Samsung 970 EVO Plus MZ-V7S500BW | Internal NVMe M.2 SSD, 500 GB, Up to 3,500 MB/s Sequential Read

Got it for quite few years. Works fine. 60TB load on 500GB drive. Quite impressive. 98% life as reported by drive. Real or not. Time will tell. Full speeds as advertised. However. On the RIGHT drivers. Windows 7 heavily affected by driver quality/ source. Full speed constant 3000+ reads. Writes varies around NOT CONSANT 2000. HOWEVER. Drive's real (write) speeds are ONLY present, when it is been written at least ONCE, and with capacity reached. And overheating. No cooling - forget about any speeds. Reminder. Cooling applies to physical DRIVER chip of the drive, NOT the NVME modules. Driver on the drive wants cool. NVME wants the hot in operation. Hot driver chip will bring down drive to zero stop. ZERO. For several seconds/ minutes. This should be clear in every description. So. Testing must be done on ALL drive, written at least once, and with majority of capacity used. Love - as usually - when people do 0.01% drive size test, as any indication. And on fresh drive. Many of the drives CHEAT. Means. First portion of drive, which is tested is ultra fast, either physically or buffer. Mostly sd cards/ usb drives/ etc. But. Got Crucial nvme first, and it does exactly the same. 10GB ultra fast, then drops down to 1000 for the REST of the drive. As oppose most SSDs will perform 100% all drive day and out. So. Once you REALLY use the drive. Means written, not once, but several times, and used more capacity, drives starts to show REAL LIFE speeds. If you delete a file. Windows MUST physically delete a lot of drive. Not just entry in File allocation table. It will not do it in an instant, but on buffer. Try to switch off computer after deleting/ copying big files, and you wait for several minutes. Try to do massive files deletion, beyond treshold and windows has to do it here and now. For ages. Normally you won't notice, because it's all in background. On long switch on systems, absolutely not noticable. Try to copy serious data on maxed out drive, and you are for a big surprise on real speeds. Because majority of people get massive drives, to what they use, they won't notice. Paying several times for what they use. On Windows 7, due drivers and structure, massive bottle necks on writes. It's much more complicated than just 'test' or 'use', or capacity, or deletion. There is massive bottle necks on pcie resource allocation. If you have fast graphic card in use, your nvme drive is heavily bottlenecked. Only very expensive motherboards have this semi sorted. For majority of people, none of this would matter, they won't notice. But. For those who REALLY get NVMEs for the purpose, it does. Ah yes. Final word for all that lovely misinformation about defraging ssd/ nvme. It does indeed decrease drive's life, by zero point nothing. It does however increase the performance. For regular person, by zero point nothing. For serious use, servers, high capacity data storing, professional high speeds copying, for which all these drives are meant to exist, it does completely. Drives ssd/ nvmes have 'lost capacity', not shown on the tag, exactly for the purpose of internal 'defrag', on idle mode. Use the drive heavy in short bursts and speeds are dropping down. To zero. As drive has to operate on 'loss of power mode'. So. Hard lesson. With power loss or forced resets. Lots of data 'lost', because drive couldn't write it physically on time. As it takes a long while to zero data blocks, and then write tons of data from buffer. So. Defrag of ssds/ nvmes. You can defrag your drive as much as you please. And it will be zero point nothing of drive use. Windows uses drive endlessly and massively and constantly. Reads are not hurting. Writes are where drive's life is. And any windows writes trillions of times. I'm light user of pc. And my 500gb drive has 60'000gb of reads and writes (half half). Majority of which is Windows. Not me. So. If you are doing defrag, whenever you please, you will allocate for zero point nothing of drive's use. 99.9% of drives killing is done by windows. And hm.... Afer quite few years of using drive, and 60'000gb it's still 98% of life, as reported by drive. Real or not. Time will tell. Means you can use drive for 20 years before it will be dead. Majority of people will change drive a lot earlier than that (hdd 3-6 years, ssd 5 years at best, nvme first generation probably few years). In other words, defrag has completely no meaning to drive's life. Zero. It does have serious meaning to performance for serious - designed for - use. And for regular user. Exactly the bottleneck of capacity used and non defraged system, where drive will bottleneck in zeroing data and writing new one. Reading my own words, only high level IT people will understand. Thou - every user is affected, but is not aware. When copied tons of data, deleted tons of data, etc, thinking it's done, when bar is 100%. Reality, windows can still clear the data, hours after instruction, same with copying. Only exception is read only data in big files. Like movies. But then. How many users have data stored in adequate partitions. Read/ write/ rare/ often/ movies/ system/ etc.

