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970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2019.

Average Bench: 328% (12th of 1030)

Based on 6,634 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 2TB
Poor: 217%Average: 328% Great: 390%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB averaged 228.3% 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 1,044MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,110MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB is 173%. 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 143MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 59.4MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 6,634 samples)
Rank 12328%
Min Avg Max
1,250 Read 2,310 2,695
1,208 Write 2,110 2,601
923 Mixed 1,657 1,994
1,004 SusWrite 1,712 2,068
437% 1,947 MB/s
Min Avg Max
43.4 4K Read 59.4 68.3
73.3 4K Write 143 188
53.7 4K Mixed 80.8 97.2
269% 94.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
780 DQ Read 1,197 1,500
183 DQ Write 944 1,337
322 DQ Mixed 1,044 1,385
789% 1,062 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2614 2636 2635 1582 1519 1465 MB/s
395% Outstanding
Read 2,701
Write 2,632
Mixed 2,016
SusWrite 2,075
530% 2356 MB/s
4K Read 68.3
4K Write 189
4K Mixed 97.2
328% 118 MB/s
DQ Read 1,414
DQ Write 1,225
DQ Mixed 1,321
990% 1,320 MB/s
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2417 2432 2421 1705 1541 1540 MB/s
366% Outstanding
Read 2,590
Write 2,428
Mixed 1,829
SusWrite 2,009
498% 2,214 MB/s
4K Read 61.4
4K Write 147
4K Mixed 84.7
280% 97.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,299
DQ Write 1,050
DQ Mixed 1,175
880% 1,175 MB/s
511GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1722 1426 1400 1336 1285 1285 MB/s
331% Outstanding
Read 2,598
Write 2,387
Mixed 1,814
SusWrite 1,409
460% 2,052 MB/s
4K Read 60.6
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 82.1
268% 92.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,358
DQ Write 1,218
DQ Mixed 1,260
953% 1,279 MB/s
597GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1611 1431 1408 1445 1491 1616 MB/s
298% Outstanding
Read 1,982
Write 1,950
Mixed 1,551
SusWrite 1,500
393% 1,746 MB/s
4K Read 58.7
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 78.8
258% 88.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,104
DQ Write 976
DQ Mixed 1,043
781% 1,041 MB/s
597GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 747 1327 1414 1416 1380 1390 MB/s
258% Outstanding
Read 1,771
Write 1,763
Mixed 1,396
SusWrite 1,279
349% 1,552 MB/s
4K Read 51.4
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 67.3
220% 74.9 MB/s
DQ Read 983
DQ Write 839
DQ Mixed 909
682% 910 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1249 1233 1188 1271 1178 1186 MB/s
200% Outstanding
Read 948
Write 1,228
Mixed 1,006
SusWrite 1,218
249% 1,100 MB/s
4K Read 33.4
4K Write 73.5
4K Mixed 48.4
152% 51.8 MB/s
DQ Read 937
DQ Write 881
DQ Mixed 928
691% 915 MB/s
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Typical 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB Builds (Compare 5,560 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 172%
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Desktop
Desktop 103%
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Workstation
Workstation 172%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS XI HERO (WI-FI) - $400

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel  $435Bench 99%, 216,563 samples3,348x
Core i7-9700KIntel  $325Bench 98%, 230,235 samples1,060x
Core i7-8700KIntel  $320Bench 94%, 420,955 samples311x
GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia  $1,300Bench 176%, 167,931 samples1,817x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia  $720Bench 131%, 98,072 samples708x
RTX 2080Nvidia  $698Bench 119%, 172,165 samples555x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung  $315Bench 328%, 6,634 samples1x
RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL  $170Bench 93%, 37,323 samples294x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $146Bench 87%, 37,903 samples277x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $83Bench 83%, 116,279 samples205x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 55% - Above average Total price: $2,620

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Excellent

2 months ago.

never had an issue with this seems very good and fast

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Good

10 months ago.

gucci

GottmitunsAlex
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Excellent

6 months 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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