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Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB vs Lite-On CA5-8D512

Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB

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The Samsung 970 EVO Plus NVMe M.2 SSD 1TB (MZ-V7S1T0BW) is a fast PCIe Gen 3.0 x4 drive that uses the Samsung Phoenix controller. It uses Samsung V-NAND 3-bit MLC memory and includes 1GB low power DDR4 SDRAM. The drive is rated with up to 3.500 MB/s sequential read and 3.300 MB/s sequential write performance.

Lite-On CA5-8D512

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The Lite-On CA5-8D512 ist a fast PCIe SSD in M.2 2280 format. It is manufactured by the Solid State Storage Technology Corp (SSSTC) and features 3D TLC NAND flash memory. It is specified with up to 3,300 MB/s read and 2,100 MB/s write (maybe for the 1TB version only) and uses PCIe NVMe Gen 3x4.

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Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TBLite-On CA5-8D512
TypeSSDSSD
SizeM.2 2280M.2
Capacity1024 GB512 GB
InterfaceNVMeNVMe
Announced22.01.2019 19.05.2020

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - DiskSpd - 970 EVO Plus 1TB
32.5 pt (37%)
Seagate ST1000LM014 Solid State Hybrid Drive
0.709 -98%
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Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02
31.5 -3%
WDC PC SN810 2TB
31.5 -3%
Kioxia KXG8AZNV2T04 V2
31.6 -3%
2x SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X101N RAID 0
32.1 -1%
Kingston OM3PGP4512Q
32.2 -1%
YMTC PC411-1TB
32.2 -1%
WD PC SN740 SDDPNQD-1T00
32.3 -1%
Lexar SSD NM7A1 1TB
32.3 -1%
Phison 512GB SM280512GKBB4S-E162
32.3 -1%
Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB
32.5
BiWin NQ200 1TB CNF82GS1D00-1TB
32.6 0%
SK hynix PC801 HFS002TEJ9X101N
32.6 0%
WD PC SN740 SDDPNQE-2T00
32.6 0%
WD PC SN8000S 2TB
33 2%
Kioxia BG6 KBG6AZNV1T02
33.2 2%
SK hynix HFS001TEJ9X110NA
33.2 2%
SK hynix PVC10 HFS001TEM4X182N
33.3 2%
SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X162N
33.5 3%
Phison 1TB SM2801T24GKBB4S-E162
33.6 3%
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Kingston Fury Renegade G5
87.4 169%
0%
100%
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Performance Rating - DiskSpd - CA5-8D512
24.1 pt (28%)
Seagate ST1000LM014 Solid State Hybrid Drive
0.709 -97%
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ADATA XPG Gammix S50 1TB
23.8 -1%
Samsung SSD 980 500GB (MZ-V8V500BW)
23.8 -1%
Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ
23.9 -1%
Lenovo UMIS AM630 RPETJ1T24MGE2QDQ
23.9 -1%
Kston K765-1TB
23.9 -1%
Toshiba XG6 KXG6AZNV512G
24 0%
ADATA XPG Gammix S50 Lite 512GB
24 0%
Lenovo UMIS AM6A0 RPJTJ512MKP1QDQ
24 0%
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
24 0%
Lite-On CA5-8D512
24.1
ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4
24.1 0%
Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZAL41T0HBLB
24.1 0%
Micron 2400 MTFDKBK1T0QFM
24.2 0%
2x Micron 2300 512 GB (RAID 0)
24.2 0%
2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G (RAID 0)
24.2 0%
BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB
24.2 0%
SK hynix HFS512GEJ4X112N
24.3 1%
Samsung PM9B1 256GB MZ9L4256HCJQ
24.4 1%
Solidigm P41 Plus SSDPFKNU010TZ
24.4 1%
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Kingston Fury Renegade G5
87.4 263%
0%
100%
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AS SSD - Copy Game
min: 791.06     avg: 1521     median: 1064.5 (18%)     max: 5984 MB/s
min: 505     avg: 1336     median: 1041 (17%)     max: 3007 MB/s
AS SSD - Copy Program
min: 254.85     avg: 698     median: 522.6 (19%)     max: 2694 MB/s
min: 338.8     avg: 635     median: 531.9 (20%)     max: 1353 MB/s
AS SSD - Copy ISO
min: 1710     avg: 2133     median: 2151 (19%)     max: 2383 MB/s
min: 1265     avg: 1804     median: 1798 (16%)     max: 2474 MB/s
AS SSD - Score Total
min: 4450     avg: 5812     median: 5919 (36%)     max: 6452 Points
min: 2392     avg: 3013     median: 3007 (18%)     max: 3922 Points
AS SSD - Score Write
min: 1134     avg: 2539     median: 2701 (37%)     max: 2923 Points
min: 1034     avg: 1276     median: 1328 (18%)     max: 1439 Points
AS SSD - Score Read
min: 1846     avg: 2171     median: 2147.5 (34%)     max: 2708 Points
min: 913     avg: 1172     median: 1121 (18%)     max: 1668 Points
AS SSD - Access Time Write *
min: 0.02     avg: 0     median: 0 (0%)     max: 0.054 ms
min: 0.028     avg: 0.1     median: 0.1 (0%)     max: 0.167 ms
AS SSD - Access Time Read *
min: 0.031     avg: 0     median: 0 (0%)     max: 0.068 ms
min: 0.034     avg: 0.1     median: 0.1 (0%)     max: 0.058 ms
AS SSD - 4K-64 Write
min: 708     avg: 2144     median: 2300 (39%)     max: 2512 MB/s
min: 813     avg: 1007     median: 1041 (18%)     max: 1125 MB/s
AS SSD - 4K-64 Read
min: 1579     avg: 1839     median: 1796 (35%)     max: 2340 MB/s
min: 665     avg: 877     median: 856 (17%)     max: 1321 MB/s
AS SSD - 4K Write
