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Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 2TB vs WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G

Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 2TB

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The Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 2TB is a fast M.2 NVMe 1.3 SSD with 2 GB LPDDR4 and SLC cache. It uses 3D-NAND TLC from Samsung (96 layer) and is specified at 3500 MB/s read and 3300 MB/s write. 

WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G

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The Western Digital PC SN530 NVMe SSD 512GB, M.2 2280 (SDBPNPZ-512G) is a mid-range NVMe drive using Toshiba/WD 3D-NAND TLC with 96 Layers. It is specified at 2400 MB/s read and 1750 MB/s write and 315 k / 230k IOPS 4K read / write. According to WDC the TBW is 300 TB and the MTBF 1.75 Million hours. The consumer warranty is 5 years or reaching the TBW.

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Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 2TBWDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G
TypeSSDSSD
SizeM.2 2280M.2
Capacity2048 GB512 GB
InterfaceNVMeNVMe
ControllerSamsung Phoenix (S4LR020)
Announced22.01.2019 23.04.2020

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - DiskSpd - 970 EVO Plus 2TB
34 pt (39%)
Seagate ST1000LM014 Solid State Hybrid Drive
0.709 -98%
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SK hynix PC801 HFS002TEJ9X101N
32.6 -4%
BiWin NQ200 1TB CNF82GS1D00-1TB
32.6 -4%
WD PC SN8000S 2TB
33 -3%
SK hynix HFS001TEJ9X110NA
33.2 -2%
Kioxia BG6 KBG6AZNV1T02
33.2 -2%
YMTC PC41Q-1TB-B
33.2 -2%
SK hynix PVC10 HFS001TEM4X182N
33.3 -2%
SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X162N
33.5 -1%
Phison 1TB SM2801T24GKBB4S-E162
33.6 -1%
Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 2TB
34
SK hynix HFS512GEJ9X125N
34.2 1%
1x Samsung PM9E1 MZVLC2T0HBLD-00BT7 + 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HDLB-00BT7 (RAID 0)
34.4 1%
SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N
34.5 1%
WD PC SN735 SDBPNHH-1T00
34.7 2%
Kingston OM8PGP41024N-A0
34.7 2%
Phison EM2804TBMTCB47
35 3%
SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N
35.1 3%
Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN
35.4 4%
SK Hynix HFS002TEJ9X162N
35.7 5%
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Kingston Fury Renegade G5
87.4 157%
0%
100%
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Performance Rating - DiskSpd - SDBPNPZ-512G
20.8 pt (24%)
Seagate ST1000LM014 Solid State Hybrid Drive
0.709 -97%
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WDC PC SN730 SDBQNTY-1T00
20.3 -2%
Intel SSDPEKNW512GZL
20.4 -2%
Phison E12S-512GB-Phison-SSD-BICS4
20.4 -2%
SK Hynix BC711 HFM512GD3HX015N
20.4 -2%
Rayson RS512GSSD510 512 GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe
20.4 -2%
2x Micron 2200S 512 GB (RAID 0)
20.5 -1%
SSTC CL4-3D512-Q11
20.6 -1%
Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNV512G
20.6 -1%
SK Hynix HFM512GD3JX013N
20.7 0%
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G
20.8
Kingston NV2 2TB SNV2S/2000G
21 1%
Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU
21 1%
Foresee XP1000F512G
21 1%
ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro (ASX8200PNP-512GT)
21.1 1%
ESO512GYLCT
21.1 1%
Lexar NM610 1TB
21.1 1%
Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNS256G
21.1 1%
Kingston NV1 SNVS/500GCN
21.1 1%
Samsung PM991a MZ9LQ1T0HBLB-00BKN
21.2 2%
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Kingston Fury Renegade G5
87.4 320%
0%
100%
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AS SSD - Score Total
6232 Points (38%)
