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
(89%)
148 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(97%)
1117 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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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
Abstract: Samsung unveiled the 960 Evo NVMe drive back in September 2016 and, along with it, the insanely fast 960 Pro series. For those PC owners wanting to exceed the speed limits of SATA, these drives offered gigabytes per second read and writes using the M.2 N...
Overall, then, the Samsung 970 Evo SSD may not quite match the 970 Pro in all benchmarks – especially when it comes to handling small files and getting up to speed quickly – but it's still a very impressive bit of kit.The 970 Evo matches or beats the 970...
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Published: 2018-09-29, Author: Tomas , review by: uk.hardware.info
Now that the prices of SSDs are starting to fall again, the competition is starting to take off again. Especially the new models from Crucial and Samsung bring some life back to the business, which was badly needed in this market. Last year there were few...
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Published: 2018-07-01, Author: Tomas , review by: uk.hardware.info
For a while there was little to experience on the ssd market. Now that prices have started to go down again and competition is increasing, Samsung feels obliged to finally release new high-end SSDs. The 970 Evo and 970 Pro are not a revolution, but evolut...
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Published: 2018-06-08, Author: Simon , review by: kitguru.net
Pricey, We couldn't match Samsung's quoted sequential read figure
In the time frame between the SSD 960 and SSD 970 launches, the NVMe market has become a much more competitive place with drives like WD's Black NVMe offering serious competition to Samsung's once dominant 960-series in various market segments.Not only th...
Published: 2018-06-06, Author: Andrew , review by: techteamgb.co.uk
Abstract: This is the new Samsung 970 EVO NVMe SSD – a lighting fast M.2 drive. It's the “EVO”, so a bit better value while still providing super fast speeds. Let's take a look, run it through some tests and see if it's worth your money!Want one? Amazon: shown pro...
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 th...
Published: 2018-04-25, Author: Kevin , review by: techradar.com
Dramatically faster sequential reads, Nearly identical silicon as the 970 Pro, Almost 50% shorter file transfer times
Lower capacities could be cheaper
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 afford...
Brilliant performance, Lovely black PCB, Revised Phoenix controller, Samsung Thermal Guard helps prevent throttling, 5 years warranty, Excellent endurance
The tests show a distinct increase in speed over the 960 EVO, despite the drop in capacity between the review models, with the 960 EVO being a 500GB drive and therefore featuring higher read/write throughput.AIDA 64 and Anvil Pro both showed some exceptio...
