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Compare Samsung 980 PRO 500GB vs 970 EVO 500GB

Samsung 980 PRO 500GB and Samsung 970 EVO 500GB are both solid state drives with the same Capacity (500 GB) and Form Factor (M.2-2280). The main differences are in Performance (+21%), Interface, SSD Controller and NAND Flash Type.

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Samsung 980 PRO 500GB

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Brand

Samsung

Brand

Samsung

Model

MZ-V8P500B/AM
MZ-V8P500BW

Model

MZ-V7E500BW

Release Date

📅 September 2020

Release Date

📅 May 2018

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Performance (Charts)

55th / 1746

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Performance (Charts)

83rd / 1746

(-21%)

Effective Value

39th / 336

Effective Value

64th / 336

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Price/GB

$0.16

Price/GB

$0.16

GB/$1

6.25

GB/$1

6.25

Series

980 PRO

Series

970 EVO

Capacity

500 GB

Capacity

500 GB

Interface

PCIe Gen4 x4

Interface

PCIe Gen3 x4

NVME

Yes

NVME

Yes

Form Factor

M.2-2280

Form Factor

M.2-2280

SSD Controller

Samsung Elpis

SSD Controller

Samsung Phoenix

NAND Flash Type

Samsung V-NAND

NAND Flash Type

V-NAND 3-bit MLC

Cache

-

Cache

512MB LPDDR4 DRAM

Max Sequential Read

Up to 6900 MB/s

Max Sequential Read

Up to 3400 MB/s

Max Sequential Write

Up to 5000 MB/s

Max Sequential Write

Up to 2300 MB/s

MTBF

-

MTBF

1,500,000 hours

Options (2)

	250GB $36.99
	1TB $339.99

Options (3)

	1 TB $319.99
	2 TB $389.90
	250 GB $199.99

Comparison and key differences summary

Reasons to buy the Samsung 980 PRO 500GB:

4% cheaper, you can save $10.00
Moderately better performance, around +21%
Moderately better effective value.
Newer Product, it was released around 2 years later
Newer interface (PCIe Gen4 x4)

Reasons to buy the Samsung 970 EVO 500GB:

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