970 EVO 1TB vs 870 EVO 1TB
Samsung · Released May 7, 2018
Discontinued970 EVO 1TB
- Form factorM.2 2280
- ConnectorM key
- InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe
- M key: Fits M.2 slots with an M key, the usual NVMe slot.
- Sequential Read
- 3,400MB/s
- Random Read
- 500K IOPS
- Sequential Write
- 2,500MB/s
- Capacity
- 1,000GB
- Endurance
- 600TBW
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970 EVO 1TB has about a 130% higher spec score than 870 EVO 1TB and launched at $320 more.
$450
Launch MSRP
$130(better)
45.9(better)
Spec score
20
3,400MB/s(better)
Sequential Read
560MB/s
500K IOPS(better)
Random Read
98K IOPS
2,500MB/s(better)
Sequential Write
530MB/s
1,000GB
Capacity
1,000GB
600TBW
Endurance
600TBW
1.33TBW/$
Endurance per $
4.62TBW/$(better)
M.2 2280
Form factor
2.5-inch
M key
Connector
SATA
PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe
Interface
SATA III
No (needs a PCIe 4.0 or 5.0 M.2 NVMe drive)
PS5 storage upgradeSame
No (needs a PCIe 4.0 or 5.0 M.2 NVMe drive)
May 7, 2018
Released
Jan 19, 2021