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Samsung 970 PRO NVMe M.2 SSD 1TB vs Crucial MX500 SSD 1TB

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Capacity

970 PRO NVMe M.2 SSD 1TB 1024 GB
MX500 SSD 1TB 1024 GB
Difference: 0 (0%)

Random Read

970 PRO NVMe M.2 SSD 1TB 500000 IOPS
MX500 SSD 1TB 95000 IOPS
Difference: 405000 (426%)

Random Write

970 PRO NVMe M.2 SSD 1TB 500000 IOPS
MX500 SSD 1TB 90000 IOPS
Difference: 410000 (456%)

Sequential Read

970 PRO NVMe M.2 SSD 1TB 3500 MB/sec
MX500 SSD 1TB 560 MB/sec
Difference: 2940 (525%)

Sequential Write

970 PRO NVMe M.2 SSD 1TB 2700 MB/sec
MX500 SSD 1TB 510 MB/sec
Difference: 2190 (429%)

Endurance

970 PRO NVMe M.2 SSD 1TB 1200 TB
MX500 SSD 1TB 360 TB
Difference: 840 (233%)

Specifications

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Model 970 PRO NVMe M.2 SSD 1TB MX500 SSD 1TB
Manufacturer Samsung Crucial
NAND Samsung V-NAND 2-bit MLC Micron 256Gb 64-layer 3D TLC
Form Factor M.2 (2280) 2.5", M.2 2280
Capacity 1024 GB 1024 GB
Cache N/A MB (N/A) MB
Sequential Read 3500 MB/s 560 MB/s
Sequential Write 2700 MB/s 510 MB/s
Random Read 500000 IOPS 95000 IOPS
Random Write 500000 IOPS 90000 IOPS
Interface NVMe 1.3 SATA III
Controller Samsung Phoenix Controller Silicon Motion SM2258
Date Released 2018 2018
Endurance 1200 TB 360 TB
Notes 5-Year Limited Warranty 5-Year Warranty

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