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Samsung SSD 970 Pro 512GB vs WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G

Samsung SSD 970 Pro 512GB

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The Samsung SSD 970 PRO 512 GB (MZ-V7P512BW) is a high end M.2 2280 NVMe SSD for Desktops and Laptops. It uses the Samsung Phoenix (S4LR020) Controller with 512 MB LPDDR4 Cache. Samsung specifies 3500 MB/s read and 2300 MB/s write performance and uses 64 Layer 3DNAND MLC from Samsung as memory chips. At the time of announcement in 2018 it was one of the fastest consumer SSDs on the market. The power consumption of the SSD is rated at 8.5 W (max.), 5.2W (usage), 0.03W (idle), and 0.005W (sleep).

WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G

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The Western Digital PC SN730 NVMe SSD 512 GB is a fast M.2 2280 PCIe SSD for laptops and desktops. It is specified at 3400 MB/s reading and 2700 MB/s wrting and 450k 4K IOPS reading and 400k 4K IOS writing. The MTBF are 1.75 million hours and WD offers a 5 years warranty to consumers.

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Samsung SSD 970 Pro 512GBWDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G
TypeSSDSSD
SizeM.2M.2
Capacity512 GB512 GB
InterfaceNVMeNVMe
ControllerPhoenix
Announced24.04.2018 03.02.2020

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - DiskSpd - SN730 512G
25.8 pt (29%)
Seagate ST1000LM014 Solid State Hybrid Drive
0.717 -97%
...
BiWin CE480V6D10H-1TB
25.3 -2%
Micron MT001TAYAX8U40
25.4 -2%
BIWIN NS200 1TB CNF82GS1G02-1TB
25.4 -2%
Samsung PM9C1b MZVL82T0HBL1
25.5 -1%
Phison PS5013 PRO-X-1TB-G2R NVMe SSD
25.5 -1%
2x Micron 2300 2TB MTFDHBA2T0TDV (RAID 0)
25.6 -1%
Micron 2550 512GB
25.8 0%
511BS0512HB-TX01
25.8 0%
Lexar NM610 Pro NM610P001T-HNNNG
25.8 0%
WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G
25.8
WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-1T00
25.9 0%
Samsung PM9C1 MZVL81T0HELB-00BTW
25.9 0%
2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
26 1%
Phison ESMP001TKB5C3
26 1%
TWSC TSC3AN1T0-F2T60S
26.1 1%
Toshiba XG6 KXG6AZNV1T02
26.1 1%
Phison PM81000GPMQCN28BTF-E12S4 M.2 NVM SSD
26.2 2%
WD PC SN740 SDDQMQD-1T00
26.2 2%
Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV2T04
26.2 2%
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Kingston Fury Renegade G5 4TB
87.8 240%
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100%
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AS SSD - Copy Game
min: 1128     avg: 1489     median: 1583 (26%)     max: 1756 MB/s
min: 620     avg: 1193     median: 1151 (19%)     max: 1879 MB/s
AS SSD - Copy Program
min: 400.8     avg: 599     median: 666 (25%)     max: 731 MB/s
min: 257.3     avg: 536     median: 568 (21%)     max: 790 MB/s
AS SSD - Copy ISO
min: 1957     avg: 2556     median: 2705 (10%)     max: 3007 MB/s
min: 433.2     avg: 1718     median: 1626 (6%)     max: 3092 MB/s
AS SSD - Score Total
min: 4269     avg: 4704     median: 4812 (30%)     max: 4924 Points
min: 2834     avg: 3938     median: 3804 (23%)     max: 5376 Points
AS SSD - Score Write
min: 1925     avg: 2335     median: 2453 (34%)     max: 2510 Points
min: 948     avg: 1718     median: 1536 (21%)     max: 2721 Points
AS SSD - Score Read
min: 1551     avg: 1569     median: 1566.5 (25%)     max: 1590 Points
min: 895     avg: 1488     median: 1400 (22%)     max: 1838 Points
AS SSD - Access Time Write *
min: 0.029     avg: 0.1     median: 0.1 (0%)     max: 0.098 ms
min: 0.018     avg: 0     median: 0 (0%)     max: 0.091 ms
AS SSD - Access Time Read *
min: 0.03     avg: 0.1     median: 0.1 (0%)     max: 0.101 ms
min: 0.05     avg: 0.1     median: 0.1 (0%)     max: 0.138 ms
AS SSD - 4K-64 Write
min: 1593     avg: 2009     median: 2140 (36%)     max: 2162 MB/s
min: 677     avg: 1372     median: 1224 (21%)     max: 2346 MB/s
AS SSD - 4K-64 Read
min: 1276     avg: 1302     median: 1305 (26%)     max: 1320 MB/s
min: 615     avg: 1181     median: 1080.3 (21%)     max: 1483 MB/s
AS SSD - 4K Write
min: 61.3     avg: 111     median: 127 (25%)     max: 128.5 MB/s
min: 96.9     avg: 155.6     median: 147.9 (29%)     max: 217.1 MB/s
AS SSD - 4K Read
min: 28.65     avg: 41.6     median: 42.2 (13%)     max: 53.2 MB/s
min: 34.68     avg: 45.9     median: 46.4 (15%)     max: 53.4 MB/s
AS SSD - Sequential Write
min: 2051     avg: 2157     median: 2189 (19%)     max: 2198 MB/s
min: 993     avg: 1905     median: 2190 (19%)     max: 2486 MB/s
AS SSD - Sequential Read
min: 2168     avg: 2254     median: 2248 (18%)     max: 2352 MB/s
min: 1786     avg: 2605     median: 2729.1 (21%)     max: 3021 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - 4K QD32 Write
208.4 MB/s (19%)
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - 4K QD32 Read
296.5 MB/s (23%)
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - 4K Write
112.6 MB/s (4%)
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - 4K Read
52.2 MB/s (1%)
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - 512K Write
1979 MB/s (22%)
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - 512K Read
1639 MB/s (34%)
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - Sequential Write
1840 MB/s (17%)
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - Sequential Read
1859 MB/s (21%)
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Write 4K
min: 110     avg: 151.5     median: 153.5 (14%)     max: 188.8 MB/s
min: 106.9     avg: 164.3     median: 151.5 (14%)     max: 242.1 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Read 4K
min: 51.5     avg: 58.4     median: 59.3 (2%)     max: 63.5 MB/s
min: 36.83     avg: 48.2     median: 48.7 (1%)     max: 57.9 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5 Write Seq
min: 1829     avg: 1978     median: 1887 (10%)     max: 2308 MB/s
min: 1025     avg: 2096     median: 2127 (11%)     max: 2707 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5 Read Seq
min: 1837     avg: 2037     median: 1911.5 (20%)     max: 2489 MB/s
min: 1356     avg: 2123     median: 2168 (23%)     max: 2553 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1
min: 209.9     avg: 405.5     median: 460.8 (10%)     max: 490.5 MB/s
min: 237.1     avg: 451.5     median: 436.9 (9%)     max: 671 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1
min: 299.4     avg: 506     median: 565.5 (8%)     max: 594 MB/s
min: 332.7     avg: 509     median: 502 (7%)     max: 838 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1
min: 2303     avg: 2323     median: 2326.5 (16%)     max: 2334 MB/s
min: 1087     avg: 2551     median: 2702 (18%)     max: 2721 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1
min: 3539     avg: 3555     median: 3559 (19%)     max: 3561 MB/s
min: 2869     avg: 3330     median: 3387 (18%)     max: 3426 MB/s
PCMark 8 - PCMark 8 Storage v2
5056 Points (99%)
DiskSpd - DiskSpd 4k_q1t1_write
min: 112     avg: 166.4     median: 157.5 (36%)     max: 251 MB/s
DiskSpd - DiskSpd 4k_q1t1_read
min: 34.73     avg: 48.2     median: 49.1 (14%)     max: 57.9 MB/s
DiskSpd - DiskSpd 4k_q32t16_write
min: 346     avg: 1084     median: 1288 (19%)     max: 1696 MB/s
DiskSpd - DiskSpd 4k_q32t16_read
min: 722     avg: 1452     median: 1607 (20%)     max: 1922 MB/s
DiskSpd - DiskSpd seq_write
min: 1220     avg: 2264     median: 2430 (23%)     max: 2723 MB/s
DiskSpd - DiskSpd seq_read
min: 1219     avg: 2012     median: 2100.5 (22%)     max: 2546 MB/s
DiskSpd - DiskSpd seq_q8t1_write
min: 2642     avg: 2709     median: 2712.5 (19%)     max: 2721 MB/s
DiskSpd - DiskSpd seq_q8t1_read
min: 2884     avg: 3326     median: 3425 (21%)     max: 3438 MB/s
DiskSpd - DiskSpd Loop seq_q8t1_read
min: 2873     avg: 3299     median: 3401 (21%)     max: 3432 MB/s
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Average Benchmarks

