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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
Check specs, price, and value across parts.
Bottleneck Calculator
Measure CPU and GPU balance before you buy.
Power Calculator
Estimate wattage and PSU headroom.
Will It Run?
Test your hardware against popular games.
Smart Wizard
Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
Build Comparison
Compare complete builds side by side.
Part Comparison
Check specs, price, and value across parts.
Bottleneck Calculator
Measure CPU and GPU balance before you buy.
Power Calculator
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Will It Run?
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Samsung

Performance, endurance, NAND architecture, thermals, and compatibility.
| Merchant | Price | $/GB |
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| Availability |
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Newegg | $319.99 | $0.320 | In Stock | $319.99 | Buy |
About This Product
The Samsung 970 Evo is a 1TB NVMe PCIe Gen 3 M.2 SSD. It offers sequential read speeds up to 3,500 MB/s and write speeds up to 2,500 MB/s, making it suitable for general computing and gaming. While fast, newer PCIe Gen 4 drives offer significantly higher performance, but often at a higher price point. This drive is a cost-effective option for users not requiring cutting-edge speeds.
Verdict
“Good value for users needing reliable PCIe Gen 3 NVMe storage for everyday tasks.”
Performance, endurance, NAND architecture, thermals, and compatibility.
Sequential, random, and sustained speeds.
Sequential Read
3,400 MB/s
Sequential Write
2,500 MB/s
4K Random Read
500K IOPS
4K Random Write
450K IOPS
SLC Cache
42GB
How long the drive lasts under sustained writes.
TBW (lifetime writes)
600 TB
Drive Writes/Day
0.33 DWPD
MTBF
1.5M hours
Warranty
5 years
Controller, NAND, and cache — what most retailers don't show you.
DRAM Cache
Yes (1024 MB)
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