What can I tell you? I've given it 5 stars because, so far, the whole operation of purchase, delivery, installation, installation of OS, and use, has been as smooth as silk. I decide to build a new desktop DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) to run Ableton Live 10. And with the intention of connecting multiple audio and MIDI devices. I bought this Intel Mini PC from Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07KPMWTQS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 . It's bare bones so needed a hard drive, memory, operating system and all the peripherals. I chose an M.2 type SSD after reading up on the internet about keeping down the heat generation and about operating speed. I chose this RAM for the same reason: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01BNJL8I4/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1. For installation, I followed the instructions supplied by Intel (on the web). It was simple enough, and quickly done. But I did take the precaution of wearing an anti- static wrist band and earthing myself to the Mini PC chassis. Installing the OS on the drive was also just a case of following the bouncing ball. This OS was a great price at the time and it came supplied with Windows 10 on a USB key: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0111YEG44/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 But a much cheaper OEM version would do just as well. The PC boots up and Ableton opens up, all incredibly quickly. Installing any new USB device seems to happen in seconds. So I'd say the drive is working well with the PC and the RAM. Before I jacked up the permanent speed of the processor to around 4.45 Ghz from the standard 2.7Ghz, I don't think the PC fan operated at all, so I'd say, it's really not generating that much heat. So it's been one of those delightful (but sadly rare) experiences, when having chosen the product, then fitting it and using it just went very smoothly. I only have one pic, which shows the Mini PC itself... that measures a little over 10x10x5 cms and provides plenty of room for this M.2 SSD - I even have a Sandisk 2.5" SSD drive in there to hold my library files and it's certainly not "crowding" the Samsung.

Great drive which performs very well in benchmarks. Personally I use this drive for multiple virtual machines where it seems to be more responsive when booting, installing or performing disk heavy I/O. I could manage just fine on a SATA model, but this NVMe causes the VMs to feel more snappy and responsive in this scenario. Outside of this specific workload, the drive feels similar to my SATA SSDs since my other tasks are not usually limited by storage performance. After all, SATA solid state drives are already significantly faster and have very low latency compared to spinning rust (hard drives). Benchmarks were ran on my Ryzen 2700X system with an Asus Crosshair X470 motherboard. Due to being so compact and fast, these drives can get hot. Under heavy sequential write workloads these drives can get toasty and potentially throttle. Running CrystalDiskMark with default settings saw a peak temperature of 64C (22C ambient, installed in desktop but with no active airflow). I suspect that in a restrictive environment, such as a laptop, that throttling could possibly be common in heavy workloads. Packaging is good. Small cardboard box with a plastic shell protecting the SSD drive. It did not come with a screw to install the drive though as these are usually included with your motherboard. Very easy to install with no cables needed. Samsung magician software is also decent and easy to use with a clean design. I have tried a range of tools from other manufacturers but the Samsung software is a clear winner. It isn’t necessary, but it allows you to benchmark the drive, set overprovisioning, secure erase and more. Also make sure to install the Samsung NVMe driver from their website for optimal performance. As for Amazon, I have a mixed experience. The first drive I ordered was stolen (broken security seal and drive missing) but they quickly arranged a replacement without any hassle. The product itself though is fantastic.

Ordered this 970EVO 500GB as my first M.2 PCI-E SSD and I am really impressed with how fast it is. I use it for my installation of DCS World 2.5 Beta and the loading times are hugely faster than my Kingston SSD. For reference, my Rig consists of water cooled Intel i7 5820K, 32GB Hyper X Predator DDR4 RAM and GTX 1080Ti GPU powered by a Corsair CS750M PSU. Fitting it to my ASUS Rampage Extreme V board was easy and the motherboard already had a screw ready and waiting for me to adjust. Well done ASUS :) The SSD is as small as a stick of chewing gum, perhaps smaller and I am amazed how small these things are getting compared to the traditional HDD. Once installed I went into BIOS to ensure that it was registering and voila there it was without any tweaking of the BIOS. Once Windows 10 64Bit had booted I was disappointed to see that the drive was not showing. A wee bit of research showed that you have to initialise the drive as you would any other hard drive (rusty old me lol). Once this is done through Disk management then the SSD shows. You just then need to give it a partition, again using windows and then the drive is good to go for whatever you need it to do. I found the free to use software EaseUS Todo a good option if you want to clone an entire drive or just the system files. The Samsung website also has a good bit of free software called Magician which will monitor your M.2 SSD. In summary I cannot fault this little stick of slick magic. I just wish I had more M.2 SSD slots on my motherboard! Buy it, you will not be disappointed. For £163 at the time of purchase this M.2 will only get cheaper as the market recovers from a shortage and price hike. Update edit: I also have just attached a nice little mini heatsink which has reduced temps considerably. I recommend adding a heatsink like the one I got (cost £8.99). Aqua Computer Kryom. 2 Passive Cooler for M.2 2280 SSD

