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Release date ≈ Q2 2018.

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Controller: Samsung Triple Core MEX. Memory: Samsung 40nm MLC V-NAND. Release date: Q3 2014.

Effective Speed 
+216%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 235,376 user samples
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93,447 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 393% 285GB free
Worst Bench: 195% 132GB free (System drive)
Poor: 195% Great: 393%
SPEED RANK: 26th / 1071
141,929 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 124% 238GB free
Worst Bench: 71% 71GB free (System drive)
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
SPEED RANK: 248th / 1071
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		322 % Hugely faster effective speed.
+216% 		102 %
Average Score 
+233%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		2339 MB/s Hugely faster read speed.
+399% 		469 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		1892 MB/s Hugely faster write speed.
+378% 		396 MB/s
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		53.1 MB/s Much faster random read.
+57% 		33.9 MB/s
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		153 MB/s Much faster random write.
+71% 		89.6 MB/s
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		1264 MB/s Hugely faster mixed IO speed.
+278% 		334 MB/s
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		73.5 MB/s Much faster random mixed IO.
+67% 		44.1 MB/s
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		1669 MB/s Hugely faster sustained write speed.
+382% 		346 MB/s
Peak Score 
+234%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		2814 MB/s Hugely faster peak read speed.
+446% 		515 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		2212 MB/s Hugely faster peak write speed.
+353% 		488 MB/s
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		63.3 MB/s Much faster peak random read.
+45% 		43.6 MB/s
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		218 MB/s Much faster peak random write.
+74% 		125 MB/s
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		1548 MB/s Hugely faster peak mixed IO speed.
+304% 		383 MB/s
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		91.5 MB/s Much faster peak random mixed IO.
+61% 		56.7 MB/s
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		2191 MB/s Hugely faster peak sustained write speed.
+353% 		484 MB/s
Value & Sentiment 
+79%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.12 % Much higher market share.
+50% 		0.08 %
Value
Value For Money 		47.8 % Hugely better value.
+296% 		12.1 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		55 % +2% 54 %
Price
Price (score) 		$170 $115 Much cheaper.
+32%
Nice To Haves 
+248%
Age
Newest 		71+ Months Much more recent.
+39% 		117 Months
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		1471 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue read.
+279% 		388 MB/s
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		1549 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue write.
+329% 		361 MB/s
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		4,713 Pts Hugely stronger server IO.
+268% 		1,280 Pts
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		1592 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+347% 		356 MB/s
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		1183 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue read.
+244% 		344 MB/s
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		932 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue write.
+230% 		282 MB/s
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		1033 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue mixed IO.
+250% 		295 MB/s
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		512GB 256GB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 322%
Average Bench 102%
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The Samsung 970 Pro is a third generation NVMe PCIe SSD which replaces the 960 Pro. It comes in a M.2. form factor and features Samsung’s latest Phoenix controller and 64 layer proprietary 3D MLC NAND. MLC NAND has better write consistency but is more expensive than the TLC NAND found in the 970 Evo. The 970 Pro demonstrates a 16% increase in peak sequential write speed over the 960 Pro. There are also improvements in random read and write speeds. Interestingly this iteration of Pro SSDs come with a price cut, with the 512GB retailing at just $250 and the 1TB at $500, whilst at the time of writing, the 512GB 960 Pro is $315. The 970 Pro targets professionals who may rely on Samsung’s 5 year or 600TBW warranty and who may need its extended write performance. But, for most users who rarely transfer more than 22 GB at a time (this is the size of the SLC cache the 500GB 970 Evo), the cheaper 970 Evo may represent better value for money. [May '18 SSDrivePro]

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The 256GB Samsung 850 Pro is the fastest consumer SSD we have seen to date. Thanks to Samsung's new 3D V-NAND the 850 Pro has lower power consumption and better performance, albeit marginally, than both the 840 Evo and 840 Pro. Looking at the benchmark figures for the 840 and 850 Pros shows that the effective performance improvement is 10% whereas the 850 Pro beats the 840 Evo by 16%. These drives effectively saturate SATA 3.0 making it difficult to distinguish between them in day-to-day use. At current prices the 850 Pro is prohibitively expensive, prices need to drop by 15% before it approaches the 840 Pro from a value perspective. Samsung may release a value orientated 850 Evo soon, but for now "most" users are better off with the 840 Pro. [Oct '14 SSDrivePro]

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