Samsung 970 EVO 250GB vs 960 EVO Series 250GB SSD Comparison

Samsung 970 EVO 250GB and Samsung 960 EVO Series 250GB are both solid state drives with the same Capacity (250 GB), Interface (PCIe Gen3 x4) and Form Factor (M.2-2280). The main differences are in Performance (+16%), SSD Controller, NAND Flash Type and Cache.

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Samsung 970 EVO 250GB	Samsung 960 EVO Series 250GB
Prices (Change region) In Stock Free shipping $199.99	Prices (Change region) Out of Stock Free shipping $169.99 Out of Stock Free shipping $299.00 - Buy now
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Brand Samsung	Brand Samsung
Model MZ-V7E250BW	Model MZ-V6E250 MZ-V6E250BW
Release Date 📅 May 2018	Release Date 📅 December 2016
* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
User reviews ★★★★☆ (482 reviews) Add a product review	User reviews ★★★★☆ (456 reviews) Add a product review
Performance (Charts) 104th / 1746 (0%)	Performance (Charts) 129th / 1746 (-16%)
Effective Value 153rd / 336	Effective Value 163rd / 336
Price history View Details ►	Price history View Details ►
Price/GB $0.80	Price/GB $0.68
GB/$1 1.25	GB/$1 1.47
Series 970 EVO	Series 960 EVO
Capacity 250 GB	Capacity 250 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 Phoenix	SSD Controller Samsung Polaris
NAND Flash Type 64L V-NAND MLC	NAND Flash Type 3D NAND
Cache 512MB LPDDR4 DRAM	Cache 512MB
Max Sequential Read Up to 3400 MB/s	Max Sequential Read Up to 3200 MB/s
Max Sequential Write Up to 1500 MB/s	Max Sequential Write Up to 1500 MB/s
MTBF 1,500,000 hours	MTBF 1,500,000 hours