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Compare Samsung 850 EVO 120GB M.2 vs 860 EVO 500GB M.2

Samsung 850 EVO 120GB M.2 and Samsung 860 EVO 500GB M.2 are both solid state drives with the same Interface (SATA 6 Gb/s) and Form Factor (M.2-2280). The main differences are in Capacity, SSD Controller, NAND Flash Type and Max Sequential Read.

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Samsung 850 EVO 120GB M.2

Samsung 860 EVO 500GB M.2

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Brand

Samsung

Brand

Samsung

Model

MZ-N5E120BW

Model

MZ-N6E500BW

Release Date

📅 July 2020

Release Date

📅 January 2018

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Price/GB

$0.67

Price/GB

$0.19

GB/$1

1.5

GB/$1

5.26

Series

850 EVO

Series

860 EVO Series

Capacity

120 GB

Capacity

500 GB

Interface

SATA 6 Gb/s

Interface

SATA 6 Gb/s

NVME

No

NVME

No

Form Factor

M.2-2280

Form Factor

M.2-2280

SSD Controller

Samsung MGX

SSD Controller

Samsung MJX

NAND Flash Type

3D NAND

NAND Flash Type

V-NAND 3-bit MLC

Cache

-

Cache

Samsung 512MB Low Power DDR4 SDRAM

Max Sequential Read

Up to 540 MB/s

Max Sequential Read

Up to 550 MB/s

Max Sequential Write

Up to 500 MB/s

Max Sequential Write

Up to 520 MB/s

MTBF

-

MTBF

1,500,000 hours

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Options (3)

	1 TB $169.99
	2 TB $449.99
	250 GB $119.99

Comparison and key differences summary

Reasons to buy the Samsung 850 EVO 120GB M.2:

16% cheaper, you can save $15.00
Newer Product, it was released around 3 years later

Reasons to buy the Samsung 860 EVO 500GB M.2:

More Capacity (+380 GB available)

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