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Samsung · 2020

Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB

The Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB is an NVMe M.2 SSD released in 2020, offering high sequential read and write speeds for consumer storage.

The Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB is an M.2 2280 solid-state drive using the PCIe 3.0 x4 interface and NVMe protocol. It features Samsung's Phoenix controller (S4LR020) and TLC NAND flash, with a DRAM cache for improved performance. The drive achieves sequential read speeds of 3500 MB/s and sequential write speeds of 3200 MB/s. It has a total bytes written rating of 300 TB and comes with a 5-year warranty. The SSD was released on December 1, 2020, with a launch MSRP of 243 USD.

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 3500 MB/s
Sequential write unverified 3200 MB/s
Total bytes written unverified 300 TB
Warranty unverified 5 years
Release date unverified 2020-12-01
Release year unverified 2020
Launch MSRP unverified 243 USD