Samsung 960 EVO Series 1TB SSD

Name: Samsung 960 EVO Series 1TB
Brand: Samsung
SKU: MZ-V6E1T0
Rating: 4.0 (456 reviews)

Samsung 960 EVO Series - 1TB PCIe NVMe - M.2 Internal SSD (MZ-V6E1T0BW)

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(456 reviews)

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Options (2)

	250GB $169.99
	500GB $199.99

M.2 (2280) - PCIe 3.0 x4 NVM Express SSD for Client PCs
V-NAND Client SSD ideal for high-performance tower desktops and small form factor PC's
Sequential Read Speeds up to 3200MB/s and Sequential Write Speeds up to 1900MB/s
Samsung magician software delivers SSD management and automatic firmware updates
3 year limited warranty
Performance may vary based on system hardware & configuration

Specifications Overview

Model	MZ-V6E1T0 MZ-V6E1T0BW
Release Date	December 2016 * First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
Series	960 EVO
Capacity	1000 GB
Interface	PCIe Gen3 x4
NVME	Yes
Form Factor	M.2-2280
SSD Controller	Samsung Polaris
NAND Flash Type	3D NAND
Cache	1024MB
Max Sequential Read	Up to 3200 MB/s
Max Sequential Write	Up to 1900 MB/s
MTBF	1,500,000 hours

	Old Name	Current Name	Branding	Data Speed	Port
USB 2.0	USB 2.0	USB 2.0	Hi-Speed USB	480 Mbit/s	diverse
USB 3.0	USB 3.1 Gen 1	USB 3.2 Gen 1x1	SuperSpeed USB	5 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.1	USB 3.1 Gen 2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x1	SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps	10 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x2	USB 4.0 Gen 2x2	USB4 20Gbps	20 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4	USB 4.0 Gen 3x2	USB4 1.0	USB4 40Gbps	40 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4v2	USB 4.0 Gen 4	USB4 2.0	USB4 80Gbps	80-120 Gbit/s	only USB-C

Samsung 960 EVO Series 1TB Performance comparison with similar Solid State Drives

(Higher is better)

Samsung 960 EVO Series 1TB Performance

Sequential read/write speed, Random 4K read/write speed

Seagate FireCuda 510 2TB (77th)		110%
XPG SX8200 Pro 1TB (79th)		110%
Samsung 980 PRO 250GB (80th)		108%
HP EX950 1TB (80th)		108%
WD BLACK SN750 1TB (82nd)		107%
Samsung 970 EVO 500GB (83rd)		106%
WD BLACK SN750 2TB (84th)		105%
Samsung 960 PRO Series 1TB (85th)		105%
SanDisk Extreme PRO 1TB (86th)		104%
WD Black 1TB WDS100T2X0C (87th)		101%
Samsung 960 EVO Series 1TB (88th)		100%
Crucial P5 500GB (89th)		99%
Samsung 960 PRO Series 512GB (89th)		99%
HP EX950 512GB (91st)		99%
Sabrent Rocket 500GB (92nd)		98%
Samsung 980 1TB (92nd)		98%
HP EX920 M.2 1TB (94th)		98%
Samsung 970 EVO Plus 250GB (94th)		98%
WD_BLACK 1TB SN750 SE (96th)		97%
Sabrent 4TB Rocket NVMe (97th)		97%
Intel 670p 1TB (97th)		97%

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Description

Model Code (Capacity)1)

MZ-V6E250 (250 GB)
MZ-V6E500 (500 GB)
MZ-V6E1T0 (1000 GB)

General Feature

Application

Client PCs
FORM FACTOR

M.2
INTERFACE

PCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.2
DIMENSION (WxHxD)

Max. 80.15 x 22.15 x 2.38 (mm)
WEIGHT

250 GB: Max 7.7g
500 GB: Max 8g
1000 GB: Max 8g
STORAGE MEMORY

Samsung V-NAND
CONTROLLER

Samsung Polaris controller
CACHE MEMORY

512 MB Low Power DDR3 (250 GB, 500 GB)
1 GB Low Power DDR3 (1000 GB)

Special Feature

TRIM Support

TRIM Supported
S.M.A.R.T Support

S.M.A.R.T Supported
GC (GARBAGE COLLECTION)

Auto Garbage Collection Algorithm
ENCRYPTION SUPPORT

AES 256-bit for User Data Encryption,
TCG Opal
WWN SUPPORT

N/A
DEVICE SLEEP MODE SUPPORT

5mW (L1.2)

Performance2)

SEQUENTIAL READ

Up to 3,200 MB/sec
SEQUENTIAL WRITE

250 GB: Up to 1,500 MB/sec
500 GB: Up to 1,800 MB/sec
1000 GB: Up to 1,900 MB/sec
RANDOM READ (4KB, QD32)

250 GB: Up to 330,000 IOPS (Thread 4)
500 GB: Up to 330,000 IOPS (Thread 4)
1000 GB: Up to 380,000 IOPS (Thread 4)
RANDOM WRITE (4KB, QD32)

250 GB: Up to 300,000 IOPS (Thread 4)
500 GB: Up to 330,000 IOPS (Thread 4)
1000 GB: Up to 360,000 IOPS (Thread 4)
RANDOM READ (4KB, QD1)

Up to 14,000 IOPS (Thread 1)
RANDOM WRITE (4KB, QD1)

Up to 50,000 IOPS (Thread 1)

Environment

AVERAGE POWER CONSUMPTION
(System Level)3)

Typ. 5.3 Watts (250 GB)
Typ. 5.4 Watts (500 GB)
Typ. 5.7 Watts (1000 GB)
POWER CONSUMPTION (IDLE)3)

40mW
RELIABILITY (MTBF)

1.5 Million Hours Reliability (MTBF)
OPERATING TEMPERATURE

0°C to 70°C (Measured by SMART Temperature. Proper airflow recommended)
Shock

1500G, duration 0.5m sec, 3 axis

Accessories

INSTALLATION KIT

N/A

Software

MANAGEMENT SW

Magician Software for SSD management

Warranty

MZ-V6E250 (250 GB)

3 Years or 100 TBW
MZ-V6E500 (500 GB)

3 Years or 200 TBW
MZ-V6E1T0 (1000 GB)

3 Years or 400 TBW

1) 1 GB=1 Billionbyte by IDEMA. Actual usable capacity may be less (due to formatting, partitioning, operating system, applications or otherwise).
2) Performance may vary based on system hardware & configuration
3) Actual power consumption may vary depending on system hardware & configuration

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