Average Bench: 342% (19th of 1072)

Based on 113,801 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 2TB

Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB averaged 241.9% 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 1,166MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,367MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB is 218%. 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 152MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 63.1MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 113,801 samples)
Min Avg Max
1,353 Read 2,322 2,709
1,122 Write 2,122 2,607
1,058 Mixed 1,866 2,436
854 SusWrite 1,765 2,519
454% 2,019 MB/s
Min Avg Max
41 4K Read 63.1 80
62.4 4K Write 152 228
48.5 4K Mixed 84.4 115
284% 99.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
648 DQ Read 1,367 2,144
245 DQ Write 1,035 1,731
324 DQ Mixed 1,166 1,905
881% 1,189 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free
Firmware: 4B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2413 2483 2479 2491 2465 2437 MB/s
Read 2,470
Write 2,433
Mixed 2,329
SusWrite 2,461
547% 2,423 MB/s
4K Read 73.7
4K Write 214
4K Mixed 107
362% 132 MB/s
DQ Read 2238
DQ Write 1,988
DQ Mixed 2,093
1,575% 2,106 MB/s
944GB free
Firmware: 4B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2510 2515 2513 2514 2513 2512 MB/s
Read 2,356
Write 2,355
Mixed 2259
SusWrite 2,513
535% 2,371 MB/s
4K Read 68.7
4K Write 225
4K Mixed 114
369% 136 MB/s
DQ Read 2,303
DQ Write 1,815
DQ Mixed 2,021
1,522% 2,046 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 4B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2386 2358 2371 2412 2428 2423 MB/s
Read 2,444
Write 2,372
Mixed 2,158
SusWrite 2,396
528% 2,342 MB/s
4K Read 71.4
4K Write 155
4K Mixed 95.2
312% 107 MB/s
DQ Read 1,788
DQ Write 1,615
DQ Mixed 1,721
1,286% 1,708 MB/s
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2234 2387 2419 1556 1444 1447 MB/s
Read 2,647
Write 2,414
Mixed 1,926
SusWrite 1,914
500% 2,225 MB/s
4K Read 58.3
4K Write 187
4K Mixed 92.6
306% 113 MB/s
DQ Read 1,715
DQ Write 1,323
DQ Mixed 1,499
1,126% 1,512 MB/s
204GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1254 1249 1150 1093 1083 875 MB/s
Read 2,127
Write 2,065
Mixed 1,127
SusWrite 1,117
360% 1,609 MB/s
4K Read 34.1
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 47.3
181% 70.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,023
DQ Write 744
DQ Mixed 876
656% 881 MB/s
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Typical 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB Builds (Compare 14,721 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 209%
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Desktop 115%
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Workstation 230%
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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING Z690-PLUS WIFI D4 - $225

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Very good Total price: $1,434

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 Comments

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Good

2 years ago.

never had an issue with this seems very good and fast


Excellent

2 years 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


Good

4 years ago.

gucci


Excellent

3 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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