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Samsung · 2021

Samsung 970 EVO 500GB

The Samsung 970 EVO 500GB is an NVMe M.2 SSD released in 2021, offering high sequential read and write speeds for consumer storage.

The Samsung 970 EVO 500GB is a solid-state drive in the M.2 2280 form factor, using the PCIe 3.0 x4 interface and NVMe protocol. It features TLC NAND flash memory and a Samsung Phoenix (S4LR020) controller with DRAM cache. Sequential read speeds reach 3400 MB/s, and sequential write speeds reach 2300 MB/s. Random read performance is 320,235 IOPS, and random write performance is 482,938 IOPS. The drive has a total bytes written rating of 300 TB and comes with a 5-year warranty. It was released on May 11, 2021, with a launch MSRP of 300 USD. This SSD is compatible with systems supporting M.2 NVMe drives and is suitable for general computing and gaming.

Specifications

Form factor unverified M.2 2280
Interface unverified PCIe 3.0 x4
Protocol unverified NVMe
Capacity unverified 500 GB
NAND type unverified TLC
Controller unverified Samsung Phoenix (S4LR020)
DRAM cache unverified Yes
Sequential read unverified 3400 MB/s
Sequential write unverified 2300 MB/s
Random read unverified 320235 IOPS
Random write unverified 482938 IOPS
Total bytes written unverified 300 TB
Warranty unverified 5 years
Release date unverified 2021-05-11
Release year unverified 2021
Launch MSRP unverified 300 USD