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Samsung 860 EVO SSD 256GB vs 970 EVO Plus NVMe SSD 250GB

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Capacity

860 EVO SSD 256GB 256 GB
970 EVO Plus NVMe SSD 250GB 250 GB
Difference: 6 (2%)

Random Read

970 EVO Plus NVMe SSD 250GB 250000 IOPS
860 EVO SSD 256GB 98000 IOPS
Difference: 152000 (155%)

Random Write

970 EVO Plus NVMe SSD 250GB 550000 IOPS
860 EVO SSD 256GB 90000 IOPS
Difference: 460000 (511%)

Sequential Read

970 EVO Plus NVMe SSD 250GB 3500 MB/sec
860 EVO SSD 256GB 550 MB/sec
Difference: 2950 (536%)

Sequential Write

970 EVO Plus NVMe SSD 250GB 2300 MB/sec
860 EVO SSD 256GB 520 MB/sec
Difference: 1780 (342%)

Endurance

860 EVO SSD 256GB 150 TB
970 EVO Plus NVMe SSD 250GB 150 TB
Difference: 0 (0%)

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Model 860 EVO SSD 256GB 970 EVO Plus NVMe SSD 250GB
Manufacturer Samsung Samsung
NAND Samsung V-NAND 3-bit MLC Samsung V-NAND 3-bit MLC
Form Factor 2.5" SATA III M.2 (2280)
Capacity 256 GB 250 GB
Cache 512 MB (N/A) MB
Sequential Read 550 MB/s 3500 MB/s
Sequential Write 520 MB/s 2300 MB/s
Random Read 98000 IOPS 250000 IOPS
Random Write 90000 IOPS 550000 IOPS
Interface SATA III 6Gb/s NVMe 1.3
Controller Samsung MJX Controller Samsung Phoenix Controller
Date Released 2019 2019
Endurance 150 TB 150 TB
Notes 5-Year Limited Warranty 5-Year Limited Warranty

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