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Performance, endurance, NAND architecture, thermals, and compatibility.
| Merchant | Price | $/GB | Availability |
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| Total |
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Newegg | $317.95 | $0.636 | In Stock | $317.95 | Buy |
About This Product
The Samsung 970 Evo Plus 500GB is an M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen3 x4 SSD. It offers sequential read speeds up to 3,500 MB/s and sequential write speeds up to 3,200 MB/s, making it suitable for general computing and gaming. While it provides strong performance for its generation, newer PCIe Gen4 drives offer higher speeds at a similar price point.
Verdict
“A solid PCIe Gen3 NVMe SSD, but consider Gen4 alternatives for better value and future-proofing.”
Performance, endurance, NAND architecture, thermals, and compatibility.
Sequential, random, and sustained speeds.
Sequential Read
3,452 MB/s
Sequential Write
1,107 MB/s
4K Random Read
854 IOPS
4K Random Write
1K IOPS
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