I’ve been considering this drive and its predecessor for about 18 months now, primarily because I needed some more storage space on my PC. When I saw this on Amazon for £89, the price pushed me off the fence and I snapped one up immediately. Ease of installation is going to depend on your individual machine. In my case it was an upgrade to an existing PC, and the heat sink is medium-sized - any larger and I probably would have had to take it off to install this drive. If you’re doing a new build then I would recommend installing this first. So, is it fast? The short answer is yes, but the long answer is more nuanced. I’m going to focus more on the subjective rather than objective, because benchmarks are out there for anybody to read. If you’ve ever moved from a spinning disk to solid state drive you’ll likely still remember what a huge leap in performance and responsiveness it was. Do not expect that level of improvement. General usage is marginally better. Logins are fractionally quicker, updates don’t take quite as long to install etc. Yes, certain specific operations are going to be much faster, but the reality is the drive is just one part of a machine. You’re still going to be waiting on the network, USB, other SATA drives and so on. If you’re working with very large files locally (videos, virtual machines etc) you’re likely to notice more of a difference. As long as you don’t fall into the trap of looking at raw numbers, see a 5X improvement over your current drive, and then expect a 5X speed boost across the board you won’t go far wrong.

I purchased the Samsung 970 PRO 512 GB NVMe for my PC to use as the OS (Windows 10 x64) and applications drive. This drive is incredibly quick and Windows now boots up to the desktop before the animated boot logo even appears - that's how quick it is! Compared to a mechanical hard disk the difference in performance is astronomical and you will never look back. It's also considerably faster than a SATA SSD drive. Compared to another NVMe disk you may struggle to see much difference in everyday use unless you are using the disk very heavily such as for sustained data transfers and high random IO. I was a little disappointed when I benchmarked the disk on my PC because the numbers came back lower than Samsung's advertised speeds - the speeds are still insane though so I am definitely not complaining. However, it appears that other users have managed to get close to the maximum speeds of the disk without issue. I'm currently running an ASUS X299 board and apparently I'm not alone with users getting less than advertised speeds with their X299 boards. This looks like a firmware issue with my motherboard so hopefully this will get fixed by ASUS. The 970 Pro is Samsung's flagship NVMe disk and is a lot more expensive than the 970 EVO, as is always the way. If you have done any research into comparing the two you will see that the performance between them is very similar. The 970 Pro does use a different type of NAND which doubles the endurance rating (TeraBytes Written) of the drive but other than that I don't think most users will be able to tell the difference between them in every day use. Pros: - Incredibly fast - 5 year warranty - Works with Samsung Magician (the OEM drives don't) - High TBW endurance rating Neutral - Requires a NVMe slot which older systems don't have (you can purchase a PCI Express adapter for the majority of PCs though). Cons - Expensive - Negligible differences in performance when compared to the 970 EVO (and similar performing drives from other manufacturers)

Speed is exceptional when its cool. Fitted on a 2015 iMac 5K, I get 2800mb/s write, 2950mb/s read. However, after running BlackMagic disk speed test for no more than 5 minutes, writes cap out at 610mb/s - see attached image. The flash itself isn't the issue, but the controller. I thought reviews were exaggerating, but wow. The controller gets seriously hot, and eventually has to throttle to protect itself, and realistically unless you fit a beefy heatsink you're not going to see a big difference. It is unfortunate it is an issue, but I think it makes sense - this is a drive for demanding users, who most likely will have a custom built desktop, so they can easily fit a heatsink - takes minutes to do so. However if you have a laptop, the drive itself cannot manage the heat for pro workloads. Unfortunately as I have an iMac I am kinda in the same boat, although I will take apart my iMac in the near future to fit a slim heatsink.. I imagine most people buying these are doing work, and gaming, and for both cases I can't imagine it throttling. But if you have a desktop, just plan to buy a heatsink as part of this purchase. And also - an SSD isn't meant to include a screw. I have never bought any storage with any mounting hardware - thats got nothing to do with Samsung, you're buying a storage medium, and that's what you received. The amount of reviews complaining about this is mind boggling, if you aren't technical please go to a professional so they can fit it for you. Its like buying wheels for your car and complaining that they don't come with bolts.....

