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Samsung 970 EVO Plus NVMe SSD 250GB vs Crucial MX500 SSD 500GB

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Capacity

MX500 SSD 500GB 512 GB
970 EVO Plus NVMe SSD 250GB 250 GB
Difference: 262 (105%)

Random Read

970 EVO Plus NVMe SSD 250GB 250000 IOPS
MX500 SSD 500GB 95000 IOPS
Difference: 155000 (163%)

Random Write

970 EVO Plus NVMe SSD 250GB 550000 IOPS
MX500 SSD 500GB 90000 IOPS
Difference: 460000 (511%)

Sequential Read

970 EVO Plus NVMe SSD 250GB 3500 MB/sec
MX500 SSD 500GB 560 MB/sec
Difference: 2940 (525%)

Sequential Write

970 EVO Plus NVMe SSD 250GB 2300 MB/sec
MX500 SSD 500GB 510 MB/sec
Difference: 1790 (351%)

Endurance

MX500 SSD 500GB 180 TB
970 EVO Plus NVMe SSD 250GB 150 TB
Difference: 30 (20%)

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Model 970 EVO Plus NVMe SSD 250GB 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 250 GB 512 GB
Cache N/A MB (N/A) MB
Sequential Read 3500 MB/s 560 MB/s
Sequential Write 2300 MB/s 510 MB/s
Random Read 250000 IOPS 95000 IOPS
Random Write 550000 IOPS 90000 IOPS
Interface NVMe 1.3 SATA III
Controller Samsung Phoenix Controller Silicon Motion SM2258
Date Released 2019 2018
Endurance 150 TB 180 TB
Notes 5-Year Limited Warranty 5-Year Warranty

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