Samsung 970 EVO Linux Ubuntu NVMe Disk Benchmarks Linux NVMe SSD benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article. Corsair Force MP500 120GB: Processor: Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 4.40GHz (18 Cores / 36 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A (1004 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 4 x 4096 MB DDR4-3200MT/s Corsair CMK16GX4M4C3200C16, Disk: 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G8 + 120GB Force MP500, Graphics: NV134 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.17.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20180531, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.1, Display Server: X Server 1.19.6, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 18.0.0-rc5, Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Intel 600p 256GB SSDPEKKW256G7: Processor: Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 4.40GHz (18 Cores / 36 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A (1004 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 4 x 4096 MB DDR4-3200MT/s Corsair CMK16GX4M4C3200C16, Disk: 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G8 + 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7, Graphics: NV134 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.17.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20180531, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.1, Display Server: X Server 1.19.6, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 18.0.0-rc5, Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Intel 760p 256GB SSDPEKKW256G8: Processor: Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 4.40GHz (18 Cores / 36 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A (1004 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 4 x 4096 MB DDR4-3200MT/s Corsair CMK16GX4M4C3200C16, Disk: 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G8, Graphics: NV134 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.17.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20180531, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.1, Display Server: X Server 1.19.6, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 18.0.0-rc5, Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Intel 800p 120GB SSDPEK1W120GA: Processor: Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 4.40GHz (18 Cores / 36 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A (1004 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 4 x 4096 MB DDR4-3200MT/s Corsair CMK16GX4M4C3200C16, Disk: 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G8 + 118GB INTEL SSDPEK1W120GA, Graphics: NV134 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.17.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20180531, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.1, Display Server: X Server 1.19.6, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 18.0.0-rc5, Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Samsung 950 PRO 256GB: Processor: Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 4.40GHz (18 Cores / 36 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A (1004 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 4 x 4096 MB DDR4-3200MT/s Corsair CMK16GX4M4C3200C16, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB + 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G8, Graphics: NV134 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.17.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20180531, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.1, Display Server: X Server 1.19.6, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 18.0.0-rc5, Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Samsung 970 EVO 250GB: Processor: Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 4.40GHz (18 Cores / 36 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A (1004 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 4 x 4096 MB DDR4-3200MT/s Corsair CMK16GX4M4C3200C16, Disk: 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G8 + Samsung SSD 970 EVO 250GB, Graphics: NV134 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.17.