My SSHD in my Tower PC started to show signs it was going to fail so I decided to completely rebuild with new components - Motherboard, SSD, CPU, RAM and fans. The only thing I have kept are my graphics and sound cards. With a new CPU, RAM and this M.2 Solid State Drive I have lightning fast speeds. So fast that my eyes and brain can't keep up with the page transitions. (I did tweak the page filing system to allow more access for the RAM - you can double RAM size, see Youtube. The downside is you lose some space on the SSD, but I only use mine to run the PC with Installed programs). I have several professional music programs which took a good long while to load and would often crash. Not anymore! They load within 2-3 seconds and are stable. Overall, I think SSD's with non moving parts are definitely the way forward and Samsung are a trustworthy and reliable brand. If M.2 is new to you don't be afraid. This is my first build with this type of storage and it literally is Plug and Play, just like fitting a new HDD. Just be aware of the different socket type on the motherboard. Mine is M-type 2280. Also my mobo won't allow SATA sockets 5 & 6 to be used if M.2 is installed. This is fine for me as I only need 1-4 so check your manual. I am very happy - lightning fast speeds and also space saving. Some people have said it can run very hot but no problems for me, my new CPU temps are keeping me alert!!

Pro: Alte prestazioni: utilizza un interfaccia PCIe NVMe 3.0 x4, il che significa che può raggiungere velocità di lettura e scrittura sequenziali di 3.500 MB/s e 2.300 MB/s rispettivamente. Capacità di archiviazione elevata: offre una capacità di archiviazione di 512 GB, sufficiente per immagazzinare una grande quantità di file, come foto, video e programmi. Dimensioni ridotte: è un disco SSD M.2, che ha dimensioni ridotte rispetto ai dischi SSD standard. Ciò lo rende ideale per i sistemi a form factor ridotto, come i laptop ultraleggeri o i PC a forma di mini-torre. Durata: utilizza la tecnologia V-NAND per l'archiviazione dei dati, che ha una durata di vita maggiore rispetto agli hard disk meccanici. Garanzia: include una garanzia di 5 anni, il che garantisce che in caso di problemi con il disco, sarà possibile ottenere una sostituzione. Contro: Costo: il prezzo di questo disco SSD è più elevato rispetto ad altri modelli sul mercato. Non adatto a tutti i sistemi: poiché utilizza un interfaccia PCIe NVMe, potrebbe non essere compatibile con tutti i sistemi. Assicurarsi di verificare la compatibilità prima dell'acquisto. Non include un adattatore: se il sistema non dispone di uno slot M.2, sarà necessario acquistare un adattatore separatamente.

We got is yesterday 13th Jul, 2018. In image it is mentioned that product is made in Korea whereas we received Made in China. It feels bad to us. But product is working fine. Samsung Magician is showing as Genuine product. We are using it in Dell 7570. We look forward to own one 1TB 970 evo too. Once you buy it then you will install is in your system which will be having the UEFI mode by default. Kindly create the installation USB with UEFI mode using Rufus software then change your system BIOS setting to boot from USB then you will be able to install new window as well. Kindly change the drive format to gpt as well otherwise it will show you error saying you cannot install windows on this system. Following these steps you will be able to get new fresh windows installed and it works fine.

J'ai reçu la commande de remplacement après un souci avec la première commande.. le produit est excellent on sent la différence, ultra rapide le pc redémarre maintenant en 20 secondes au lieu des 56 avec mon précédent disque dur Juste un truc, une fois que vous le recevez il faudra installer une application pour le partitionner (il n'y a pas de volume dessus juste de l'espace libre et donc il ne sera pas détecter par le pc mais uniquement avec l'application samsung magician (indispensable) pour vérifier l'état de votre disque et d'y installer les prochains firmware

Ich habe die Samsung 970 EVO 500 GB NVMe M.2 SSD gekauft und bin total begeistert! Das anbringen der M.2 SSD war super einfach, und die SSD wurde sofort vom System erkannt. Sie ist unglaublich schnell – Windows bootet in wenigen Sekunden, und Spiele oder Programme starten schnell, eine normale SSD kommt dagegen nicht an. Die 500 GB bieten genug Platz für Betriebssystem, Apps und Games. Die SSD läuft zuverlässig. Für den Preis ein top Upgrade für jeden PC! Klare Empfehlung für alle, die Geschwindigkeit wollen!

produit très haut de gamme, le top des disque dur, excellent en vitesse et capacité, c'est le 2eme que j'achète, c'est dire si j'ai confiance dans le produit. en revanche en ce qui concerne l'installation j'ai enlevé une étoile car j'ai eu une petite difficulté, certes minime, pour l'installer. Je n'ai rien mit pour la longévité, car je n'ai pas de recul pour savoir s'il est vraiment fiable dans le temps, wait and see. j'ai aussi enlevé une étoile pour le rapport qualité/prix car je le trouve un peu cher, mais bon, c'est peut-être le prix de haut de gamme.