Testseek.com have collected 88 expert reviews of the Samsung 2.5 inch 870 QVO Series SATA600 and the average rating is 76%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Samsung 2.5 inch 870 QVO Series SATA600.
February 2021
(76%)
88 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(96%)
1460 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Decent performance for SATA III
Excellent performance with RAPID mode enabled
Higher capacities up to 8TB available
Easy to use data migration and drive monitoring software
Fairly reasonably priced compared to the competition
Good synthetic test results
Low cost per GB
2 TB
4 TB
And 8 TB variants available
Equipped with 4-bit MLC V-NAND technology
Available in 1TB
2TB
4TB and 8TB capacities
Good sequential read and write speeds under most conditions
Good random read and write performance
Features Intelligent TurboWrite technology
Large DRAM cache
Su
Up to 8TB of capacity
Aesthetics & build quality
Higher-than-average QLC flash endurance ratings
AES 256-bit encryption
Improved read performance
Software suite
Excellent price-to-performance ratio for a SATA-based SSD
Very fast 4K read and write speeds
Feature-rich Magician management software
8TB version coming soon
Great everyday performance
Up to a stupendous 8TB of capacity
I usually use 500GB drives
So a 4TB drive was a novelty. As you can imaging shooting on an A73 at 4K 30fps
There was no need to swap out the drive and over two hours of footage were stored
The final test was as a working storage drive
Popped inside a
Great sequential performance
Available up to 8TB
Capacious TurboWrite cache
QLC NAND flash
Faster drives available for similar price
The editors didn't like
Pretty limited TBW for lower capacities
8TB is pricey
Very low real-life performance
Way too expensive
Horrible write rates when SLC cache is exhausted
Inconsistent performance
Small SLC cache
3-year Warranty
Competitors Offer 5-year
Write speed drops considerably when SLC cache is full
Lower endurance than many TLC NAND-based SSDs
High price-per-GB for QLC
Slow write performance after SLC cache is full
Write endurance is lower than TLC flash
Three-year warranty
Warranty is only three years
QLC's modest durability ratings make it less suited to heavy write duty
150MBps writing after running out of SLC cache
Slower than NVMe
Price
SLC cache gets exhausted quickly
Very low write performance once SLC cache is exhausted
Published: 2021-02-06, Author: Billy , review by: anandtech.com
Abstract: The last major update to our consumer SSD benchmark suite was introduced in 2017. A lot has changed in the SSD market over the past several years, and our SSD testing methods need to change in response to those trends. SSDs in general have been getting mo...
Published: 2020-12-04, Author: Billy , review by: anandtech.com
Abstract: Flash memory prices have been on a downward trajectory for years. A decade ago, this trend was helping SSDs establish a foothold in the consumer market—largely for enthusiasts. Now, SSDs have taken over as the default storage medium for consumer PCs and f...
Price, SLC cache gets exhausted quickly, Very low write performance once SLC cache is exhausted, Only a 3-year warranty
QLC-based solid state drives are typically “entry-level” or “budget” drives. Mainly marketed as a replacement for a normal hard drive. In that sense the Samsung QVO (like another other SATA-based SSD) is a great replacement for your typical hard drive. Th...
I usually use 500GB drives, so a 4TB drive was a novelty. As you can imaging shooting on an A73 at 4K 30fps, there was no need to swap out the drive and over two hours of footage were stored, The final test was as a working storage drive, popped inside a
Slower than NVMe
It's difficult to find fault with this drive it's affordable, considering what it is, fast and has a huge capacity. An optical drive may still be cheaper, but the performance boost that you get with the Samsung 870 QVO 4TB SSD Hard Drive is huge.If you ne...
Published: 2020-10-19, Author: Tim , review by: techspot.com
Abstract: Today we're revisiting storage performance with an emphasis on gaming. Since we tested the first batch of PCIe 4.0 SSDs about a year ago, we've been wanting to run more tests. Up until now, most games have been built with hard drives in mind, but as we mo...
Equipped with 4-bit MLC V-NAND technology, Available in 1TB, 2TB, 4TB and 8TB capacities, Good sequential read and write speeds under most conditions, Good random read and write performance, Features Intelligent TurboWrite technology, Large DRAM cache, Su
Write speed drops considerably when SLC cache is full, Lower endurance than many TLC NAND-based SSDs
In the past, consumers had to choose between the superior performance of SSDs and the high capacity of hard drives. With Samsung's new 870 QVO SSD, they can now get the best of both worlds. Designed and built entirely in-house, this new SATA SSD is powere...
Published: 2020-07-29, Author: Michael , review by: phoronix.com
Abstract: The Samsung 870 QVO solid-state drives announced at the end of June have begun appearing at Internet retailers. The Samsung 870 QVO is the company's latest QLC NAND solid-state drive offering 1TB of storage for a little more than $120 USD all the way up t...
Good synthetic test results, Low cost per GB, 2 TB, 4 TB, and 8 TB variants available
Very low real-life performance, Way too expensive, Horrible write rates when SLC cache is exhausted, Inconsistent performance, Small SLC cache, 3-year Warranty, Competitors Offer 5-year
The 1 TB Samsung 870 QVO SSD currently retails for $115. Good synthetic test results Low cost per GB 2 TB, 4 TB, and 8 TB variants available Very low real-life performance Way too expensive Horrible write rates when SLC cache is exhausted Inconsistent pe...
Published: 2020-07-19, Author: Les , review by: thessdreview.com
It's a bit awkward writing this report and I have to admit that it took longer than expected because, well, we have seen so much good come from Samsung and they are such a large part of the world being where it is today because of the advance of flash mem...
Published: 2020-06-30, Author: Chris , review by: pcmag.com
Excellent price-to-performance ratio for a SATA-based SSD, Very fast 4K read and write speeds, Feature-rich Magician management software, 8TB version coming soon,
Warranty is only three years, QLC's modest durability ratings make it less suited to heavy write duty
If you're looking for one of the best 2.5-inch SATA SSDs in terms of value and performance for the money, search no further than Samsung's SSD 870 QVO, a stellar followup to its first QLC-based outing...
