Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1 TB PCIe NVMe M.2 (2280) Internal
Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1 TB PCIe NVMe M.2 (2280) Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) (MMZ-V7S1T0BW ), Black
Samsung 970 EVO Plus SSD
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The next advancement in NVMe SSD. The 970 EVO Plus fits up to 2TB onto the compact M.2 (2280) form factor, greatly expanding storage capacity and saving space for other components. Samsung’s innovative technology empowers you with the capacity to do more and accomplish more.
¹1GB=1,000,000,000 bytes by IDEMA. A certain portion of capacity may be used for system file and maintenance use, so the actual capacity may differ from what is indicated on the product label.
² Performances may vary depending on SSD’s firmware version and system hardware & configuration. Performance measurements based on IOmeter 1.1.0. The write performances were measured with Intelligent TurboWrite technology being activated. The sequential write performances after Intelligent TurboWrite region are: 400 MB/s(250GB), 900 MB/s(500GB), 1,700 MB/s(1TB) and 1,750 MB/s(2TB). Test system configuration: Intel Core i7-7700K CPU @ 4.2GHz, DDR4 2400MHz 32GB, OS-Windows 10 Built 10240, Chipset–ASUS PRIME Z270-A. Up to 53 percent performance increase for sequential write speed for 250GB version.
³TBW: Terabytes Written * BW for 970 EVO Plus: 150 TBW for 250GB model, 300 TBW for 500GB model, 600 TBW for 1TB model, 1,200 TBW for 2TB model. * 5-years or TBW, whichever comes first.
| Weight: | 8 g |
| Dimensions: | 0.24 x 8.02 x 2.21 cm; 8 Grams |
| Brand: | Samsung |
| Model: | MZ-V7S1T0BW |
| Colour: | Black |
| Batteries Included: | No |
| Manufacture: | Samsung |
| Dimensions: | 0.24 x 8.02 x 2.21 cm; 8 Grams |
Used with a PCI board to extend storage on my old PC. Works really well. Easy to install on the PCI board. Immediately seen on the disk configuration of my Ubuntu system. Will try to configure it as a boot disk to replace my aging SSD unit.
Reasonable price for the 1TB model. Great drive with enough performance for gaming and general use. Look up PCIe 3.0 vs. 4.0 vs SATA comparisons for gaming and most people can’t tell the difference between them.
The quality is, I believe, one of the best you can find on the market. At first my choice was the older version of the SSD 980 PRO. But after my laptop does not support gen-4 and most likely will not be able to cope with cooling a very hot sdd. My decision was to choose this product over the gen-3, yes it is also quite hot, but not critically so. If there are concerns about temperatures, I had with my Aser nitro 5 laptop (AN515-43) at maximum load temperatures reached up to 61 degrees Celsius. In normal mode the temperature is somewhere around 30-40. Temperatures in games and with all sorts of tabs from 40-56.
Overall a very decent product, the price matches the quality.
It’s easy to install and works well on the motherboard. A great option if you are building your first PC and there will be enough SSD storage for most people building their PC. It has more than enough space for running games and if you need more you can always buy a HDD or delete previous games.
I was running out of storage space on the C: Drive on my Acer Nitro 5 laptop as it only came with a 128gb NVME SSD. Given that SSD’s have dramatically fallen in price I decided to upgrade to a 1TB drive to compliment my 1TB HDD. The Samsung 970 EVO Plus fitted the bill perfectly. I used a proprietary cloning software that I’d purchased previously, (although you can get adequate cloning software for free) to clone the existing NVME SSD, and then I used an ORICO NVME M2 SSD Enclosure, which can be purchased on Amazon, to provide a link to my laptap via a USB 3.0 connection for the copying operation. Once the back cover was removed from my laptop, swapping the NVME’s over was very straightforward. After the back cover was replaced, the laptop was fired up and; bingo, the new SSD booted into Windows. I noticed an appreciable improvement in read and write speeds and therefore I would have no hesitation in recommending this product.
The Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1 TB SSD is a cutting-edge storage solution designed to optimize both speed and efficiency. Engineered with Samsung’s pioneering V-NAND technology, this M.2 (2280) SSD ensures rapid data access and transfer. Its 2.5-inch form factor is versatile, making it an excellent choice for both laptops and desktop PCs. Boasting an impressive random read of up to 600,000 IOPS and random write of up to 550,000 IOPS, it ensures seamless multitasking and swift data access. With a SATA 6.0Gb/s interface, it also offers backward compatibility with SATA 3.0Gbps and 1.5Gbps, ensuring flexibility across systems. The sequential read and write speeds of up to 3,500 MB/s and 3,300 MB/s, respectively, underline its top-tier performance capability. However, potential buyers should heed the warning to ensure system compatibility before purchasing. A crucial note to consider is its software’s functionality — it operates only when the operating system is installed on the Source Disk. In essence, the Samsung 970 EVO Plus stands as a beacon of efficiency and performance in the realm of SSDs.
