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

Here you can find a detailed performance and benchmark test of the M.2 NVMe SSD 970 EVO Plus with 250GB (MZ-V7S250BW) from Samsung.
Score
4428
Price/GB
0,24 €


Technical data
Image 970 EVO Plus
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. 60 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 TEST: Samsung 970 EVO Plus 250GB

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 TEST: Samsung 970 EVO Plus 250GB
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).

AS SSD TEST: Samsung 970 EVO Plus 250GB

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 250GB
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

Input/Output operations per second

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
3.411,60
2.272,90
SEQ1M
Q1T1
2.835,40
2.273,30
RND4K
Q32T16
152.302,00
568.560,00
RND4K
Q1T1
11.853,00
49.893,60

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
2.343,46
3.511,65
SEQ1M
Q1T1
352,48
439,53
RND4K
Q32T16
3.356,55
899,23
RND4K
Q1T1
84,24
19,92