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Samsung 970 EVO NVMe SSD 1TB vs Crucial MX500 SSD 500GB

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Capacity

970 EVO NVMe SSD 1TB 1024 GB
MX500 SSD 500GB 512 GB
Difference: 512 (100%)

Random Read

970 EVO NVMe SSD 1TB 500000 IOPS
MX500 SSD 500GB 95000 IOPS
Difference: 405000 (426%)

Random Write

970 EVO NVMe SSD 1TB 450000 IOPS
MX500 SSD 500GB 90000 IOPS
Difference: 360000 (400%)

Sequential Read

970 EVO NVMe SSD 1TB 3400 MB/sec
MX500 SSD 500GB 560 MB/sec
Difference: 2840 (507%)

Sequential Write

970 EVO NVMe SSD 1TB 2500 MB/sec
MX500 SSD 500GB 510 MB/sec
Difference: 1990 (390%)

Endurance

970 EVO NVMe SSD 1TB 600 TB
MX500 SSD 500GB 180 TB
Difference: 420 (233%)

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Model 970 EVO NVMe SSD 1TB MX500 SSD 500GB
Manufacturer Samsung Crucial
NAND Samsung V-NAND 3-bit MLC Micron 256Gb 64-layer 3D TLC
Form Factor M.2 (2280) 2.5", M.2 2280
Capacity 1024 GB 512 GB
Cache N/A MB (N/A) MB
Sequential Read 3400 MB/s 560 MB/s
Sequential Write 2500 MB/s 510 MB/s
Random Read 500000 IOPS 95000 IOPS
Random Write 450000 IOPS 90000 IOPS
Interface NVMe 1.3 SATA III
Controller Samsung Phoenix Controller Silicon Motion SM2258
Date Released 2019 2018
Endurance 600 TB 180 TB
Notes 5-Year Limited Warranty 5-Year Warranty

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