Samsung 870 EVO 4TB SATA III 2.5"
The 4TB SATA III drive hits 560 MB/s reads and 530 MB/s writes, maxing out the interface with TLC NAND, a DRAM cache, and the MKX controller. Its 2400 TBW endurance and 5-year warranty make it a dependable choice for heavy workloads, backed by Samsung Magician software for drive management. Best for creators and IT professionals upgrading older desktops or laptops that lack NVMe slots, where SATA performance is the ceiling.
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The 30-Second Version
The 870 EVO 4TB is the SATA drive that refuses to die, with endurance numbers that embarrass the competition. It's not fast by modern standards, but it's the drive you'll still be using in 2030.
Pros & Cons
Pro
- 2400 TBW endurance is best-in-class for SATA 94th
- 5-year warranty and 1.5 million hour MTBF 93rd
- Hardware encryption built in 87th
- Samsung Magician software is actually useful 86th
Contro
- SATA speeds can't touch NVMe drives
- Random performance is just average
- Price is all over the map depending on vendor
- Fake units floating around from third-party sellers
Cosa dicono i proprietari
The Word on the Street
Come è cambiata l'opinione dei proprietari nel tempo
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Basato su 8 recensioni dei clienti datate, raggruppate per trimestre solare. L'analisi per periodo è in inglese.
Le prove
Performance
Sequential reads hit 560 MB/s and writes land at 530 MB/s, which is basically the ceiling for SATA. Random performance is where this drive shows its age, sitting right around the middle of the pack at 98K read IOPS and 88K write IOPS. The DRAM cache and MKX controller keep things smooth for everyday tasks, but if you're moving massive video files around all day, you'll feel the SATA bottleneck compared to any modern NVMe drive.
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 4000 |
| Form Factor | 2.5" |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 560 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 530 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 98000 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 88000 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | Yes |
| Controller | MKX |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 2400 |
| MTBF (hours) | 1500000 |
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
Features
| Heatsink | No |
| Hardware Encryption | Yes |
vs Competition
Against NVMe drives like the Western Digital Black SN850X or Crucial T500, the 870 EVO looks slow on paper. Those drives will run circles around it in sequential and random workloads. But here's the catch: they're also more expensive per gigabyte, and most people don't actually need 7000 MB/s. The Kingston FURY Renegade G5 and Seagate FireCuda 530R are both excellent NVMe options if speed is your priority. But for a SATA drive, the 870 EVO is still the king of reliability.
| Spec | Samsung 870 EVO | Western Digital Black SN850X | Kingston FURY Renegade G5 SFYR2S/4T0 | Micron T710 CT4000T710SSD5 | Crucial T500 | SanDisk WD_BLACK WDS800T2XHE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 4TB | 4TB | 4TB | 4TB | 2TB | 8TB |
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 |
| Seq Read | 560 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 14,500 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 7,200 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | true | true | true | false | true | true |
| Endurance | 2400 TBW | 2400 TBW | 4000 TBW | 2400 TBW | 1200 TBW | 4800 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Prodotto | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Riscontro degli utenti | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung 870 EVO | 38.3 | 44.1 | 94 | 92.6 | 86.1 | 87.2 | 5.3 |
| Western Digital Black SN850X Compare | 89 | 95.7 | 89.5 | 92.6 | 88.3 | 95.4 | 10.5 |
| Kingston FURY Renegade G5 SFYR2S/4T0 Compare | 99.5 | 99 | 91 | 92.6 | 93.6 | 87.2 | 6.3 |
| Micron T710 CT4000T710SSD5 Compare | 99.1 | 99.2 | 89.5 | 92.6 | 86.1 | 77.5 | 11.6 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 94 | 96.9 | 99 | 78.5 | 83.1 | 95.4 | 19.7 |
| SanDisk WD_BLACK WDS800T2XHE Compare | 87.7 | 96.4 | 94 | 98.1 | 88.3 | 95.4 | 3.8 |
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Value & Pricing
The price of this drive ranges from USD 400 to USD 1,467 depending on the retailer, a wide spread. Newegg lists it at the low end, and that is where you should shop. At USD 400, it is an easy choice for a 4TB drive with this endurance. At USD 1,467, you are overpaying. In Canada, prices range from CAD 1,665 to CAD 2,355, so compare prices before you buy.
Approfondisci
Overview
The Samsung 870 EVO 4TB is the SATA SSD you buy when you're done messing around. It's not the fastest drive in our database, not even close, but it's the one we'd trust with a decade of family photos or a server that can't go down. Samsung squeezed every last drop out of the SATA III interface here, and paired it with endurance numbers that make most competitors look fragile.
Common Questions
Q: Is this a retail or OEM drive?
It's retail. You get the full warranty and Samsung Magician software. Just plug it in, format it, and you're done.
Q: Can I use this in a server for backups?
Absolutely. The 2400 TBW endurance rating means it can handle constant writes for years. It's one of the most reliable SATA drives you can put in a server.
Q: Will my old external enclosure work with a 4TB drive?
Probably, but you need to initialize it with a GPT partition table. If your enclosure only shows 2TB, that's an enclosure or OS limitation, not the drive's fault.
Who Should Skip This
If you're building a new gaming rig or doing heavy video editing, skip this and grab an NVMe drive like the WD Black SN850X or Crucial T500. The 870 EVO is for people who need capacity and reliability, not raw speed. If you're chasing benchmark scores, this isn't your drive.
Verdict
Buy the Samsung 870 EVO 4TB if you need a big, dependable SATA drive for a laptop, NAS, or older desktop. The endurance rating alone justifies the price, and Samsung's track record with flash memory is hard to argue with. Just make sure you're buying from a legit retailer, because fake units are definitely out there.
