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Compare Samsung 950 PRO 512GB M.2 vs 970 PRO 512GB

Samsung 950 PRO 512GB M.2 and Samsung 970 PRO 512GB are both solid state drives with the same Capacity (512 GB), Interface (PCIe Gen3 x4) and Form Factor (M.2-2280). The main differences are in Performance (+33%), SSD Controller, NAND Flash Type and Cache.

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Samsung 950 PRO 512GB M.2

Samsung 970 PRO 512GB

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Brand

Samsung

Brand

Samsung

Model

MZ-V5P512BW

Model

MZ-V7P512BW

Release Date

📅 October 2015

Release Date

📅 May 2018

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Performance (Charts)

109th / 1746

(-33%)

Performance (Charts)

65th / 1746

(0%)

Effective Value

215th / 336

Effective Value

107th / 336

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Price/GB

$0.98

Price/GB

$0.31

GB/$1

1.02

GB/$1

3.2

Series

950 PRO

Series

970 PRO

Capacity

512 GB

Capacity

512 GB

Interface

PCIe Gen3 x4

Interface

PCIe Gen3 x4

NVME

Yes

NVME

Yes

Form Factor

M.2-2280

Form Factor

M.2-2280

SSD Controller

Samsung UBX

SSD Controller

Samsung Phoenix

NAND Flash Type

Samsung V-NAND

NAND Flash Type

64L V-NAND MLC

Cache

512MB

Cache

512MB LPDDR4 DRAM

Max Sequential Read

Up to 2500 MB/s

Max Sequential Read

Up to 3500 MB/s

Max Sequential Write

Up to 1500 MB/s

Max Sequential Write

Up to 2300 MB/s

MTBF

1,500,000 hours

MTBF

1,500,000 hours

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Samsung 970 PRO 1TB

1 TB M.2 Internal SSD
$449.99

Comparison and key differences summary

Reasons to buy the Samsung 950 PRO 512GB M.2:

Reasons to buy the Samsung 970 PRO 512GB:

50% cheaper, you can save $250.00
Much better performance, around +33%
Much better effective value.
Newer Product, it was released around 3 years later

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