Samsung 970 Evo Plus

Aggressive cost per gigabyte. Excellent performance for writing data. Multiple capacity options. Good reliability rating.

Lags slightly in random throughput.

Bottom Line: Samsung's SSD 970 EVO Plus is less expensive and just as capable as its predecessor, making it an excellent choice for installation in a gaming rig or high-end PC upgrade.

Fast everyday performance ; More affordable than the 970 Pro ; Write performance drop is mild compared to that of other TLC drives

Slows to 875MBps during long writes

The 970 EVO Plus is more affordable than ever, and will run like a champ the vast majority of the time. Even when it drops out of cache, 850MBps isn't going to cause you much buyer remorse. If you want something better than bargain-basement (which is...

Faster than the 970 Evo ; Less expensive than the 970 Evo

Still lost in a crowd of better SSDs

However, it’s not the NVMe SSD you should definitely buy. The XPG SX8200 Pro is still far better value, thanks to its lower per-gigabyte costs across its entire range of capacities. It may not be as fast as the 970 Evo Plus, but it’s still very nimble,...

Samsung designed and made for maximum speed and reliability;5-year warranty;Integrated heatsink to reduce any poissible throttling issues

+ Better than the already great 970 EVO in every test + Looks good + Competitive price + Easy to install + 5-year warranty

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It’s only 8 months since the initial release of the 970 EVO but already Samsung have somehow managed to push write speeds through the roof. We found an increase in all of our tests for the same capacity, some increases were smaller than others, but an...

Solid overall performance ; Black PCB ; Excellent software package

Could use further efficiency optimization

With better performance, efficiency, and lower MSRPs, Samsung’s 970 EVO Plus is a big "plus" in almost every way over its predecessor. It rivals its bigger brother, the 970 PRO, and comes with a complete software suite, making the Samsung 970 EVO Plus...

Schnellste M.2-PCIe-3.0-SSD beim Lesen ; Schnellste M.2-PCIe-3.0-SSD beim Schreiben ; Sehr hohe Programmbeschleunigung ; Sehr geringe Zugriffszeiten beim Lesen und Schreiben

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Die Samsung 970 Evo Plus stampfte in den Prüfungen neue Bestwerte in die Protokolle der Tester: Beim Kopieren von Daten schaffte sie sehr hohe Tempowerte, die Dauertransferraten lagen ebenfalls auf einem sehr hohen Niveau. Obendrein sind die...

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