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Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 500GB vs Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK

Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 500GB

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The Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 500GB is a high-end M.2 SSD in the 2280 form factor. It uses the Samsung Phoenix controller (S4LR020) and is specified at up to 3500 MB/s read and 3200 MB/s write speeds. The memory modules are by Samsung and specified as 96 layer 3D-NAND TLC chips (V-NAND v5). The MTBF is spedified at 1.5 Mio hours and the TBW at 300 TB. The warranty is 5 years or the reach of the TBW.

Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK

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The Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK is a mid range PCIe Gen4 SSD in the small M.2 2242 form factor. It uses Micron 176-layer NAND memory. Micron advertises the 2450 series with a very low power consumption and specifies the maximum read performance at 3,600 MB/s.

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Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 500GBMicron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK
TypeSSDSSD
SizeM.2 2280M.2 2242
Capacity500 GB512 GB
InterfaceNVMeNVMe
Announced22.01.2019 03.08.2022

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - DiskSpd - 970 EVO Plus 500GB
31 pt (35%)
Seagate ST1000LM014 Solid State Hybrid Drive
0.709 -98%
...
Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNT512G
29.9 -4%
Micron 2500 MTFDKBA512QGN
30.1 -3%
2x Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR (RAID 0)
30.2 -3%
Acer N5000
30.3 -2%
WD PC SN740 SDDQNQD-512G-1014
30.3 -2%
Corsair MP600
30.7 -1%
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X101N BF
30.8 -1%
Samsung PM9A1a MZVL21T0HDLU
30.9 0%
WD PC SN7100S SDFPMSL-1T00-1101
30.9 0%
Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 500GB
31
Phison Electronics PS5012
31.2 1%
SK Hynix PVC10 HFS001TEM4X169N
31.3 1%
Silicon Motion PCIe-8 SSD 1TB
31.4 1%
WDC PC SN810 2TB
31.5 2%
Kioxia XG8 KXG8AZNV1T02
31.5 2%
Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02
31.5 2%
Kioxia KXG8AZNV2T04 V2
31.6 2%
2x SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X101N RAID 0
32.1 4%
YMTC PC411-1TB
32.2 4%
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Kingston Fury Renegade G5
87.4 182%
0%
100%
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Performance Rating - DiskSpd - MTFDKCD512TFK
22.5 pt (26%)
Seagate ST1000LM014 Solid State Hybrid Drive
0.709 -97%
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Micron 2300 1TB MTFDHBA1T0TDV
21.8 -3%
Kioxia BG5 KBG5AZNV512G
21.9 -3%
YMTC PC005 256GB
21.9 -3%
Intel SSD 670p SSDPEKNU512GZ
22 -2%
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
22.2 -1%
Samsung PM9B1 512GB MZAL4512HBLU
22.2 -1%
Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKCD1T0TFK
22.3 -1%
WD PC SN735 SDBPNHH-512G
22.3 -1%
YMTC PC005 Active 512GB
22.4 0%
Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK
22.5
Samsung MZ9L4512HBLU-00BMV
22.6 0%
Intel Optane Memory H10 with Solid State Storage 16GB + 256GB HBRPEKNX0101AH
22.6 0%
Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S
22.6 0%
Authorain NV900-1T
22.7 1%
Netac NS512GSSD530
22.7 1%
Toshiba KBG40ZNV512G
22.7 1%
2x Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8 (RAID 0)
22.8 1%
Lexar NM620 512GB
23 2%
WDC PC SN730 SDBQNTY-512GB
23 2%
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Kingston Fury Renegade G5
87.4 288%
0%
100%
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AS SSD - Copy Game
min: 787     avg: 1121     median: 1157.5 (19%)     max: 1434 MB/s
min: 342.01     avg: 750     median: 806.4 (13%)     max: 1044.07 MB/s
AS SSD - Copy Program
min: 242.9     avg: 441.9     median: 453.4 (17%)     max: 570 MB/s
min: 333.18     avg: 391.3     median: 385.7 (14%)     max: 460.67 MB/s
AS SSD - Copy ISO
min: 1394     avg: 1989     median: 2018.5 (18%)     max: 2728 MB/s
min: 993.21     avg: 1319     median: 1171.5 (11%)     max: 1941 MB/s
AS SSD - Score Total
min: 3254     avg: 5023     median: 5172 (32%)     max: 5893 Points
min: 2319     avg: 3686     median: 3981 (24%)     max: 4307 Points
AS SSD - Score Write
min: 1364     avg: 2507     median: 2662.5 (37%)     max: 2859 Points
min: 1064     avg: 1919     median: 2209 (31%)     max: 2609 Points
AS SSD - Score Read
min: 1243     avg: 1664     median: 1621.5 (26%)     max: 2359 Points
min: 882     avg: 1201     median: 1161 (19%)     max: 1688 Points
AS SSD - Access Time Write *
min: 0.02     avg: 0     median: 0 (0%)     max: 0.037 ms
min: 0.022     avg: 0.4     median: 0.2 (0%)     max: 1.028 ms
AS SSD - Access Time Read *
min: 0.033     avg: 0     median: 0 (0%)     max: 0.092 ms
min: 0.063     avg: 0.1     median: 0.1 (0%)     max: 0.109 ms
AS SSD - 4K-64 Write
min: 922     avg: 2116     median: 2289 (39%)     max: 2447 MB/s
min: 788.8     avg: 1580     median: 1822.4 (31%)     max: 2212.19 MB/s
AS SSD - 4K-64 Read
min: 906     avg: 1345     median: 1281.5 (25%)     max: 2050 MB/s
