SusWrite 922

412% 1833 MB/s

4K Read 53.4

4K Write 104

4K Mixed 68.8

224% 75.3 MB/s

DQ Read 898

DQ Write 682

DQ Mixed 754

573% 778 MB/s

USA-User, 19 days ago.

782GB free

Firmware: 2B2QEXE7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1495 1768 1558 1192 1167 1187 MB/s

239% Outstanding

Write 1,856

Mixed 1,396

SusWrite 1,395

359% 1,593 MB/s

4K Read 45.8

4K Write 82.4

4K Mixed 55.5

184% 61.2 MB/s

DQ Read 721

DQ Write 503

DQ Mixed 619

460% 614 MB/s

FRA-User, 1 day ago.

318GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 2B2QEXM7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1191 1323 1355 1369 1311 1184 MB/s

198% Outstanding

Write 1575

Mixed 967

SusWrite 1,289

274% 1,209 MB/s

4K Read 42.8

4K Write 68.3

4K Mixed 50.6

166% 53.9 MB/s

DQ Read 751

DQ Write 495

DQ Mixed 591

449% 612 MB/s

1,078 MORE »

Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,712,132 SSDs tested

Custom PC Builder (Start a new build) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE A COMPONENT:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical 970 EVO Plus 500GB Builds (Compare 9,261 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 104%

UFO

Desktop 105%

UFO

Workstation 105%

UFO

Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z590-P

CPU
Core i7-11700KIntel $270Bench 101%, 65,651 samples	1,913x
Core i5-11600KIntel $180Bench 99%, 43,966 samples	1,533x
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	734x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,071x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	857x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	830x

SSD
970 EVO Plus 500GBSamsungBench 315%, 1,078 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	328x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	291x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	255x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $584

Popular 970 EVO Plus 500GB compatible motherboards:

How Fast Is Your SSD? (Bench your build) Size up your PC in less than a minute

Welcome to our PC speed test tool. UserBenchmark will test your PC and compare the results to other users with the same components. You can quickly size up your PC, identify hardware problems and explore the best value for money upgrades.

UserBenchmark of the month

Gaming

Desktop

ProGaming

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

USB

How it works

- Download and run UserBenchmark
- CPU tests include: integer, floating and string
- GPU tests include: six 3D game simulations
- Drive tests include: read, write, sustained write and mixed IO
- RAM tests include: single/multi core bandwidth and latency
- SkillBench (space shooter) tests user input accuracy
- Reports are generated and presented on userbenchmark.com
- Identify the strongest components in your PC
- See speed test results from other users
- Compare your components to the current market leaders
- Explore your best upgrade options with a virtual PC build
- Compare your in-game FPS to other users with your hardware

Solid State Drive Rankings (Price vs Performance) April 2024 SSD Rankings

Welcome to our 2.5" and M.2 SSD comparison. We calculate effective speed for both SATA and NVMe drives based on real world performance then adjust by current prices per GB to yield a value for money rating. Our calculated values are checked against thousands of individual user ratings. The customizable table below combines these factors to bring you the definitive list of top SSDs. ^[SSDrivePro]

Group Test Results

Best user rated - User sentiment trumps benchmarks for this comparison.
Best value for money - Value for money is based on real world performance.
Fastest real world speed - Real World Speed measures performance for typical consumers.

1072 Drives (Compared) Thousands of user benchmarks compiled into one comparison list

See how consistently different SSDs perform with varying real world conditions. The charts also illustrate overall performance, popularity and rank.

Frequently Asked Questions

Storage Devices FAQ

What is sustained sequential write speed?

What’s the difference between SLC, MLC and TLC?

What is 3D XPoint and how fast is it?

What’s the difference between SATA, PCIe and NVMe?

What’s the difference between NAND and V-NAND?

What is sequential write speed?

What is sequential read speed?

What is incompressible data?

What is queue depth?

Solid State Drives

What is the SSD value for money rating?

What is 4K 64 thread write speed?

Can CPU power saving states (C1,C2,C3) impact SSD speed?

What is the effective SSD speed index?

How is the AS SSD write score calculated?

How is the AS SSD read score calculated?

How is the AS SSD total score calculated?

ALL FAQs »

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Samsung

970 EVO Plus 500GB

Average Bench: 315% (27^th of 1072)

Popular builds with this SSD

Outstanding average bench

Strengths

Terrible consistency

Weaknesses

Average Bench

Market Share (See Leaders)

CHOOSE A COMPONENT:

Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z590-P

Popular 970 EVO Plus 500GB compatible motherboards:

UserBenchmark of the month

How it works

Group Test Results

Comments

Speed Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Best User Rated

Samsung

970 EVO Plus 500GB

Average Bench: 315% (27th of 1072)

Popular builds with this SSD

Outstanding average bench

Strengths

Terrible consistency

Weaknesses

Average Bench

Market Share (See Leaders)

CHOOSE A COMPONENT:

Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z590-P

Popular 970 EVO Plus 500GB compatible motherboards:

UserBenchmark of the month

How it works

Group Test Results

Share a related link

Comments

Speed Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Best User Rated

Feedback

Average Bench: 315% (27^th of 1072)