Samsung 970 evo M.2 NVMe running way slower than it should..

[champlo808]

Fresh windows install on my M.2 970
Currently my read speed = 900 wrote speed= 850

Specs.
Asus z170-A
I7 6700k
MSI gaming X 1070
DDR4 2400 8Gb ram 2x4 team elite
Windows 7


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Don’t currently have screen shot of my benchmarks currently at work.

M.2 running way under its rated speed had to download latest firmware and add it to my OS during install just to get it to install the OS on the drive. Also I’m updated my mobo to the latest update

 

[Lutfij]

Also I’m updated my mobo to the latest update

Do you mean the BIOS was updated or your updated the chipset and platform drivers?

You should be using a utility found on Asus's support site which will help you create a bootable installer with the necessary drivers.

In reality, the hardware you're using requires a lot of work around to get Windows 7 to get optimally running. I'd advise on going for Windows 10, if the utility doesn't work for you?the OS.

 

[champlo808]

Sorry yes I updated the bios. From Asus website ver 3802 to be exact. Yea I figured it could be a win7 thing. Honestly I hate windows 10 and would like to avoid downloading it all together. So am hoping for a solution to get it to rated speeds in win7.

 

[champlo808]

Also I’m updated my mobo to the latest update

Do you mean the BIOS was updated or your updated the chipset and platform drivers?

You should be using a utility found on Asus's support site which will help you create a bootable installer with the necessary drivers.

In reality, the hardware you're using requires a lot of work around to get Windows 7 to get optimally running. I'd advise on going for Windows 10, if the utility doesn't work for you?the OS.

Sorry yes updated bios to 3802. Trying to keep win7 and get rated speeds, I just want to know if it’s possible to achieve my rated speeds on win7 and if that is Truly the issue here.