min: 597.83     avg: 866     median: 758.8 (15%)     max: 1346.13 MB/s
AS SSD - 4K Write
min: 99.1     avg: 141.2     median: 144.2 (28%)     max: 190.5 MB/s
min: 126     avg: 174.1     median: 178.6 (35%)     max: 215.46 MB/s
AS SSD - 4K Read
min: 29.99     avg: 54.8     median: 56.1 (18%)     max: 64.3 MB/s
min: 38.16     avg: 50.6     median: 52.2 (17%)     max: 63.49 MB/s
AS SSD - Sequential Write
min: 2081     avg: 2500     median: 2521.5 (22%)     max: 2779 MB/s
min: 721.73     avg: 1647     median: 1708.7 (15%)     max: 2179.7 MB/s
AS SSD - Sequential Read
min: 2172     avg: 2640     median: 2688.5 (21%)     max: 3020 MB/s
min: 2460.42     avg: 2848     median: 2730.3 (21%)     max: 3563.57 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - 4K QD32 Write
min: 178.1     avg: 342.9     median: 318.6 (30%)     max: 530 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - 4K QD32 Read
min: 248.9     avg: 410.3     median: 390.4 (30%)     max: 611 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - 4K Write
min: 92.1     avg: 117.1     median: 115.8 (4%)     max: 139.6 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - 4K Read
min: 53.3     avg: 59.5     median: 58.5 (1%)     max: 65 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - 512K Write
min: 762     avg: 1991     median: 2214.5 (25%)     max: 2677 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - 512K Read
min: 665     avg: 1700     median: 1830 (39%)     max: 2236 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - Sequential Write
min: 1429     avg: 1792     median: 1679.5 (16%)     max: 2506 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - Sequential Read
min: 1189     avg: 1790     median: 1718 (21%)     max: 2591 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Write 4K
min: 99.3     avg: 159.2     median: 164.5 (15%)     max: 233 MB/s
min: 141.4     avg: 152.9     median: 154.4 (14%)     max: 161.5 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Read 4K
min: 38.47     avg: 48.5     median: 49.3 (1%)     max: 54.8 MB/s
min: 38.15     avg: 53.2     median: 56.6 (2%)     max: 61.58 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5 Write Seq
min: 1087     avg: 2114     median: 1790 (10%)     max: 3051 MB/s
min: 2222     avg: 2613     median: 2571.5 (14%)     max: 3087 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5 Read Seq
min: 974     avg: 2044     median: 1758 (21%)     max: 3042 MB/s
min: 1949     avg: 2076     median: 2066 (25%)     max: 2221 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1
min: 310.9     avg: 434.7     median: 404.7 (13%)     max: 557 MB/s
min: 380.1     avg: 424.4     median: 412.6 (14%)     max: 492.4 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1
min: 351.2     avg: 508     median: 529 (8%)     max: 648 MB/s
min: 402.3     avg: 434.7     median: 412.9 (7%)     max: 510.5 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1
min: 2933     avg: 3238     median: 3248 (22%)     max: 3280 MB/s
min: 2690     avg: 3205     median: 3061.5 (20%)     max: 4008 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1
min: 3235     avg: 3499     median: 3547 (19%)     max: 3617 MB/s
min: 3083     avg: 3640     median: 3236 (17%)     max: 5003 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 6 Write 4K Q8T8
2067 MB/s (41%)
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 6 Read 4K Q8T8
1064 MB/s (16%)
PCMark 8 - PCMark 8 Storage v2
5088 Points (99%)
DiskSpd - DiskSpd 4k_q1t1_write
min: 126     avg: 165.4     median: 171 (39%)     max: 202.5 MB/s
min: 126.7     avg: 155.4     median: 166.4 (38%)     max: 169.5 MB/s
DiskSpd - DiskSpd 4k_q1t1_read
min: 46.4     avg: 51.2     median: 52.2 (15%)     max: 54.7 MB/s
min: 38.8     avg: 50.9     median: 55.8 (16%)     max: 60.2 MB/s
DiskSpd - DiskSpd 4k_q32t16_write
min: 1521     avg: 2492     median: 2664 (42%)     max: 2672 MB/s
min: 343     avg: 929     median: 414 (7%)     max: 2213 MB/s
DiskSpd - DiskSpd 4k_q32t16_read
min: 1145     avg: 1149     median: 1148 (14%)     max: 1154 MB/s
min: 705     avg: 914     median: 771 (9%)     max: 1511 MB/s
DiskSpd - DiskSpd seq_write
min: 1733     avg: 2655     median: 2810 (28%)     max: 2993 MB/s
min: 2118     avg: 2500     median: 2439 (24%)     max: 3127 MB/s
DiskSpd - DiskSpd seq_read
min: 1451     avg: 2584     median: 2668 (35%)     max: 2991 MB/s
min: 1773     avg: 2026     median: 1987 (26%)     max: 2315 MB/s
DiskSpd - DiskSpd seq_q8t1_write
min: 3217     avg: 3241     median: 3242 (22%)     max: 3259 MB/s
min: 2266     avg: 2927     median: 2940 (20%)     max: 3917 MB/s
DiskSpd - DiskSpd seq_q8t1_read
min: 2573     avg: 3412     median: 3558 (22%)     max: 3572 MB/s
min: 2594     avg: 3327     median: 2996 (19%)     max: 4921 MB/s
DiskSpd - DiskSpd Loop seq_q8t1_read
min: 3537     avg: 3550     median: 3549 (22%)     max: 3563 MB/s
min: 2598     avg: 3318     median: 3021 (19%)     max: 4970 MB/s

Average Benchmarks Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 500GB → 100% n=31

Average Benchmarks Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK → 83% n=31

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