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20180531, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.1, Display Server: X Server 1.19.6, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 18.0.0-rc5, Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 rockpro64-emmc64gb: Processor: ARMv8 Cortex-A72 @ 1.42GHz (6 Cores), Motherboard: Pine64 RockPro64, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 62GB NCard, Monitor: DELL P2715Q OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.4.132-1075-rockchip-ayufan-ga83beded8524 (aarch64), Desktop: LXDE 0.9.3, Display Server: X Server 1.19.6, Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 IOzone 3.465 Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write Performance MB/s > Higher Is Better Corsair Force MP500 120GB ...... 279.69 |============== Intel 600p 256GB SSDPEKKW256G7 . 165.18 |======== Intel 760p 256GB SSDPEKKW256G8 . 290.50 |=============== Intel 800p 120GB SSDPEK1W120GA . 582.10 |============================== Samsung 950 PRO 256GB .......... 309.00 |================ Samsung 970 EVO 250GB .......... 741.45 |====================================== rockpro64-emmc64gb ............. 48.73 |== FS-Mark 3.3 Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 Threads Files/s > Higher Is Better Intel 600p 256GB SSDPEKKW256G7 . 100.93 |======= Intel 760p 256GB SSDPEKKW256G8 . 128.40 |========= Intel 800p 120GB SSDPEK1W120GA . 535.93 |====================================== Samsung 950 PRO 256GB .......... 123.00 |========= Samsung 970 EVO 250GB .......... 202.80 |============== IOzone 3.465 Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write Performance MB/s > Higher Is Better Corsair Force MP500 120GB ...... 283.52 |================== Intel 600p 256GB SSDPEKKW256G7 . 116.33 |======== Intel 760p 256GB SSDPEKKW256G8 . 300.57 |=================== Intel 800p 120GB SSDPEK1W120GA . 588.15 |====================================== Samsung 950 PRO 256GB .......... 307.83 |==================== Samsung 970 EVO 250GB .......... 479.69 |=============================== rockpro64-emmc64gb ............. 36.12 |== PostgreSQL pgbench 10.3 Scaling: Buffer Test - Test: Normal Load - Mode: Read Write TPS > Higher Is Better Corsair Force MP500 120GB ...... 12319 |============== Intel 600p 256GB SSDPEKKW256G7 . 12345 |============== Intel 760p 256GB SSDPEKKW256G8 . 8959 |========== Intel 800p 120GB SSDPEK1W120GA . 35389 |======================================= Samsung 950 PRO 256GB .......... 9192 |========== Samsung 970 EVO 250GB .......... 14295 |================ rockpro64-emmc64gb ............. 1028 |= PostgreSQL pgbench 10.3 Scaling: Buffer Test - Test: Heavy Contention - Mode: Read Write TPS > Higher Is Better Corsair Force MP500 120GB ...... 11415 |============= Intel 600p 256GB SSDPEKKW256G7 . 14782 |================ Intel 760p 256GB SSDPEKKW256G8 . 11090 |============ Intel 800p 120GB SSDPEK1W120GA . 35426 |======================================= Samsung 950 PRO 256GB .......... 9931 |=========== Samsung 970 EVO 250GB .......... 14114 |================ rockpro64-emmc64gb ............. 892 |= Flexible IO Tester 3.1 Type: Sequential Read - IO Engine: Linux AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory IOPS > Higher Is Better rockpro64-emmc64gb . 22300 |=================================================== SQLite 3.22 Timed SQLite Insertions Seconds < Lower Is Better Corsair Force MP500 120GB ...... 22.60 |========== Intel 600p 256GB SSDPEKKW256G7 . 18.91 |======== Intel 760p 256GB SSDPEKKW256G8 . 18.45 |======== Samsung 950 PRO 256GB .......... 13.83 |====== Samsung 970 EVO 250GB .......... 40.67 |================== rockpro64-emmc64gb ............. 90.17 |======================================= Flexible IO Tester 3.1 Type: Sequential Read - IO Engine: Linux AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory MB/s > Higher Is Better Corsair Force MP500 120GB ...... 1419.00 |================================== Intel 600p 256GB SSDPEKKW256G7 . 655.00 |================ Intel 760p 256GB SSDPEKKW256G8 . 986.00 |======================= Intel 800p 120GB SSDPEK1W120GA . 