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Samsung 870 Evo 500GB vs 970 EVO NVMe SSD 500GB

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Capacity

870 Evo 500GB 500 GB
970 EVO NVMe SSD 500GB 500 GB
Difference: 0 (0%)

Random Read

870 Evo 500GB 980000 IOPS
970 EVO NVMe SSD 500GB 370000 IOPS
Difference: 610000 (165%)

Random Write

970 EVO NVMe SSD 500GB 450000 IOPS
870 Evo 500GB 88000 IOPS
Difference: 362000 (411%)

Sequential Read

970 EVO NVMe SSD 500GB 3400 MB/sec
870 Evo 500GB 560 MB/sec
Difference: 2840 (507%)

Sequential Write

970 EVO NVMe SSD 500GB 2300 MB/sec
870 Evo 500GB 530 MB/sec
Difference: 1770 (334%)

Endurance

870 Evo 500GB 300 TB
970 EVO NVMe SSD 500GB 300 TB
Difference: 0 (0%)

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Model 870 Evo 500GB 970 EVO NVMe SSD 500GB
Manufacturer Samsung Samsung
NAND Samsung 128L TLC Samsung V-NAND 3-bit MLC
Form Factor 2.5" SATA III M.2 (2280)
Capacity 500 GB 500 GB
Cache 512 MB (N/A) MB
Sequential Read 560 MB/s 3400 MB/s
Sequential Write 530 MB/s 2300 MB/s
Random Read 980000 IOPS 370000 IOPS
Random Write 88000 IOPS 450000 IOPS
Interface SATA III NVMe 1.3
Controller Samsung MKX Metis Samsung Phoenix Controller
Date Released 2021 2019
Endurance 300 TB 300 TB
Notes 5-Year Warranty 5-Year Limited Warranty

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