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Samsung 970 PRO NVMe M.2 SSD 1TB vs Western Digital WD Blue SN550 NVMe SSD 500GB

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Capacity

970 PRO NVMe M.2 SSD 1TB 1024 GB
WD Blue SN550 NVMe SSD 500GB 500 GB
Difference: 524 (105%)

Random Read

970 PRO NVMe M.2 SSD 1TB 500000 IOPS
WD Blue SN550 NVMe SSD 500GB 300000 IOPS
Difference: 200000 (67%)

Random Write

970 PRO NVMe M.2 SSD 1TB 500000 IOPS
WD Blue SN550 NVMe SSD 500GB 240000 IOPS
Difference: 260000 (108%)

Sequential Read

970 PRO NVMe M.2 SSD 1TB 3500 MB/sec
WD Blue SN550 NVMe SSD 500GB 2400 MB/sec
Difference: 1100 (46%)

Sequential Write

970 PRO NVMe M.2 SSD 1TB 2700 MB/sec
WD Blue SN550 NVMe SSD 500GB 1750 MB/sec
Difference: 950 (54%)

Endurance

970 PRO NVMe M.2 SSD 1TB 1200 TB
WD Blue SN550 NVMe SSD 500GB 300 TB
Difference: 900 (300%)

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Model 970 PRO NVMe M.2 SSD 1TB WD Blue SN550 NVMe SSD 500GB
Manufacturer Samsung Western Digital
NAND Samsung V-NAND 2-bit MLC SanDisk 96L TLC
Form Factor M.2 (2280) M.2 (2280)
Capacity 1024 GB 500 GB
Cache N/A MB (N/A) MB
Sequential Read 3500 MB/s 2400 MB/s
Sequential Write 2700 MB/s 1750 MB/s
Random Read 500000 IOPS 300000 IOPS
Random Write 500000 IOPS 240000 IOPS
Interface NVMe 1.3 NVMe 1.4
Controller Samsung Phoenix Controller WD Architecture
Date Released 2018 2019
Endurance 1200 TB 300 TB
Notes 5-Year Limited Warranty 5-Year Warranty

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