Samsung 970 PRO 512GB vs 960 PRO Series 512GB SSD Comparison

Samsung 970 PRO 512GB and Samsung 960 PRO Series 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 (+21%), SSD Controller, NAND Flash Type and Cache.

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Samsung 970 PRO 512GB	Samsung 960 PRO Series 512GB
Prices (Change region) Out of Stock $159.99 Out of Stock $159.99 Out of Stock Free shipping $159.99 Out of Stock Free shipping $169.99 Out of Stock Free shipping $249.99 - Buy now Show 3 more offers	Prices (Change region) In Stock Free shipping $229.99
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Brand Samsung	Brand Samsung
Model MZ-V7P512BW	Model MZ-V6P512BW MZ-V6P512
Release Date 📅 May 2018	Release Date 📅 November 2016
* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
User reviews ★★★★☆ (123 reviews) Add a product review	User reviews ★★★★☆ (113 reviews) Add a product review
Performance (Charts) 65th / 1746 (0%)	Performance (Charts) 89th / 1746 (-21%)
Effective Value 107th / 336	Effective Value 154th / 336
Price history View Details ►	Price history View Details ►
Price/GB $0.49	Price/GB $0.45
GB/$1 2.05	GB/$1 2.23
Series 970 PRO	Series 960 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 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 3500 MB/s	Max Sequential Read Up to 3500 MB/s
Max Sequential Write Up to 2300 MB/s	Max Sequential Write Up to 2100 MB/s
MTBF 1,500,000 hours	MTBF 1,500,000 hours