min: 1795     avg: 2738     median: 2732 (17%)     max: 3507 Points
AS SSD - Score Write
2768 Points (38%)
min: 684     avg: 1179     median: 1245.5 (17%)     max: 1654 Points
AS SSD - Score Read
2304 Points (37%)
min: 581     avg: 1041     median: 1093 (17%)     max: 1322 Points
AS SSD - Access Time Write *
0 ms (0%)
min: 0.04     avg: 0.1     median: 0.1 (0%)     max: 0.167 ms
AS SSD - Access Time Read *
0 ms (0%)
min: 0.045     avg: 0.1     median: 0.1 (0%)     max: 0.132 ms
AS SSD - 4K-64 Write
2347 MB/s (40%)
min: 396.1     avg: 876     median: 937 (16%)     max: 1385 MB/s
AS SSD - 4K-64 Read
1954 MB/s (38%)
min: 406     avg: 813     median: 834 (16%)     max: 1067 MB/s
AS SSD - 4K Write
163.1 MB/s (32%)
min: 102.9     avg: 163.8     median: 143.5 (28%)     max: 238.9 MB/s
AS SSD - 4K Read
52.7 MB/s (17%)
min: 27.8     avg: 42.1     median: 43.1 (14%)     max: 48.77 MB/s
AS SSD - Sequential Write
2585 MB/s (23%)
min: 956     avg: 1392     median: 1516 (13%)     max: 1755 MB/s
AS SSD - Sequential Read
2980 MB/s (23%)
min: 1007     avg: 1862     median: 2063.5 (16%)     max: 2228 MB/s
AS SSD - Copy Game
min: 532     avg: 1001     median: 1043 (17%)     max: 1453 MB/s
AS SSD - Copy Program
min: 277.6     avg: 612     median: 588 (22%)     max: 1038 MB/s
AS SSD - Copy ISO
min: 710     avg: 1427     median: 1434.5 (13%)     max: 1828 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Write 4K
172 MB/s (16%)
min: 118     avg: 170.1     median: 161.1 (15%)     max: 269.4 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Read 4K
47.3 MB/s (1%)
min: 43.18     avg: 49.4     median: 49.2 (1%)     max: 57.3 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5 Write Seq
2980 MB/s (16%)
min: 1355     avg: 1731     median: 1775 (10%)     max: 1829 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5 Read Seq
2790 MB/s (33%)
min: 1095     avg: 1643     median: 1676 (20%)     max: 1983 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1
481.8 MB/s (16%)
min: 208.3     avg: 453.5     median: 467.4 (15%)     max: 580 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1
565 MB/s (9%)
min: 319.6     avg: 488.2     median: 485.4 (8%)     max: 708 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1
3295 MB/s (22%)
min: 1467     avg: 1791     median: 1821.5 (12%)     max: 1841 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1
3550 MB/s (19%)
min: 1334     avg: 2272     median: 2446 (13%)     max: 2485 MB/s
DiskSpd - DiskSpd 4k_q1t1_write
223 MB/s (51%)
min: 111     avg: 167.1     median: 162.5 (37%)     max: 277 MB/s
DiskSpd - DiskSpd 4k_q1t1_read
51 MB/s (15%)
min: 27.3     avg: 43.3     median: 43.7 (13%)     max: 52.8 MB/s
DiskSpd - DiskSpd 4k_q32t16_write
2630 MB/s (42%)
min: 448     avg: 898     median: 993.5 (16%)     max: 1306 MB/s
DiskSpd - DiskSpd 4k_q32t16_read
1662 MB/s (20%)
min: 681     avg: 1034     median: 1056 (13%)     max: 1315 MB/s
DiskSpd - DiskSpd seq_write
2979 MB/s (29%)
min: 1356     avg: 1693     median: 1728.5 (17%)     max: 1791 MB/s
DiskSpd - DiskSpd seq_read
3005 MB/s (39%)
min: 1116     avg: 1637     median: 1729.5 (23%)     max: 1862 MB/s
DiskSpd - DiskSpd seq_q8t1_write
3298 MB/s (23%)
min: 1486     avg: 1780     median: 1808 (12%)     max: 1838 MB/s
DiskSpd - DiskSpd seq_q8t1_read
3524 MB/s (22%)
min: 1359     avg: 2248     median: 2482 (15%)     max: 2488 MB/s
DiskSpd - DiskSpd Loop seq_q8t1_read
3518 MB/s (22%)
min: 1223     avg: 2280     median: 2477 (15%)     max: 2481 MB/s

Average Benchmarks Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 2TB → 100% n=28

Average Benchmarks WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G → 65% n=28

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Redaktion, 2017-09- 8 (Update: 2023-07- 1)