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Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB PCIe NVMe M.2 (MZ-V7S500B/AM)

Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB

WD Blue SN550 1TB NVMe Gen3 x4 PCIe 8Gb/s M.2 2280 3D NAND WDS100T2B0C

WD Blue SN550 1TB NVMe

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Brand
Samsung
Brand
Western Digital
Model
  • MZ-V7S500B/AM
  • MZ-V7S500BW
Model
WDS100T2B0C
Release Date
📅 February 2019
Release Date
📅 December 2019
* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
User reviews
★★★★★
(40 reviews)
User reviews
★★★★★
(6 reviews)
Performance (Charts)
42nd / 1208
Performance (Charts)
74th / 1208
Effective Value
11th / 296
Effective Value
80th / 296
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Price/GB
$0.08
Price/GB
$0.08
GB/$1
12.87
GB/$1
12.5
Series
970 EVO PLUS
Series
Blue SN550 NVMe
Capacity
500 GB
Capacity
1000 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
-
NAND Flash Type
V-NAND 3-bit MLC
NAND Flash Type
3D NAND
Cache
Samsung 512MB Low Power DDR4 SDRAM
Cache
-
Max Sequential Read
Up to 3500 MB/s
Max Sequential Read
Up to 2400 MB/s
Max Sequential Write
Up to 3200 MB/s
Max Sequential Write
Up to 1950 MB/s
MTBF
1,500,000 hours
MTBF
1.7M hours
What are the differences between Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB and WD Blue SN550 1TB NVMe? Analyze head-to-head all specifications and features to find out the better ssd.

Comparison and key differences summary

Reasons to pick the Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB:

  • 51% cheaper, you can save $41.15.
  • Moderately better average performance, around +21%.
  • Much better effective value.

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Reasons to pick the WD Blue SN550 1TB NVMe:

  • Newer Product, it was released around 10 months later.
  • More Capacity (+500 GB available)

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