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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.
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Newegg | $317.95 | $1.272 | In Stock | $317.95 | Buy |
About This Product
The Samsung 970 Evo Plus 250GB is an M.2 NVMe SSD utilizing PCIe Gen3 x4. It offers strong sequential read/write speeds suitable for a primary boot drive and frequently accessed applications. While fast for its generation, its smaller capacity and PCIe 3.0 interface mean it is outperformed by newer PCIe 4.0 drives in demanding workloads. It is a solid option for users seeking a reliable and quick storage solution for general computing tasks.
Verdict
βGood for users needing a fast, compact boot drive for general use on a PCIe 3.0 system.β
Performance, endurance, NAND architecture, thermals, and compatibility.
Sequential, random, and sustained speeds.
Sequential Read
3,425 MB/s
Sequential Write
601 MB/s
4K Random Read
515 IOPS
4K Random Write
576 IOPS
How long the drive lasts under sustained writes.
TBW (lifetime writes)
150 TB
Drive Writes/Day
0.33 DWPD
calculated from TBW
Warranty
5 years
Controller, NAND, and cache β what most retailers don't show you.
DRAM Cache
Yes (512 MB)
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