min: 86.3     avg: 131.2     median: 130.2 (25%)     max: 188.1 MB/s
min: 90.2     avg: 114.4     median: 119 (23%)     max: 147.6 MB/s
AS SSD - 4K Read
min: 27.86     avg: 51.2     median: 52.6 (17%)     max: 71.1 MB/s
min: 46.61     avg: 49.9     median: 49.3 (16%)     max: 56.6 MB/s
AS SSD - Sequential Write
min: 2469     avg: 2633     median: 2616.5 (23%)     max: 2858 MB/s
min: 810     avg: 1539     median: 1389 (12%)     max: 2090 MB/s
AS SSD - Sequential Read
min: 2173     avg: 2800     median: 2880.5 (23%)     max: 3002 MB/s
min: 2019     avg: 2455     median: 2220 (17%)     max: 2955 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - 4K QD32 Write
min: 475.4     avg: 501     median: 505 (47%)     max: 522 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - 4K QD32 Read
min: 565     avg: 584     median: 568 (44%)     max: 620 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - 4K Write
min: 115.7     avg: 136.9     median: 135.1 (4%)     max: 160 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - 4K Read
min: 58.3     avg: 63.2     median: 63.3 (1%)     max: 68.1 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - 512K Write
min: 728     avg: 1078     median: 1186 (13%)     max: 1320 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - 512K Read
min: 609     avg: 953     median: 1095 (23%)     max: 1155 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - Sequential Write
min: 1411     avg: 1643     median: 1744 (17%)     max: 1773 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - Sequential Read
min: 1180     avg: 1775     median: 1895 (23%)     max: 2251 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Write 4K
min: 86.5     avg: 155.5     median: 159.8 (14%)     max: 238.3 MB/s
min: 114.1     avg: 132.9     median: 128.5 (12%)     max: 161.8 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Read 4K
min: 40.45     avg: 51.6     median: 52.2 (1%)     max: 76.7 MB/s
min: 51.9     avg: 55     median: 54.2 (1%)     max: 60.6 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5 Write Seq
min: 1197     avg: 2660     median: 2988 (16%)     max: 3241 MB/s
min: 1743     avg: 2155     median: 2233 (12%)     max: 2258 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5 Read Seq
min: 1018     avg: 2390     median: 2586 (31%)     max: 3037 MB/s
min: 2057     avg: 2264     median: 2258.5 (27%)     max: 2473 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1
min: 288.6     avg: 446.9     median: 504.1 (17%)     max: 569 MB/s
min: 394.8     avg: 469.6     median: 475.9 (16%)     max: 515 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1
min: 332     avg: 544     median: 587.5 (9%)     max: 715 MB/s
min: 345.9     avg: 500     median: 540 (9%)     max: 586 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1
min: 3227     avg: 3296     median: 3295.5 (22%)     max: 3339 MB/s
min: 2176     avg: 2217     median: 2210 (15%)     max: 2253 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1
min: 3477     avg: 3551     median: 3561 (19%)     max: 3571 MB/s
min: 2908     avg: 3228     median: 3204 (17%)     max: 3418 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 6 Write 4K Q8T8
1656 MB/s (33%)
1254 MB/s (25%)
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 6 Read 4K Q8T8
2076 MB/s (31%)
1388 MB/s (21%)
PCMark 8 - PCMark 8 Storage v2
5079 Points (99%)
DiskSpd - DiskSpd 4k_q1t1_write
min: 39.77     avg: 160.1     median: 183 (42%)     max: 232 MB/s
min: 105     avg: 130.9     median: 128 (29%)     max: 173 MB/s
DiskSpd - DiskSpd 4k_q1t1_read
min: 13.65     avg: 50.9     median: 53 (15%)     max: 78.2 MB/s
min: 48     avg: 53.7     median: 53.3 (15%)     max: 62.5 MB/s
DiskSpd - DiskSpd 4k_q32t16_write
min: 140.4     avg: 2317     median: 2668 (42%)     max: 2685 MB/s
min: 398     avg: 1084     median: 1223 (19%)     max: 1252 MB/s
DiskSpd - DiskSpd 4k_q32t16_read
min: 97.3     avg: 1929     median: 1865 (23%)     max: 3256 MB/s
min: 907     avg: 1433     median: 1557 (19%)     max: 1568 MB/s
DiskSpd - DiskSpd seq_write
min: 208.9     avg: 2645     median: 2820 (28%)     max: 3244 MB/s
min: 1787     avg: 2169     median: 2229 (22%)     max: 2248 MB/s
DiskSpd - DiskSpd seq_read
min: 338.3     avg: 2475     median: 2648 (35%)     max: 2999 MB/s
min: 2079     avg: 2281     median: 2231 (29%)     max: 2587 MB/s
DiskSpd - DiskSpd seq_q8t1_write
min: 202     avg: 3081     median: 3278 (22%)     max: 3327 MB/s
min: 2206     avg: 2234     median: 2232 (15%)     max: 2267 MB/s
DiskSpd - DiskSpd seq_q8t1_read
min: 456.1     avg: 3291     median: 3517 (22%)     max: 3562 MB/s
min: 2819     avg: 3172     median: 3166 (20%)     max: 3400 MB/s
DiskSpd - DiskSpd Loop seq_q8t1_read
min: 455.8     avg: 3212     median: 3505 (21%)     max: 3560 MB/s
min: 2830     avg: 3090     median: 3044 (19%)     max: 3356 MB/s

Average Benchmarks Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB → 100% n=33

Average Benchmarks Lite-On CA5-8D512 → 76% n=33

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