Review: Samsung 970 EVO Plus NVMe SSD

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 01/22/2019 05:00 PM | source: | 22 comment(s)

Samsung is back with the 970 EVO NVMe SSD, this round they release the Plus edition which makes use of new vertically stacked NAND and a tweaked controller. The end result is a faster writing EVO series which becomes one of the fastest performing NAND product available on the globe.

You can read our review here.

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spajdrik
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#5630311 Posted on: 01/22/2019 05:10 PM

Would be nice to review also Adata XPG SX8200 Pro.

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#5630318 Posted on: 01/22/2019 05:25 PM

great review. really nice M.2
as much as i love tech, i hate buying something and 3 months later....
lolz

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#5630333 Posted on: 01/22/2019 06:29 PM

thanks for the review

Manufacturers should include a heatsink like the one mentioned in the "New WD Black: SN750 NVMe SSD"

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#5630334 Posted on: 01/22/2019 06:30 PM

I think you just reviewed my future main drive

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Now I'm just wondering whether I should go with a single 1000GB drive or two seperate 500GB drives (one for OS and programs, and one for games)

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#5630361 Posted on: 01/22/2019 08:34 PM

@Hilbert

Just noticed on page ten of the real world trace testing you mentioned...

"It seems the SSD is a trace test wonder, definitely offering extraordinary performance, look at how these storage units put the traditional HDD to shame"

should it state traditional SSD?

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#5630364 Posted on: 01/22/2019 08:58 PM

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#5630366 Posted on: 01/22/2019 09:03 PM

this should of been given the same 1200tb endurance as the 970 pro.

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#5630404 Posted on: 01/22/2019 10:49 PM

this should of been given the same 1200tb endurance as the 970 pro.

Pro uses MLC not TLC, that's why EVO wont get that much endurance.

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#5630534 Posted on: 01/23/2019 10:34 AM

Good and extensive review!

However, in the page of AS-SSD results, the screenshot is from 970 EVO 500GB drive.

Herbert,if possible, upload the correct from 970 EVO Plus 1TB drive.

Thank you

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#5630538 Posted on: 01/23/2019 10:45 AM

However, in the page of AS-SSD results, the screenshot is from 970 EVO 500GB drive.

Well, that had me confused for a minute. I rechecked and it is the new Plus SSD.

AS SSD is listing the drive as EVO 500GB, it, in fact, is the EVO Plus 1TB as you can see from the 1B2Q device name. I guess Samsung re-used a firmware. You'll notice similar behaviour in the Anvil benchmark.

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#5630560 Posted on: 01/23/2019 12:19 PM

The Samsung website mentions ram cache as ddr4 instead of ddr3 as stated in the review

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#5630587 Posted on: 01/23/2019 01:52 PM

The Samsung website mentions ram cache as ddr4 instead of ddr3 as stated in the review

Thanks, I've been able to confirm that it indeed is LPDDR4. The entry has been updated to reflect that.

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#5630588 Posted on: 01/23/2019 01:53 PM

@Hilbert Hagedoorn

Do you know where samsung z-nand is? It was "press released" 1 year ago!
Samsung SZ985 Z-NAND SSD
https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-electronics-launches-800-gigabyte-z-ssd-for-hpc-systems-and-ai-applications

No, not really, it's enterprise gear though, so if sold that would be in completely different distribution channels.

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#5630702 Posted on: 01/23/2019 06:49 PM

Thanks, I've been able to confirm that it indeed is LPDDR4. The entry has been updated to reflect that.

Still says ddr3 on page one in the table

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#5630756 Posted on: 01/23/2019 08:48 PM

Yep, although I wanted to see some competition out of the traditional HDD makers, doesn't look as if that's going to happen. Currently, the HDD is still king for raw capacity and price per GB, but HDDs are sort of sitting at the bottom of their pricing ramp while the price of NVMe continues on a sharp downward slope even as capacities and performance and longevity continue to rise! I saw an ad the other day for a 500GB 970 EVO NVMe for ~$120--'bout what I paid for me 250GB 960 EVO NVMe boot drive. (Drat, lost the link as I was hunting for something else when I saw it! Hope I wasn't "seeing things"...

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Well-done, informative review, HH--as usual! 14 comment(s)

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