Samsung 970 PRO 512GB SSD

Name: Samsung 970 PRO 512GB
Brand: Samsung
SKU: MZ-V7P512BW
Rating: 4.0 (123 reviews)

Samsung 970 PRO 512GB NVMe PCIe M.2 2280 (MZ-V7P512BW)

★★★★☆

(123 reviews)

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1 TB M.2 Internal SSD
$449.99

Built with Samsung's industry leading V-NAND technology for reliable and unrivaled performance
Read speeds up to 3,500MB/s* with a 5-year limited warranty and exceptional endurance up to 1,200 TBW* (* Varies 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

Specifications Overview

Model	MZ-V7P512BW
Release Date	May 2018 * First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
Series	970 PRO
Capacity	512 GB
Interface	PCIe Gen3 x4
NVME	Yes
Form Factor	M.2-2280
SSD Controller	Samsung Phoenix
NAND Flash Type	64L V-NAND MLC
Cache	512MB LPDDR4 DRAM
Max Sequential Read	Up to 3500 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 PRO 512GB Performance comparison with similar Solid State Drives

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Samsung 970 PRO 512GB Performance

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

Samsung 980 PRO 500GB (55th)		107%
GIGABYTE AORUS NVMe Gen4 2TB (55th)		107%
Sabrent 2TB Rocket NVMe 4.0 (57th)		106%
Samsung 970 PRO 1TB (58th)		105%
Samsung 990 EVO 2TB (59th)		104%
Intel 670p 2TB (60th)		102%
Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1TB (61st)		102%
Corsair Force MP600 2TB (62nd)		101%
Corsair Force Series MP600 2TB (62nd)		101%
Samsung 990 EVO 1TB (64th)		~
Samsung 970 PRO 512GB (65th)		100%
WD_BLACK SN770 250GB (66th)		99%
Samsung 970 EVO 1TB (67th)		97%
HP EX950 2TB (68th)		97%
Sabrent 1TB Rocket NVMe 4.0 (69th)		96%
Corsair Force Series MP600 1TB (70th)		95%
Corsair Force MP600 1TB (70th)		95%
Samsung 970 EVO 2TB (72nd)		95%
Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB (73rd)		94%
Crucial P5 1TB (74th)		93%
GIGABYTE AORUS NVMe Gen4 1TB (75th)		93%

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Samsung 970 PRO 512GB Price/Performance Analysis

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

Price-to-Performance Analysis:

Good value: 3.7% better price-to-performance ratio than average.
3 products offer better price-to-performance ratio.
Best alternative: XPG SX8200 Pro 512GB offers 32.4% better value priced at $149.

Description

Samsung’s 970 PRO continues to lead industry standards with V-NAND technology for reliable and unrivaled performance. Accelerate into next-gen computing with read speeds up to 3,500MB/s* and a 5-year limited warranty with exceptional endurance up to 1,200 TBW*. Experience the SSD that goes further. * Varies by capacity

Expert reviews

For your normal consumer, performance wise you're not going to notice any difference in between an EVO or PRO unless you precisely measure it in a synthetic manner. The main difference is the way the NAND cells are written, three bits per cell for the...

Guru of 3D

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This is the fastest M.2 NVMe SSD available to the end-user, as well as the priciest. Based on fast-writing MLC (2-bit) NAND, it's also long-lived. All things considered, it's the one you want if you have the wherewithal.

PCWorld

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Considering its class-leading performance, we understand exactly why the 970 Pro would command a premium and expect enthusiasts that want the best of the best will have no problem shelling out a few extra bucks.

HotHardware

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