I purchased the 1TB model to replace my older 500Mb model on my Linux exclusive system (even hiving off some data and Steam programs to other drives, my /home partition was starting to get full). Cloning (using an external enclosure) was a doddle (using Clonezilla), and then the swap out. No problems booting right away from the newly cloned drive, and testing with kdiskmark (a Linux alternative to Crystal Disk Mark) shows that I am making full use of the 4x PCI 3.0 interface (getting around 3.5Gbs). I can’t test the rated speed, since that would need PCI 4.0, which I don’t have, but works just a treat for me.
The old one is now in an external enclosure, and will likely be used for backup purposes.
Originally I was going to use this 2TB NVMe to increase the size of my 1 TB NVMe OS drive.
Unfortunately I had trouble transferring my OS over to the new drive (the external usb adaptor I ordered didn’t work), so I ended up installing it as secondary drive.
That said, it’s working well and helps reduce stuttering and/or loading times in some demanding (or poorly optimised) games.
Upgraded to the Samsung 970 EVO Nvme and couldn’t be happier. Coming from the EVO lineup, I knew I was in for a treat. Plugged it into my iMac for some extra storage, and it’s been smooth sailing ever since. Fast, reliable, and does exactly what it says on the tin. A no-brainer for anyone looking to boost their storage game.
This does actually what it says it will. Only thing I will suggest is on the user end for the product, make sure your m.2 port on the mother board is the correct so get the maximum MBPS
Basically perfect. Performs exactly as specified. Very nice looking board. No aditional cooling is supplied with this, so perhaps a slight negative there, but I found temps to be acceptable in everything I did and decided against adding a cooling block to the drive anyway. Would definitely buy again.
Purchased two of these for a new build PC, one for drive C and one for Drive D
so far they are working perfect, fast boot time and flight simulator running of D drive is nice and fast no lags like I had with the old mechanical hard drive, as for longevity time will tell but so far would recommend these NVMe drives.
Pruchased this to increase the storage capacity of my Min PC. This was the same type as the original. You will need an enclosure if you wish to clone this drive, I used an Inatek from |Amazon. The SSD will get hot while cloning so make sure you fir the thermal foam and the heatsink in the enclosue. Full details can be found on You Tube For the Process( DanKamYouKnow) is what I followed. Drive transferred after clonig etc, with no problems.
I CHOOSE THIS DEVICE AS I KNOW SAMSUNG TO BE A RELIABLE COMPANY – AND THE ITEM WAS
COMPATIBLE WITH MY DELL i5 LAPTOP – EASY UPGRADE INSTALL – LOTS OF YOUTUBE VIDEOS TO
HELP YOU IF YOU GET STUCK. THE SPEED OF THE DEVICE WAS IMPORTANT TO ME AS WELL.
Easy to install and fits perfectly in my laptop alongside the HDD. Only complaint would be that this does not come with a screw to hold the chip down. So you will need to get one separately.
Apart from the above issue, this product is a 10/10.
Replaced my old HDD with this SSD. Setup a new version of windows on the SSD drive. And now my Laptop’s boot up time went from 15mins to under 10seconds…..yes you heard it right… 10 seconds!!
Absolutely
An absolutely brilliant drive. I’ve always found Samsung SSDs and M.2s to be the best, with great performance and (touch wood) 100% reliability.
The price fluctuates quite a bit, and when I saw it dip to just over eighty quid I just couldn’t say no!
Installation is very easy, and as I use it as a data drive (my OS runs on a 512mb Samsung M.2) I didn’t bother getting a heat sink to go with it and there’s been no trouble with temperatures.
I bought this as a gaming SSD. It’s running slower than my old nasty Integral drive which is a shame (this gives me about 2000mb/s speed tests whereas the nasty Integral drive was about 3000mb/s. The integral drive was like cheap and nasty.. however it was failing, so I’m hoping this Samsung, despite slower speed, will last longer.
Good NVMe drive that provides the speeds that are advertised. Samsung quality is there in both the build and performance.
Great drives and at under 50 for 1TB it’s a steal. Greta to see prices becoming more affordable for quality tech.
Did a laptop upgrade from 1TB drive to 2TB drive. Easy to fit and drive recognized straight away.
Laptop: Acer Aspire 5.
Upgrade to:
20 GB RAM
2 TB NVMe M.2 SSD drive
2 TB Internal SSD drive.
I’m hitting 70 degrees with these and so had to install heat shinks for each of them which did reduce the running temp somewhat. But, all in all, very fast and, of course, plenty of space.