1379.00 |================================= Samsung 950 PRO 256GB .......... 990.00 |======================== Samsung 970 EVO 250GB .......... 1554.00 |===================================== rockpro64-emmc64gb ............. 87.10 |== Flexible IO Tester 3.1 Type: Sequential Write - IO Engine: Linux AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory MB/s > Higher Is Better Corsair Force MP500 120GB ...... 316 |========= Intel 600p 256GB SSDPEKKW256G7 . 540 |=============== Intel 760p 256GB SSDPEKKW256G8 . 1095 |============================== Intel 800p 120GB SSDPEK1W120GA . 620 |================= Samsung 950 PRO 256GB .......... 1139 |=============================== Samsung 970 EVO 250GB .......... 1466 |======================================== rockpro64-emmc64gb ............. 108 |=== Flexible IO Tester 3.1 Type: Sequential Write - IO Engine: Linux AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory IOPS > Higher Is Better rockpro64-emmc64gb . 12633 |=================================================== Flexible IO Tester 3.1 Type: Sequential Read - IO Engine: Linux AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory MB/s > Higher Is Better Corsair Force MP500 120GB ...... 2223 |============================ Intel 600p 256GB SSDPEKKW256G7 . 1451 |=================== Intel 760p 256GB SSDPEKKW256G8 . 2892 |===================================== Intel 800p 120GB SSDPEK1W120GA . 1388 |================== Samsung 950 PRO 256GB .......... 2944 |====================================== Samsung 970 EVO 250GB .......... 3131 |======================================== rockpro64-emmc64gb ............. 132 |== Flexible IO Tester 3.1 Type: Sequential Write - IO Engine: Linux AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory MB/s > Higher Is Better Corsair Force MP500 120GB ...... 310.00 |======== Intel 600p 256GB SSDPEKKW256G7 . 527.00 |============= Intel 760p 256GB SSDPEKKW256G8 . 992.00 |========================= Intel 800p 120GB SSDPEK1W120GA . 613.00 |================ Samsung 950 PRO 256GB .......... 1014.00 |========================== Samsung 970 EVO 250GB .......... 1458.00 |===================================== rockpro64-emmc64gb ............. 49.37 |= FS-Mark 3.3 Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size Files/s > Higher Is Better Corsair Force MP500 120GB ...... 423.67 |====================================== Intel 600p 256GB SSDPEKKW256G7 . 270.40 |======================== Intel 760p 256GB SSDPEKKW256G8 . 221.70 |==================== Intel 800p 120GB SSDPEK1W120GA . 404.20 |==================================== Samsung 950 PRO 256GB .......... 193.10 |================= Samsung 970 EVO 250GB .......... 219.43 |==================== SQLite 3.22 Performance / Cost - Timed SQLite Insertions Seconds x Dollar < Lower Is Better Samsung 970 EVO 250GB .......... 4311.02 |===================================== Intel 760p 256GB SSDPEKKW256G8 . 2195.55 |=================== Intel 600p 256GB SSDPEKKW256G7 . 1682.99 |============== Corsair Force MP500 120GB ...... 1808.00 |================ PostgreSQL pgbench 10.3 Performance / Cost - Scaling: Buffer Test - Test: Heavy Contention - Mode: Read Write TPS Per Dollar > Higher Is Better Samsung 970 EVO 250GB .......... 133.15 |============================ Intel 800p 120GB SSDPEK1W120GA . 178.02 |====================================== Intel 760p 256GB SSDPEKKW256G8 . 93.19 |==================== Intel 600p 256GB SSDPEKKW256G7 . 166.09 |=================================== Corsair Force MP500 120GB ...... 142.69 |============================== PostgreSQL pgbench 10.3 Performance / Cost - Scaling: Buffer Test - Test: Normal Load - Mode: Read Write TPS Per Dollar > Higher Is Better Samsung 970 EVO 250GB .......... 134.86 |============================= Intel 800p 120GB SSDPEK1W120GA . 177.83 |====================================== Intel 760p 256GB SSDPEKKW256G8 . 75.29 |================ Intel 600p 256GB SSDPEKKW256G7 . 138.70 |============================== Corsair Force MP500 120GB ...... 