Samsung 870 EVO 500GB SATA III 2.5"

Samsung 870 EVO 500GB SATA III 2.5"

Samsung
57 Overall Score
vs
SanDisk 8TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe

SanDisk 8TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe

SanDisk
95 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

Samsung 870 EVO 500GB SATA III 2.5"

85 out of 100 low confidence 5 reviews

Users are very satisfied with this SSD, praising its performance, value for money, and suitability for older systems. The verified reviews highlight excellent price and fast shipping, while Q&A confirms compatibility and RAID support. Overall, it's a reliable choice for upgrades.

Pros
  • Excellent value for money
  • Fast shipping
  • Works well with older systems
  • Good performance
  • Supports RAID setup
Cons
  • Limited sample size
  • No negative feedback mentioned
👍 Performance 2
👍 Value for money 2
👍 Compatibility 2
👍 Shipping speed 1
👍 Raid support 1

SanDisk 8TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe

No customer feedback yet

Scores

Workstation
Samsung
54
SanDisk
95
Console
Samsung
18
SanDisk
92
Gaming
Samsung
36
SanDisk
92
Budget
Samsung
75
SanDisk
70
Laptop
Samsung
51
SanDisk
72
Portable
Samsung
14
SanDisk
26

Specifications

Samsung 870 EVOSanDisk 8TB SSD
Drive
Capacity
500
8,000
Form Factor2.5"M.2 2280
InterfaceSATA IIIPCIe 4.0
ProtocolSATANVMe
PCIe Generation44
External✗✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
560
7,200
Sequential Write (MB/s)
530
6,600
Random Read (IOPS)No data
1,200,000
Random Write (IOPS)
88,000
1,200,000
Hardware
NANDTLCTLC
DRAM Cache✓✓
ControllerMKX—
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)
300
4,800
MTBF (hours)
1,500,000
1,750,000
Warranty (years)55
Features
Heatsink✗✓★
Hardware Encryption✓★—

Pros & Cons

Samsung 870 EVO 500GB SATA III 2.5"

  • Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong endurance (86th percentile)86th %ile
  • Strong user sentiment (65th percentile)
  • Below average random (8th percentile)8th %ile
  • Below average capacity (27th percentile)

SanDisk 8TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe

  • Strong capacity (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong random (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Below average affordability (4th percentile)4th %ile

Pricing

Samsung 870 EVO 500GB SATA III 2.5" is $1,040 cheaper (6.0x less).

Samsung 870 EVO 500GB SATA III 2.5"0.276score per dollar
vs
SanDisk 8TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe0.076score per dollar

Samsung 870 EVO 500GB SATA III 2.5" offers 3.6x better value for money

Samsung 870 EVO 500GB SATA III 2.5"

SanDisk 8TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe

Verdict

★ Winner: SanDisk 8TB SSD

Scores 95 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 8 of 18 specs.

Samsung 870 EVO Better at:

Budget

SanDisk 8TB SSD Better at:

GamingLaptopConsolePortableWorkstation

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