TEST: Samsung 970 EVO Plus 250GB M.2 SSD

Technical data
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Manufacturer	Samsung
Model number	MZ-V7S250BW
Storage capacity	250 GB (233 GiB)
Read speed	3500 MB/s
Write speed	2300 MB/s
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x4
Connection	M.2 2280
Memory module (NAND)	TLC
DRAM Cache	✓ yes
TBW (Total Bytes Written)	150 Terabyte
Controller	Samsung Phoenix (S4LR020)
Price	ca. 61 AUD (= 0,24 $ / GB)
Paid link	Buy on Amazon

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Compared to the top performer*

Read speed

98 %

Write speed

87 %

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

AS SSD Benchmark

Standard performance test

The standard test was performed with a 5 GB file. A total score of 4428 points was achieved.

AS SSD	Read:	Write:
Seq in megabytes per second	3044,57 MB/s	2268,34 MB/s
4K in megabytes per second	67,37 MB/s	187,22 MB/s
4K-64Thrd in megabytes per second	934,54 MB/s	2059,12 MB/s
Access time in milliseconds	0,026 ms	0,099 ms
Score	1306	2473
Total score	4428

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 June 09, 2021 shows the performance for simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better the performance.

AS SSD Copy-Benchmark	Transfer rate:	Duration:
ISO two large files	1864,63 MB/s	1,23 s
Program many small files	1238,14 MB/s	5,69 s
Game small and large files	1253,07 MB/s	5,51 s

Compression Performance Test

Here, the writing and reading 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 2300MB/s respectively).

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark

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

CDM	Read [MB/s]	Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M Q8T1	3577,33	2383,34
SEQ1M Q1T1	2973,10	2383,69
RND4K Q32T16	623,83	2328,82
RND4K Q1T1	48,55	204,36