Testseek.com have collected 148 expert reviews of the Samsung M.2 970 Evo NVMe PCIe and the average rating is 89%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Samsung M.2 970 Evo NVMe PCIe.
April 2018
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148 Reviews
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1126 Reviews
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Class-leading overall performance
Chart-topping random read performance from the 970 PRO
970 EVO warranty is now 5 years
PCIe 3.0 x4 interface with NVMe protocol
Equipped with 3-bit MLC V-NAND technology
Available in 250GB
500GB
1TB and 2TB capacities
Excellent sequential and random read and write speeds
Performs equally well with compressible and incompressible data
Fantastic Performance
Up To 2TB Capacity
Included Software
High Endurance
Hardware-Based Encryption
Five-Years Warranty
Affordable (relatively) NVMe drive
Very fast until off cache
Available in up to 2TB capacity
Lightning-fast random reads and writes
Reasonable cost per gigabyte
Multiple capacity options
Easy-to-use Windows software
Long warranty
Strong Performance
Long Warranty
Low Latency
Very strong all-around performance
Particularly speedy with cache acceleration
Impressive 3154/2475 MBps read/write speed with ATTO
Prices run a bit high (but you get what you pay for)
Can get hot under heavy workloads
Expensive
Samsung's SSDs always tend to cost more than the competition but they also offer amazing performance. Now the 970 Evo 500GB is much more expensive than the Western Digital Black 3D 500GB drive which will definitely push some people away. Its s
Slows to just over 600MBps after cache is exceeded
250GB version is a much slower performer
Pricey upgrade for a mainstream PC that sees casual use
970 Pro Carries A Premium
970 EVO Occasionally Trails 960 Pro
Pricey for a mainstream drive
Doesn't move the game on dramatically
3-Bit MLC NAND offers less impressive sequential performance
Traditional hard drives won't disappear anytime soon, but unless you need heaps of storage space for as little money as possible, you should buy an SSD instead. If you're a regular computer user, an affordable SATA SSD such as the Samsung 860 Evo is a sen...
Good performance, 3 GB/s read speeds, Good sustained write performance, Reasonably priced, 5-year warranty, Good thermal performance, Wide range of capacities available
Slightly more expensive than competing options, Thermal reporting extremely inaccurate
The Samsung 970 EVO 500 GB SSD is currently available online for $150. Good performance 3 GB/s read speeds Good sustained write performance Reasonably priced 5-year warranty Good thermal performance Wide range of capacities available Slightly more expensi...
Published: 2018-08-22, Author: Tom , review by: pcmag.com
Lightning-fast random reads and writes, Reasonable cost per gigabyte, Multiple capacity options, Easy-to-use Windows software, Long warranty,
Pricey upgrade for a mainstream PC that sees casual use
The Samsung SSD 970 EVO offers an excellent blend of throughput and performance, making it the best high-end internal M.2 PCI Express SSD for most users...
Published: 2018-08-18, Author: Michael , review by: phoronix.com
Abstract: With the MSI MEG X399 CREATION that we received as part of the launch package for the Threadripper 2950X and Threadripper 2990WX it includes the XPANDER-AERO that provides 4-way M.2 NVMe SSD slots on a PCI Express x16 card. The XPANDER-AERO is actively co...
Impressive 3154/2475 MBps read/write speed with ATTO, Random 4K read/writes produced 161,809 IOPS, Samsung Phoenix controller supports TRIM and NCQ, Samsung 64-cell layer V-NAND doubles previous TBW durability, TCG/Opal 2.0 security automatic 256-bit AES
3-Bit MLC NAND offers less impressive sequential performance
Our performance rating compares how effective the 1TB Samsung SSD 970 EVO performed in benchmark operations against competing M.2 solid state drive storage solutions. For reference, Samsung specifications suggest 3500 MB/s maximum reads and 2500 MB/s maxi...
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Published: 2018-07-12, Author: William , review by: techspot.com
Many of the common storage related tasks didn't seem to be overly affected by which drive from this round up they were run on. As anticipated, Optane drives and second-generation NVMe SSDs are the top players in the market offering a considerable performa...
Published: 2018-06-25, Author: Jeremy , review by: myce.com
The Samsung 970 EVO is a positive step forward for Samsung and it is clearly very fast, having set new records in most of our standard tests.However, Samsung's competitors are closing in with their new products and the sort of clear lead that Samsung enjo...
Published: 2018-06-24, Author: HP , review by: relaxedtech.com
Fantastic Performance, Up To 2TB Capacity, Included Software, High Endurance, Hardware-Based Encryption, Five-Years Warranty
Expensive, Samsung's SSDs always tend to cost more than the competition but they also offer amazing performance. Now the 970 Evo 500GB is much more expensive than the Western Digital Black 3D 500GB drive which will definitely push some people away. Its s
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Published: 2018-06-14, Author: Tom , review by: overclock3d.net
After some of our recent reviews it's nice to have a product that is so simple to summarise.The Samsung range has been hugely impressive in every version we've tested, from their initial SSDs up to the 960 Pro M.2. The 970 EVO NVMe M.2 2TB is a continuati...
