TEST: Samsung 970 PRO 1TB M.2 SSD970 PRO

Here you can find a detailed performance and benchmark test.
The the M.2 NVMe SSD 970 PRO with 1TB (MZ-V7P1T0BW) from Samsung was tested.


Technical data
Manufacturer Samsung
Type MZ-V7P1T0BW
Storage capacity 1024 GB (954 GiB)
Read speed 3500 MB/s
Write speed 2700 MB/s
Interface PCIe 3.0 x4
Form factor M.2 2280
Memory module (NAND) MLC
DRAM Cache ✓ yes
TBW (Total Bytes Written) 1200 Terabyte
Controller Samsung Phoenix (S4LR020)
Price 285 USD (= 0,28 $ / GB)
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Score
5958
Price/GB
0,28 $
Compared to the top performer*
Read speed
52 %
Write speed
44 %

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

AS SSD Benchmark 2.0

Standard performance test

The standard test was performed with a 5 GB file. Here, a total score of 5958 points was achieved.

AS SSD TEST: Samsung 970 PRO 1TB

AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
3191,80 MB/s
2566,89 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
57,74 MB/s
188,56 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
1769,77 MB/s
2295,07 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0,023 ms
0,098 ms
Score
2147
2740
Total score
5958

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 Windows Copy command (the cache remains enabled). The practical test of 18.05.2021 shows the performance for simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better.

AS SSD TEST: Samsung 970 PRO 1TB
AS SSD Kopier-Benchmark Transferrate: Dauer:
ISO
two large files
2563,14 MB/s
0,90 s
Program
many small files
1512,29 MB/s
4,65 s
Game
small and large files
2641,81 MB/s
2,61 s

Compression Performance Test

Here, the write as well as read speed (according to the manufacturer 3500 MB/s and 2700 MB/s) the Samsung SSD is measured depending on the compressibility of the data.

AS SSD TEST: Samsung 970 PRO 1TB

CrystalDiskMark 7.0 Benchmark


Similar to AS SSD, two sequential and two random performance tests are performed.

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark TEST: Samsung 970 PRO 1TB
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
3569,37
2736,01
SEQ1M
Q1T1
3041,94
2731,86
RND4K
Q32T16
2255,28
2474,63
RND4K
Q1T1
61,74
209,40

Input/Output operations per second

CDM Read [IPOS] Write [IPOS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
3.404,00
2.609,30
SEQ1M
Q1T1
2.901,00
2.605,30
RND4K
Q32T16
550.606,00
604.158,00
RND4K
Q1T1
15.072,00
51.122,60

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
2.348,46
3.059,69
SEQ1M
Q1T1
344,40
383,43
RND4K
Q32T16
926,42
844,79
RND4K
Q1T1
66,16
19,42

ATTO Disk Benchmark 4

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 usually be written and read.

ATTO Disk Benchmark TEST: Samsung 970 PRO 1TB

HD Tune Pro 5.75 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 PRO 1TB

HD Tune Endurance test

A long-term test was performed here to fully utilize the memory. You can see when a cache is full and the write performance decreases.

HD Tune Dauertest TEST: Samsung 970 PRO 1TB

SSD-Z 16 Benchmark

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

SSD-Z TEST: Samsung 970 PRO 1TB

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