TEST: Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2TB M.2 SSD

Here you can find a detailed performance and benchmark test of the M.2 NVMe SSD 970 EVO Plus with 2TB (MZ-V7S2T0BW) from Samsung.
Score
6519
Price/GB
0,08 €


Technical data
Image 970 EVO Plus
Manufacturer Samsung
Model number MZ-V7S2T0BW
Storage capacity 2048 GB (1863 GiB)
pSLC-Cache 78 GB approx.
Read speed 3500 MB/s
Write speed 3000 MB/s
Interface PCIe 3.0 x4
Connection M.2 2280
Memory module (NAND) TLC
DRAM Cache ✓ yes
TBW (Total Bytes Written) 1200 Terabyte
Controller Samsung Phoenix (S4LR020)
Price ca. 171 USD (= 0,08 $ / GB)
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Compared to the top performer*
Read speed
95 %
Write speed
98 %

*) Test result evaluated according to AS SSD Score within the same size.

AS SSD Benchmark

Standard performance test

The standard test was performed using a 5 GB file. A total score of 6519 points was achieved.

AS SSD TEST: Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2TB

AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
3023,30 MB/s
2801,87 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
55,84 MB/s
171,74 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
2004,41 MB/s
2506,60 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0,026 ms
0,113 ms
Score
2363
2959
Total score
6519

Copy Performance Test

A common everyday situation 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 (the cache remains enabled). The practical test of September 21, 2023 shows the performance for simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better the performance.

AS SSD TEST: Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2TB
AS SSD Copy-Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
1845,39 MB/s
1,25 s
Program
many small files
1206,96 MB/s
5,83 s
Game
small and large files
1927,14 MB/s
3,58 s

Compression Performance Test

This measures the write and read speed of the the Samsung SSDSSD is measured depending on the compressibility of the data (according to the manufacturer, these should be 3500MB/s and 3000MB/s respectively).

AS SSD TEST: Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2TB

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark

Here, two sequential and two random performance tests are performed, similar to the ones performed on the AS SSD.

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark TEST: Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2TB
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
3569,90
3361,18
SEQ1M
Q1T1
3013,79
3126,89
RND4K
Q32T16
1605,79
2623,50
RND4K
Q1T1
45,40
190,16

Input/Output operations per second

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
3.404,50
3.205,50
SEQ1M
Q1T1
2.874,20
2.982,00
RND4K
Q32T16
392.039,00
640.502,00
RND4K
Q1T1
11.084,70
46.424,80

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
2.348,46
2.491,60
SEQ1M
Q1T1
347,62
334,93
RND4K
Q32T16
1.302,51
797,66
RND4K
Q1T1
89,99
21,36

HD Tune Pro Endurance test

This is a long term test to make full use of the memory capacity. You can see when a cache is full and the writing performance decreases. A test file of 300 GB was written to the medium. After approx. 78 GB, the pSLC-Cache was full and the performance was throttled.
At least the test file could be read with an average write speed of 3257 MB/s and written with 1778 MB/s.

HD Tune Endurance Test TEST: Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2TB

HD Tune Pro Benchmark

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

HD Tune TEST: Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2TB

ATTO Disk Benchmark

Here, a 256 MB file is written several times to the Samsung M.2 SSD. The I/O block size varies (from 512 bytes to 64 megabytes). The larger the blocks, the faster they can be written and read.

ATTO Disk Benchmark TEST: Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2TB

SSD-Z Benchmark

Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the Samsung M.2 SSD here. The transfer data is displayed. The more constant the line, the better.

SSD-Z TEST: Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2TB


Information about the test system can be found at the bottom of the home page.
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