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Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 500GB

Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 500GB 970 EVO Plus 500GB

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.

TypeSSD
SizeM.2 2280 inch
Size500 GB
Interface
Announced22.01.2019

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - DiskSpd
81.4 pt (100%)
64 GB eMMC Flash -94%
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Toshiba XG6 KXG6AZNV512G -20%
Phison PM81000GPMQCN28BTF-E12S4 M.2 NVM SSD -20%
WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G -19%
Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ -19%
Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ -18%
Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR -15%
WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G -15%
WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-1T00 -14%
Seagate FireCuda 520 SSD ZP1000GM30002 -7%
Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 500GB
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Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 500GB 0%
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AS SSD - Copy Game MB/s
min: 786.67     avg: 1099     median: 1089.2 (59%)     max: 1434.42 MB/s
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AS SSD - Copy Program MB/s
min: 242.86     avg: 438     median: 458.4 (38%)     max: 569.99 MB/s
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AS SSD - Copy ISO MB/s
min: 1394.02     avg: 1939     median: 1890 (58%)     max: 2728.01 MB/s
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AS SSD - Score Total
min: 4379     avg: 5051     median: 5060.5 (68%)     max: 5862 MB/s
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AS SSD - Score Write
min: 1902     avg: 2534     median: 2653 (74%)     max: 2859 MB/s
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AS SSD - Score Read
min: 1414     avg: 1663     median: 1595 (63%)     max: 2359 MB/s
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AS SSD - Access Time Write *
min: 0.023     avg: 0     median: 0 (0%)     max: 0.037 MB/s
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AS SSD - Access Time Read *
min: 0.033     avg: 0     median: 0 (0%)     max: 0.092 MB/s
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AS SSD - 4K-64 Write
min: 1493.75     avg: 2155     median: 2259.5 (74%)     max: 2444.35 MB/s
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AS SSD - 4K-64 Read
min: 1155.56     avg: 1355     median: 1257.2 (55%)     max: 2050.08 MB/s
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AS SSD - 4K Write
min: 99.05     avg: 132     median: 132 (1%)     max: 166.01 MB/s
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AS SSD - 4K Read
min: 29.99     avg: 52.9     median: 54.6 (20%)     max: 62.25 MB/s
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AS SSD - Seq Write
min: 2080.81     avg: 2470     median: 2473.7 (60%)     max: 2778.79 MB/s
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AS SSD - Seq Read
min: 2172.43     avg: 2547     median: 2511.5 (51%)     max: 2975.48 MB/s
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CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - Write 4k QD32
min: 178.1     avg: 315     median: 305.2 (40%)     max: 529.6 MB/s
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CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - Read 4k QD32
min: 248.9     avg: 390     median: 380.4 (40%)     max: 611.4 MB/s
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CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - Write 4k
min: 92.05     avg: 113     median: 115.2 (45%)     max: 131.9 MB/s
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CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - Read 4k
min: 53.25     avg: 58.4     median: 58.2 (1%)     max: 64.05 MB/s
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CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - Write 512
min: 761.8     avg: 1872     median: 1863 (44%)     max: 2677 MB/s
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CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - Read 512
min: 664.7     avg: 1604     median: 1511 (64%)     max: 2236 MB/s
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CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - Write Seq
min: 1429     avg: 1649     median: 1622 (38%)     max: 1949 MB/s
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CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - Read Seq
min: 1189     avg: 1629     median: 1563 (45%)     max: 2073 MB/s
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CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - Write 4K
min: 99.34     avg: 145     median: 149.6 (34%)     max: 197.3 MB/s
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CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - Read 4K
min: 38.47     avg: 47     median: 46.9 (1%)     max: 53.22 MB/s
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CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - Write Seq
min: 1087     avg: 1832     median: 1649 (39%)     max: 2900 MB/s
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CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - Read Seq
min: 974.4     avg: 1815     median: 1468 (27%)     max: 2929 MB/s
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CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - Write 4K Q32T1
min: 310.9     avg: 409     median: 379 (22%)     max: 556.5 MB/s
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CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - Read 4K Q32T1
min: 351.2     avg: 486     median: 469.8 (30%)     max: 647.8 MB/s
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CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - Write Seq Q32T1
min: 2932.8     avg: 3232     median: 3248 (74%)     max: 3280 MB/s
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CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - Read Seq Q32T1
min: 3235.3     avg: 3479     median: 3538 (39%)     max: 3565 MB/s
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CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - Write 4K Q8T8
2067 MB/s (78%)
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CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - Read 4K Q8T8
1064 MB/s (57%)
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PCMark 8 - Storage Score v2
5088 Points (99%)
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DiskSpd - 4k q1 t1 write
min: 126     avg: 152     median: 153.5 (59%)     max: 175 MB/s
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DiskSpd - 4k q1 t1 read
min: 46.4     avg: 50.7     median: 50.8 (30%)     max: 54.7 MB/s
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DiskSpd - 4k q32 t16 write
min: 1521     avg: 2367     median: 2638 (99%)     max: 2670 MB/s
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DiskSpd - 4k q32 t16 read
min: 1146     avg: 1151     median: 1152.5 (51%)     max: 1154 MB/s
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DiskSpd - seq write
min: 1733     avg: 2610     median: 2869.5 (88%)     max: 2966 MB/s
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DiskSpd - seq read
min: 1451     avg: 2478     median: 2735.5 (89%)     max: 2991 MB/s
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DiskSpd - seq q8 t1 write
min: 3217     avg: 3235     median: 3236 (97%)     max: 3250 MB/s
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DiskSpd - seq q8 t1 read
min: 2573     avg: 3297     median: 3523 (99%)     max: 3567 MB/s
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Klaus Hinum (Update: 2020-03-23)