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Samsung MZ-V7S2T0B(W|/AM)

970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2019.

Average Bench: 355% (13th of 1058)

Based on 94,833 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 2TB
Poor: 249%Average: 355% Great: 438%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB averaged 255.2% 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 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,212MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,426MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB is 189%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 165MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 65MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 94,833 samples)
Rank 13355%
Min Avg Max
1,446 Read 2,385 2,707
1,276 Write 2,169 2,592
1,198 Mixed 1,861 2,419
1,026 SusWrite 1,806 2,512
462% 2,055 MB/s
Min Avg Max
45.2 4K Read 65 79.9
79.9 4K Write 165 246
59.6 4K Mixed 90.3 120
302% 107 MB/s
Min Avg Max
823 DQ Read 1,426 2,092
321 DQ Write 1,083 1,703
514 DQ Mixed 1,212 1,863
918% 1,240 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
982GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2298 2356 2410 2498 2497 2488 MB/s
446% Outstanding
Read 2,701
Write 2,498
Mixed 2,380
SusWrite 2,424
563% 2,501 MB/s
4K Read 84.2
4K Write 226
4K Mixed 123
405% 144 MB/s
DQ Read 1,531
DQ Write 1324
DQ Mixed 1,408
1,061% 1,421 MB/s
381GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1257 1514 1621 1624 1615 1611 MB/s
350% Outstanding
Read 2,552
Write 2,188
Mixed 1,811
SusWrite 1,540
453% 2,023 MB/s
4K Read 63
4K Write 169
4K Mixed 84.8
294% 106 MB/s
DQ Read 1,724
DQ Write 1,131
DQ Mixed 1,357
1,031% 1,404 MB/s
465GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2387 1791 1718 1723 1725 1724 MB/s
343% Outstanding
Read 2,588
Write 2,366
Mixed 1,876
SusWrite 1,845
487% 2,169 MB/s
4K Read 61.5
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 81.4
274% 95.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,127
DQ Write 762
DQ Mixed 964
714% 951 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2136 2044 1713 1675 1277 1333 MB/s
303% Outstanding
Read 2,583
Write 2136
Mixed 1,848
SusWrite 1,696
463% 2,066 MB/s
4K Read 62.3
4K Write 73.5
4K Mixed 64.1
216% 66.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,195
DQ Write 133
DQ Mixed 251
288% 527 MB/s
716GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1306 1337 1340 1367 1372 1386 MB/s
273% Outstanding
Read 2,151
Write 1,763
Mixed 1,471
SusWrite 1,351
377% 1,684 MB/s
4K Read 58.5
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 77.8
256% 87.8 MB/s
DQ Read 782
DQ Write 333
DQ Mixed 712
487% 609 MB/s
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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) - $199

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Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $286Bench 82%, 538,296 samples26,543x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $144Bench 81%, 961,699 samples13,744x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD  $420Bench 86%, 312,187 samples11,978x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $500Bench 118%, 623,566 samples10,819x
RX 5700-XTAMD  $410Bench 102%, 240,216 samples9,540x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $536Bench 153%, 451,588 samples6,848x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung  $185Bench 355%, 94,833 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $60Bench 86%, 616,718 samples4,046x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $70Bench 85%, 338,612 samples3,897x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $229Bench 88%, 141,007 samples3,576x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 81% - Excellent Total price: $1,230

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GBR-User
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Good

15 months ago.

never had an issue with this seems very good and fast

krossblades
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Excellent

10 months ago.

Fast, low profile and reliable. It is a bit more expensive than I'd like however you're buying the near fail proof Samsung name. Pay a premium and never worry

hahagager
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Good

2 years ago.

gucci

GottmitunsAlex
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Excellent

2 years ago.

With the Samsung NVME 3.2 drivers (3.3 can't download from Samsung site yet) I get Sequential Read: 2,686. Sequential write 2,547. Note: My rig is 6 years old... i7-5930k and MSI x99S SLI PLUS mobo

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