TEST: Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB M.2 SSD

Here you can find a detailed performance and benchmark test of the M.2 NVMe SSD 970 EVO Plus with 500GB (MZ-V7S500BW) from Samsung.

Score
6012

Price/GB
0,14 €

Technical data
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Manufacturer	Samsung
Model number	MZ-V7S500BW
Storage capacity	500 GB (466 GiB)
Read speed	3500 MB/s
Write speed	3200 MB/s
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x4
Connection	M.2 2280
Memory module (NAND)	TLC
DRAM Cache	✓ yes
TBW (Total Bytes Written)	300 Terabyte
Controller	Samsung Phoenix (S4LR020)
Price	ca. 72 AUD (= 0,14 $ / GB)
Paid link	Buy on Amazon

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Compared to the top performer*

Read speed

93 %

Write speed

99 %

*) 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 6012 points was achieved.

AS SSD	Read:	Write:
Seq in megabytes per second	3003,91 MB/s	2781,23 MB/s
4K in megabytes per second	60,50 MB/s	169,42 MB/s
4K-64Thrd in megabytes per second	1669,90 MB/s	2499,02 MB/s
Access time in milliseconds	0,026 ms	0,104 ms
Score	2031	2947
Total score	6012

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 December 01, 2020 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	1991,39 MB/s	1,15 s
Program many small files	737,75 MB/s	9,54 s
Game small and large files	1535,37 MB/s	4,50 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 3200MB/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	3570,61	3292,24
SEQ1M Q1T1	3021,18	3157,54
RND4K Q32T16	1142,83	2650,40
RND4K Q1T1	51,05	189,55