New On sale 31%
Samsung 870 EVO
Capacity 500GB
Form Factor 2.5"
Interface SATA III
Read Speed 560 MB/s
NAND TLC
DRAM Cache Yes
Endurance 300 TBW
57 Overall Score
Price $206
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong feature (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong endurance (86th percentile) 86th
Cons
- Below average random (21st percentile)
- Below average capacity (26th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Owner sentiment has held steady over time
Based on 19 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 500 |
| Form Factor | 2.5" |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| PCIe Generation | 4 |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 560 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 530 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | Yes |
| Controller | MKX |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 300 |
| MTBF (hours) | 1500000 |
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
Features
| Heatsink | No |
| Hardware Encryption | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Samsung 870 EVO | Crucial T500 CT1000T500SSD5 | SK Hynix Platinum P41 | Kingston NV3 SNV3SM3/2T0 | SanDisk Optimus GX 7100 | Corsair MP600 Elite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 500GB | 1TB | 2TB | 2TB | 500GB | 1TB |
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2230 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 560 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,000 MB/s | 6,000 MB/s | 7,250 MB/s | 7,000 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | true | true | true | - | false | false |
| Endurance | 300 TBW | 600 TBW | 1200 TBW | 640 TBW | 300 TBW | 1200 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung 870 EVO | 37.4 | 21.2 | 93.7 | 26 | 86.2 | 96.4 |
| Crucial T500 CT1000T500SSD5 Compare | 90.3 | 96 | 99.1 | 54.8 | 83.1 | 96.4 |
| SK Hynix Platinum P41 Compare | 82.3 | 96.4 | 93.7 | 78.5 | 86.2 | 57.2 |
| Kingston NV3 SNV3SM3/2T0 Compare | 75.7 | 60.3 | 53.3 | 78.5 | 69 | 90.3 |
| SanDisk Optimus GX 7100 Compare | 90.9 | 95.7 | 53.3 | 26 | 88.1 | 52.3 |
| Corsair MP600 Elite Compare | 82.3 | 60.3 | 53.3 | 54.8 | 93.7 | 96.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From $206
Amazon 4 offers From $206
Best Buy 2 offers From $250
Price History
New Open Box / Refurbished
Usage Scores
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