Samsung 970 EVO 500GB SSD

Name: Samsung 970 EVO 500GB
Brand: Samsung
SKU: MZ-V7E500BW
Rating: 4.0 (482 reviews)

Samsung 970 EVO 500GB NVMe PCIe M.2 2280 (MZ-V7E500BW)

★★★★☆

(482 reviews)

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Options (3)

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

Built with Samsung's industry leading V-NAND technology for reliable and superior performance
Read speeds up to 3,500MB/s* with a 5-year limited warranty and exceptional endurance up to 1,200 TBW* (* May vary by capacity)
Seamless cloning and file transfers with the Samsung Magician Software, the ideal SSD management solution for performance optimization and data security with automatic firmware updates
Samsung's Dynamic Thermal Guard reduces risk of overheating and minimizes performance drops
The NVMe interface (PCIe M.2 2280) offers enhanced bandwidth, low latency, and power efficiency, perfect for tech enthusiasts, high-end gamers, and 4K & 3D content designers

Specifications Overview

Model	MZ-V7E500BW
Release Date	May 2018 * First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
Series	970 EVO
Capacity	500 GB
Interface	PCIe Gen3 x4
NVME	Yes
Form Factor	M.2-2280
SSD Controller	Samsung Phoenix
NAND Flash Type	V-NAND 3-bit MLC
Cache	512MB LPDDR4 DRAM
Max Sequential Read	Up to 3400 MB/s
Max Sequential Write	Up to 2300 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 970 EVO 500GB Performance comparison with similar Solid State Drives

(Higher is better)

Samsung 970 EVO 500GB Performance

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

Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB (73rd)		106%
Crucial P5 1TB (74th)		106%
GIGABYTE AORUS NVMe Gen4 1TB (75th)		105%
Crucial P5 2TB (76th)		104%
Seagate FireCuda 510 2TB (77th)		103%
Samsung 960 PRO Series 2TB (77th)		103%
XPG SX8200 Pro 1TB (79th)		103%
Samsung 980 PRO 250GB (80th)		101%
HP EX950 1TB (80th)		101%
WD BLACK SN750 1TB (82nd)		~
Samsung 970 EVO 500GB (83rd)		100%
WD BLACK SN750 2TB (84th)		98%
Samsung 960 PRO Series 1TB (85th)		98%
SanDisk Extreme PRO 1TB (86th)		97%
WD Black 1TB WDS100T2X0C (87th)		94%
Samsung 960 EVO Series 1TB (88th)		93%
Crucial P5 500GB (89th)		93%
Samsung 960 PRO Series 512GB (89th)		93%
HP EX950 512GB (91st)		92%
Sabrent Rocket 500GB (92nd)		92%
Samsung 980 1TB (92nd)		92%

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Samsung 970 EVO 500GB Price/Performance Analysis

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

Price-to-Performance Analysis:

Premium pricing: 20.0% below average.
7 products offer better price-to-performance ratio.
Best alternative: Western Digital SN850 500GB offers 92.6% better value priced at $157.

Expert reviews

Across the board the new 970 Evo is not only better than the 960 Evo, but it also out-performs the 960 PRO in some important tests. More IOPS, quicker writing and the same TBW at the largest capacity. With the possible exception of the 970 Pro; this is...

techadvisor.co.uk

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100

Like a starter Pokemon, the Samsung 970 Evo has reached its full potential with its third evolution. Thanks to multiple improvements in the silicon, this drive is reads and writes faster than ever, can run for longer without overheating and is more...

TechRadar

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