153.99 |================================= IOzone 3.465 Performance / Cost - Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write Performance MB/s Per Dollar > Higher Is Better Samsung 970 EVO 250GB .......... 4.53 |======================================== Intel 800p 120GB SSDPEK1W120GA . 2.96 |========================== Intel 760p 256GB SSDPEKKW256G8 . 2.53 |====================== Intel 600p 256GB SSDPEKKW256G7 . 1.31 |============ Corsair Force MP500 120GB ...... 3.54 |=============================== IOzone 3.465 Performance / Cost - Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write Performance MB/s Per Dollar > Higher Is Better Samsung 970 EVO 250GB .......... 6.99 |======================================== Intel 800p 120GB SSDPEK1W120GA . 2.93 |================= Intel 760p 256GB SSDPEKKW256G8 . 2.44 |============== Intel 600p 256GB SSDPEKKW256G7 . 1.86 |=========== Corsair Force MP500 120GB ...... 3.50 |==================== FS-Mark 3.3 Performance / Cost - Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 Threads Files/s Per Dollar > Higher Is Better Samsung 970 EVO 250GB .......... 1.91 |============================ Intel 800p 120GB SSDPEK1W120GA . 2.69 |======================================== Intel 760p 256GB SSDPEKKW256G8 . 1.08 |================ Intel 600p 256GB SSDPEKKW256G7 . 1.13 |================= FS-Mark 3.3 Performance / Cost - Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size Files/s Per Dollar > Higher Is Better Samsung 970 EVO 250GB .......... 2.07 |================ Intel 800p 120GB SSDPEK1W120GA . 2.03 |=============== Intel 760p 256GB SSDPEKKW256G8 . 1.86 |============== Intel 600p 256GB SSDPEKKW256G7 . 3.04 |======================= Corsair Force MP500 120GB ...... 5.30 |======================================== Flexible IO Tester 3.1 Performance / Cost - Type: Sequential Write - IO Engine: Linux AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory MB/s Per Dollar > Higher Is Better Samsung 970 EVO 250GB .......... 13.83 |======================================= Intel 800p 120GB SSDPEK1W120GA . 3.12 |========= Intel 760p 256GB SSDPEKKW256G8 . 9.20 |========================== Intel 600p 256GB SSDPEKKW256G7 . 6.07 |================= Corsair Force MP500 120GB ...... 3.95 |=========== Flexible IO Tester 3.1 Performance / Cost - Type: Sequential Write - IO Engine: Linux AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory MB/s Per Dollar > Higher Is Better Samsung 970 EVO 250GB .......... 13.75 |======================================= Intel 800p 120GB SSDPEK1W120GA . 3.08 |========= Intel 760p 256GB SSDPEKKW256G8 . 8.34 |======================== Intel 600p 256GB SSDPEKKW256G7 . 5.92 |================= Corsair Force MP500 120GB ...... 3.88 |=========== Flexible IO Tester 3.1 Performance / Cost - Type: Sequential Read - IO Engine: Linux AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory MB/s Per Dollar > Higher Is Better Samsung 970 EVO 250GB .......... 29.54 |======================================= Intel 800p 120GB SSDPEK1W120GA . 6.97 |========= Intel 760p 256GB SSDPEKKW256G8 . 24.30 |================================ Intel 600p 256GB SSDPEKKW256G7 . 16.30 |====================== Corsair Force MP500 120GB ...... 27.79 |===================================== Flexible IO Tester 3.1 Performance / Cost - Type: Sequential Read - IO Engine: Linux AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory MB/s Per Dollar > Higher Is Better Samsung 970 EVO 250GB .......... 14.66 |================================ Intel 800p 120GB SSDPEK1W120GA . 6.93 |=============== Intel 760p 256GB SSDPEKKW256G8 . 8.29 |================== Intel 600p 256GB SSDPEKKW256G7 . 7.36 |================ Corsair Force MP500 120GB ...... 17.74 |======================================= Drive Temperature (nvme1n1) Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Celsius Corsair Force MP500 120GB ...... MIN: 52.0 AVG: 62.5 MAX: 80.0 Intel 600p 256GB SSDPEKKW256G7 . MIN: 35.0 AVG: 55.2 MAX: 70.0 Intel 760p 256GB SSDPEKKW256G8 . MIN: 31.0 AVG: 42.7 MAX: 54.0 Intel 800p 120GB SSDPEK1W120GA . MIN: 39.0 AVG: 53.0 MAX: 65.0 Samsung 950 PRO 256GB .......... MIN: 28.0 AVG: 30.0 MAX: 33.0 Samsung 970 EVO 250GB .......... MIN: 30.0 AVG: 42.5 MAX: 64.0