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Release date ≈ Q2 2018.

Release date: Q3 2022.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 131,419 user samples
93,447 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 393% 285GB free
Worst Bench: 195% 132GB free (System drive)
Poor: 195% Great: 393%
SPEED RANK: 33rd / 1080
37,972 User Benchmarks
Great bench: 615% 733GB free (System drive)
Poor bench: 256% 183GB free
Poor: 256% Great: 615%
SPEED RANK: 12th / 1080
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed
322 % 443 % Much faster effective speed.
+38%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed
2339 MB/s 3711 MB/s Much faster read speed.
+59%
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed
1892 MB/s 3769 MB/s Hugely faster write speed.
+99%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed
53.1 MB/s 68.6 MB/s Faster random read.
+29%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed
153 MB/s 184 MB/s Faster random write.
+20%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed
1264 MB/s 2835 MB/s Hugely faster mixed IO speed.
+124%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
73.5 MB/s 82.8 MB/s Faster random mixed IO.
+13%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed
1669 MB/s 2152 MB/s Faster sustained write speed.
+29%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed
2814 MB/s 4629 MB/s Much faster peak read speed.
+64%
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed
2212 MB/s 4976 MB/s Hugely faster peak write speed.
+125%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed
63.3 MB/s 85.4 MB/s Much faster peak random read.
+35%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed
218 MB/s 314 MB/s Much faster peak random write.
+44%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed
1548 MB/s 3409 MB/s Hugely faster peak mixed IO speed.
+120%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
91.5 MB/s 113 MB/s Faster peak random mixed IO.
+23%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average
2191 MB/s 4096 MB/s Hugely faster peak sustained write speed.
+87%
Market Share
Based on 76,882,414 SSDs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.11 % 0.56 % Hugely higher market share.
+409%
Value
Value For Money
47.8 % 191 % Hugely better value.
+300%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
55 % 74 % Much more popular.
+35%
Price
Price (score)
$170 $80 Much cheaper.
+53%
Age
Newest
75+ Months 25 Months Much more recent.
+67%
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed
1471 MB/s 2433 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue read.
+65%
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed
1549 MB/s 2047 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue write.
+32%
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score
4,713 Pts 7,391 Pts Much stronger server IO.
+57%
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
1592 MB/s 2253 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+42%
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed
1183 MB/s 1741 MB/s Much faster deep queue read.
+47%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed
932 MB/s 1362 MB/s Much faster deep queue write.
+46%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
1033 MB/s 1519 MB/s Much faster deep queue mixed IO.
+47%
Capacity
Capacity
512GB 1TB

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 WD Black SN850X has a superb consumer performance profile. As well as offering solid burst speeds of 5 GB/s, the SN850X also offers respectable out of cache performance. At current prices (1TB $90 USD, 2TB $145 USD and 4TB $290 USD) the WD Black SN850X is our top value pick at every capacity. [Jun '24 SSDrivePro]

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