Samsung 970 EVO 1TB M.2 SSD

Here you will find a detailed speed, performance and benchmark test review. Tested was the M.2 NVMe SSD 970 EVO with 1TB (MZ-V7E1T0BW) from the brand Samsung.

Performance score 
5879
Price/GB
0.21 $
Read
3,300 MB/s
Write
2,500 MB/s
Connector
M.2 2280
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x4
Technical specifications (manufacturer information)
Product image Product image 970 EVO
Manufacturer Samsung  
Model number MZ-V7E1T0BW
Capacity 1024 GB (931 GiB)
Read speed 3300 MB/s
Write speed 2500 MB/s
Interface PCIe 3.0 x4
Connector M.2 2280
Memory module (NAND) TLC
DRAM cache ✓ Yes
TBW (Total Bytes Written) 600 terabyte
Controller Samsung Phoenix (S4LR020)

Product
Score
Price
  Current price
~ 220 $
(= 0.21 $ / GB)
Compare product Compared to the test winner*
Read speed
92 %
Write speed
76 %
*) Test result rated by AS SSD score within the same capacity.

We put the Samsung NVMe M.2 SSD through a detailed test. You can find the test result / test report here:


AS SSD Benchmark

Standard performance test

The standard test was performed with a 5 GB file. A total score of 5879 points was achieved.

AS SSD Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: Samsung 970 EVO 1TB
AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
3,138.74 MB/s
2,474.08 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
55.55 MB/s
151.30 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
1,989.77 MB/s
1,947.22 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0.027 ms
0.118 ms
Score
2359
2346
Total score 
5879

Copy performance test

A common everyday scenario is simulated here. Three test folders are created:

  • ISO (folder with two large files)
  • Program (folder with many small files)
  • Game (folder with small and large files)

The three folders are copied using the Windows copy command (cache remains enabled). The real-world test from 18 December 2020 shows performance during simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better.

AS SSD TEST: Samsung 970 EVO 1TB
AS SSD Copy Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
2,239.27 MB/s
1.03 s
Program
typical program folder with many small files
767.73 MB/s
9.17 s
Game
a game folder with small and large files
1,551.29 MB/s
4.45 s

Compression performance test

Here, speed is measured depending on how compressible the data is.

AS SSD TEST: Samsung 970 EVO 1TB

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark

Similar to AS SSD, two sequential and two random performance tests are carried out here and the write and read speed (manufacturer: 3300 MB/s and 2500 MB/s) the Samsung SSD is determined.

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: Samsung 970 EVO 1TB
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
3,570.12
2,530.52
SEQ1M
Q1T1
2,508.13
2,519.54
RND4K
Q32T16
1,790.93
2,080.17
RND4K
Q1T1
47.53
170.20

IOPS (Input/Output operations per second)

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
3,404.70
2,413.30
SEQ1M
Q1T1
2,391.90
2,402.80
RND4K
Q32T16
437,240.00
507,855.00
RND4K
Q1T1
11,604.70
41,553.00

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
2,347.65
3,308.01
SEQ1M
Q1T1
417.55
415.66
RND4K
Q32T16
1,166.60
1,006.46
RND4K
Q1T1
85.93
23.88

HD Tune Pro Benchmark

HD Tune writes a 5 GB file to the Samsung NVMe M.2 SSD. The transfer data of the read speed is displayed graphically. The minimum, maximum and average values are also determined. The measured access time and burst rate are also shown.

HD Tune TEST: Samsung 970 EVO 1TB

ATTO Disk Benchmark

Here, a 256 MB file is written to the Samsung NVMe M.2 SSD multiple times. The I/O block size varies (from 512 bytes to 64 megabytes). The larger the blocks, the faster writing and reading usually becomes.

ATTO Disk Benchmark TEST: Samsung 970 EVO 1TB

SSD-Z Benchmark

Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the Samsung NVMe M.2 SSD here. The transfer data is displayed. The more consistent the line, the better. Unfortunately, the tool no longer works correctly from around 4,000 MB/s and no line is displayed (and sometimes incorrect min/max data is shown).

SSD-Z TEST: Samsung 970 EVO 1TB


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