Samsung has updated its NVMe SSD offering
The 970 EVO Plus Series also handles high-bandwidth applications efficiently.
Thanks to firmware optimized for the company’s most advanced V-NAND technology, the 970 EVO Plus achieves significant performance gains. Compared to its predecessor, the 970 EVO, write speeds can increase by up to 57 percent and also show better results in terms of energy efficiency. The new drive's sequential read and write speeds can reach 3 and 500 MB / s, respectively. The random rate is 3 IOPS for read and 300 IOPS for write operations.
Users can easily upgrade their devices with the 970 EVO Plus, as M.2 format SSDs are compatible with the PCIe Gen3 x4 interface found in most modern computers. The 970 EVO Plus is available with a five-year or up to 1 TBW (Terabytes Written) warranty.
The 970GB, 250GB and 500 terabyte versions of the 1 EVO Plus are now available worldwide, with the 2 terabyte version coming in April. The 970 EVO Plus 250 GB is available in Hungary from the recommended retail price of HUF 29. For more information about products and warranty details, see samsung.com/SSD and the samsungssd.com can be found on page.
Key features and specifications
Category | 970 EVO Plus | 970 EVO |
Surface | PCIe Gen3.0 x4, NVMe 1.3 | PCIe Gen3.0 x4, NVMe 1.3 |
Format | M.2 (2280) | M.2 (2280) |
Memory storage | Samsung 9x-layer V-NAND 3-bit MLC | Samsung 64-layer V-NAND 3-bit MLC |
Follow-up | Samsung Phoenix Controller | Samsung Phoenix Controller |
DRAM | 2GB LPDDR4 DRAM (2TB) 1GB LPDDR4 DRAM (1TB) 512MB LPDDR4 DRAM (250 / 500GB) | 2GB LPDDR4 DRAM (2TB) 1GB LPDDR4 DRAM (1TB) 512MB LPDDR4 DRAM (250 / 500GB) |
Capacity[5] | 2TB, 1TB, 500GB, 250GB | 2TB, 1TB, 500GB, 250GB |
Sequential read / write speed | Up to 3,500 / 3,300 MB / s | Up to 3,500 / 2,500 MB / s |
Random read / write speed (QD32) | Max 620,000 / 560,000 IOPS | Max 500,000 / 480,000 IOPS |
Szoftver | Samsung Magician software | Samsung Magician software |
Data encryption | Class 0 (AES 256), TCG / Opal v2.0, MS eDrive (IEEE1667) | Class 0 (AES 256), TCG / Opal v2.0, MS eDrive (IEEE1667) |
Total write capacity (TBW) | 1,200TB (2TB) 600TB (1TB) 300TB (500GB) 150TB (250GB) | 1,200TB (2TB) 600TB (1TB) 300TB (500GB) 150TB (250GB) |
Warranty | five-year limited warranty | five-year limited warranty |