Samsung SSD 970 Pro 512GB → 100% n=22

WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G → 96% n=22

Average of the median scores above. 1 ... This benchmark is not used for the average calculation

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    Samsung 970 PRO NVMe Series 512GB M.2 PCI-Express 3.0 x 4 Solid State Drive (V-NAND)
  • $232.49
    Samsung 990 PRO SSD 1TB PCIe 4.0 M.2 2280 Internal Solid State Hard Drive, Seq. Read Speeds Up to 7,450 MB/s for High End Computing, Gaming, and Heavy Duty Workstations, MZ-V9P1T0B/AM
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    Samsung 990 PRO SSD 2TB NVMe M.2 PCIe Gen4, M.2 2280 Internal Solid State Hard Drive, Seq. Read Speeds Up to 7,450 MB/s for High End Computing, Gaming, and Heavy Duty Workstations, MZ-V9P2T0B/AM
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    Samsung SSD 9100 PRO 1TB, PCIe 5.0x4 M.2 2280, Seq. Read Speeds Up to 14,700MB/s, Best for AI Computing, Gaming, and Heavy Duty Workstations (MZ VAP1T0B/AM)
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    Samsung SSD 9100 PRO 2TB, PCIe 5.0x4 M.2 2280, Seq. Read Speeds Up to 14,700MB/s, Best for AI Computing, Gaming and Heavy Duty Workstations (MZ VAP2T0B/AM)

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