It also beats its main rival, the WD Black SN750, in a few areas. The Samsung 970 Evo Plus’ 96-layer V-NAND isn’t just for show, this drive propels past both its predecessor and Samsung's previous star performer, the 970 Pro. These two drives really are going at it neck-and-neck for the title of the best-performing SSD in the world. The only difference is the 250GB 970 Evo Plus is rated for 150TBW, whereas the 250GB WD Black SN750 rated for 200TBW. If you were hoping for some competition when it comes to the warranty, unfortunately (or fortunately) WD and Samsung offer the same five years of coverage nearly the identical total terabytes written endurance as seen above. On paper, the 970 Evo Plus exceeds the specs of the WD Black SN750, which runs at up to sequential read and write speeds up to 3,470MB/s and 3,000 MB/s, respectively. This new 96-layer V-NAND is especially significant as it makes Samsung one of the only companies to speed up its SSDs with new silicon, rather than just updated software. Sequential writes remain at 3,500MB/s, but this is basically the gold standard among the fastest SSDs on the market. Specifically, the 970 Evo Plus is designed to write at 3300MB/s sequential writing speed – far outpacing the 970 Evo, which maxed out at 2,500MB/s, and even the 970 Pro’s top 3,300Mb/s – on sequential writes. The new form of memory is basically designed to stack higher, and reach higher speeds.

Samsung 970 Evo Plus specs breakdown FeaturesĪlthough it might seem like the 970 Evo Plus wasn’t revolutionary enough to earn the name 980 Evo, it’s the first drive from Samsung to introduce its new 96-layer V-NAND.

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