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Compare Samsung 860 EVO 250GB vs 970 EVO Plus 250GB

Samsung 860 EVO 250GB and Samsung 970 EVO Plus 250GB are both solid state drives with the same Capacity (250 GB), NAND Flash Type (V-NAND 3-bit MLC) and MTBF (1,500,000 hours). The main differences are in Performance (+138%), Interface, NVME and Form Factor.

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Samsung 860 EVO 250GB

Samsung 970 EVO Plus 250GB

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Brand

Samsung

Brand

Samsung

Model

MZ-76E250B/AM
MZ-76E250B/EU
MZ-76E250BW

Model

MZ-V7S250B/AM
MZ-V7S250BW

Release Date

📅 January 2018

Release Date

📅 February 2019

* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.

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★★★★☆

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Performance (Charts)

234th / 1746

(-138%)

Performance (Charts)

94th / 1746

(0%)

Effective Value

150th / 336

Effective Value

1st / 336

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Price/GB

$0.15

Price/GB

$0.06

GB/$1

6.58

GB/$1

16.68

Series

860 EVO Series

Series

970 EVO PLUS

Capacity

250 GB

Capacity

250 GB

Interface

SATA 6 Gb/s

Interface

PCIe Gen3 x4

NVME

No

NVME

Yes

Form Factor

2.5"

Form Factor

M.2-2280

SSD Controller

Samsung MJX

SSD Controller

Samsung Phoenix

NAND Flash Type

V-NAND 3-bit MLC

NAND Flash Type

V-NAND 3-bit MLC

Cache

512MB Low Power DDR4 SDRAM

Cache

Samsung 512MB Low Power DDR4 SDRAM

Max Sequential Read

Up to 550 MB/s

Max Sequential Read

Up to 3500 MB/s

Max Sequential Write

Up to 520 MB/s

Max Sequential Write

Up to 2300 MB/s

MTBF

1,500,000 hours

MTBF

1,500,000 hours

Options (4)

	1 TB SSD $349.99
	2 TB SSD $499.99
	4 TB SSD $1,144.45
	500 GB SSD $44.99

Options (2)

	1TB $349.25
	500 GB $199.95

Comparison and key differences summary

Reasons to buy the Samsung 860 EVO 250GB:

26% cheaper, you can save $50.00

Reasons to buy the Samsung 970 EVO Plus 250GB:

Monstrously better performance, around +138%
Much better effective value.
Newer Product, it was released around 12 months later
Newer interface (PCIe Gen3 x4)

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