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Smart Wizard
Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
Build Comparison
Compare complete builds side by side.
Part Comparison
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Samsung

Performance, endurance, NAND architecture, thermals, and compatibility.
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Newegg | $199.99 | $0.400 | In Stock | $199.99 | Buy |
About This Product
The Samsung 960 Evo 500GB is an M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4 SSD, offering significantly faster sequential read/write speeds compared to SATA SSDs. While its performance is strong for general use and gaming, it is an older generation NVMe drive, and newer PCIe 4.0 drives offer superior performance at a similar or lower price point. This drive is suitable for users seeking a performance upgrade from SATA, but not the absolute fastest available today.
Verdict
“Good for users upgrading from SATA, but newer NVMe drives offer better value and performance.”
Performance, endurance, NAND architecture, thermals, and compatibility.
Sequential, random, and sustained speeds.
Sequential Read
3,200 MB/s
Sequential Write
1,800 MB/s
4K Random Read
330K IOPS
4K Random Write
330K IOPS
SLC Cache
22GB
How long the drive lasts under sustained writes.
TBW (lifetime writes)
200 TB
Drive Writes/Day
0.22 DWPD
MTBF
1.5M hours
Warranty
5 years
Controller, NAND, and cache — what most retailers don't show you.
DRAM Cache
Yes (512 MB)
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