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Samsung 970 PRO NVMe M.2 SSD 512GB vs Western Digital WD Blue SN550 NVMe SSD 1TB

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Capacity

WD Blue SN550 NVMe SSD 1TB 1024 GB
970 PRO NVMe M.2 SSD 512GB 512 GB
Difference: 512 (100%)

Random Read

WD Blue SN550 NVMe SSD 1TB 410000 IOPS
970 PRO NVMe M.2 SSD 512GB 370000 IOPS
Difference: 40000 (11%)

Random Write

970 PRO NVMe M.2 SSD 512GB 500000 IOPS
WD Blue SN550 NVMe SSD 1TB 405000 IOPS
Difference: 95000 (23%)

Sequential Read

970 PRO NVMe M.2 SSD 512GB 3500 MB/sec
WD Blue SN550 NVMe SSD 1TB 2400 MB/sec
Difference: 1100 (46%)

Sequential Write

970 PRO NVMe M.2 SSD 512GB 2300 MB/sec
WD Blue SN550 NVMe SSD 1TB 1750 MB/sec
Difference: 550 (31%)

Endurance

970 PRO NVMe M.2 SSD 512GB 600 TB
WD Blue SN550 NVMe SSD 1TB 600 TB
Difference: 0 (0%)

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Model 970 PRO NVMe M.2 SSD 512GB WD Blue SN550 NVMe SSD 1TB
Manufacturer Samsung Western Digital
NAND Samsung V-NAND 2-bit MLC SanDisk 96L TLC
Form Factor M.2 (2280) M.2 (2280)
Capacity 512 GB 1024 GB
Cache N/A MB (N/A) MB
Sequential Read 3500 MB/s 2400 MB/s
Sequential Write 2300 MB/s 1750 MB/s
Random Read 370000 IOPS 410000 IOPS
Random Write 500000 IOPS 405000 IOPS
Interface NVMe 1.3 NVMe 1.4
Controller Samsung Phoenix Controller WD Architecture
Date Released 2018 2019
Endurance 600 TB 600 TB
Notes 5-Year Limited Warranty 5-Year Warranty

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