Seems a genuine Samsung device. Used the Samsung Magician software which is free to transfer O/S from old HDD to this one. Excellent, much faster than the original HDD and the standard Samsung SSD I’m using
Bought for 42 to use purely as a secondary drive for games. Absolutely cracking performance. just over 1 second loading times on The Outer Worlds. Simple to set up , manufacturer software is decent. Forget the Gen 4 hype it’s purely unneeded. This is all you need and 42 for 1tb is a bargain.
(update – I have had the 970 evo plus decide to not boot up on one occasion, the computer could not find the drive. I believe the system gave an ‘inacessible boot device’ error. The computer however, could still see the drive within the bios. So I added windows iso correctly burnt to an sd card to the pc, booted it up, and performed a windows reset, choosing to ‘keep my files’.
I checked the file system and it showed no issues. All old documents were intact. I backed up everything. I have updated the bios and ssd firmware since then. If I receive the same error again then I will swap the ssd for another of a different model or brand. After looking up Samsung, it seems the 980 pro and 990 pro have also have similar issues causing them to fail or no longer write, but my own 970 evo seems to be newer, with newer firmware. So I am now cautious of ever using another Samsung ssd nvme again.
As for the longevity of m2 ssds in general, just make sure you have more than one copy of your most precious personal files elsewhere at all times (sd card, dvd, bluray, cloud or any other means) and you’ll have little to worry about.
It’s fast, but don’t expect miracles for a boot drive. Went from Samsung 500gb to this just for windows. No real world difference, but wasn’t expecting any. Not really one to brag I can transfer a movie in blink of a eye, because that’s the only time you would notice any real difference. Going to get another though when in game streaming becomes a real thing with pc games.
Downvoted as Tiny Mounting Screw Not Included in box.
Bought as an Upgrade from old 128GB SSD Sata Harddrive.
The mother board did not have a Mounting Screw, so I had to salvage a spare from another PC.
I will have to hunt the garage to find the original motherboard box to see if there is a spare screw to use.
Installed, set up, formatted and transferred about 500GB from my other ssd in about 15 minutes.
However, my case doesn’t have much airflow to the bottom of the motherboard since all the air is focused on the GPU/CPU. So the SSD has gotten pretty toasty. Temps have cooled to about 40-45C after i bombarded it. I’ve ordered a heatsink with pads, so will update my review when i’ve got that installed.
Apart from that though i’m super happy with the speeds and capacity for the price.
The main functions of my NAS are file storage and Plex media server. Whilst I didn’t expect miracles, I was aware that Plex UI could see some speed improvements with the SSD cache, and so far, that has proved to be the case. However, I would note that speed improvements have been limited to higher performance devices, and lower performance devices haven’t seen any improvements. As an example, the Plex native app on a cheap LG smart tv has always been incredibly slow to navigate on a local network, images take a while to load and the home dashboard takes a while to sync. Speed of playback start is also as slow as previously seen.
However, on higher performance devices such as iOS, MacOS and Roku 4K, there are very clear improvements. On MacOS and iOS, thumbnails load instantly, dash appears much quicker and when you load a library item, all associated extras are there almost instantly. In the past, film extras, collections, Tidal playlists etc took a second or two or three to connect and load these now appear without delay. On both, buffering before playback starts is also much improved with an almost instant start of media up to 1080p 4k takes a second or two longer.
On Roku 4K, the improvements are there, but not quite as pronounced. Dash and media screens load faster, and although media playback starts quicker, it’s not as instant as MacOS or iOS, but these are obviously much more powerful devices to start with.
For the cost, 30, I would definitely say that I am happy with the outlay and performance boost for my Plex needs.
Installation was simple and easy. No hiccups at all. And it’s performing fine at the moment.
The fact that this is now a low cost option, and comes with solid TBW rating and is a cache based M.2 makes it a perfect storage solution for your OS or even just a game drive. Compared to most M.2 drives on the market, this is a little more expensive (than Curical for example), but comes with extra features on the M.2 which makes it more reliable than most. I have 3 of these now, over a few years, and never had an issue with any of them
Don’t understand why they don’t supply the screw to secure it to the motherboard or the rubber pad but the drive works great.
I recently upgraded my computer’s storage with the Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2 TB PCIe NVMe M.2 Internal Solid State Drive (SSD), and I am thoroughly impressed with its performance. This SSD has proven to be a game-changer for my computing experience, providing lightning-fast speed and an incredible storage capacity.
First and foremost, the speed of this SSD is simply astonishing. With its NVMe interface and M.2 form factor, the 970 EVO Plus takes advantage of PCIe Gen 3.0 x4 technology, delivering blazing-fast read and write speeds. From booting up my system to loading large applications and files, everything happens almost instantaneously. The difference in speed compared to traditional hard drives is like night and day. It has definitely enhanced my productivity and reduced any waiting time significantly.
The storage capacity of 2 TB is more than ample for my needs. I can store a vast collection of multimedia files, games, and work documents without worrying about running out of space. The 970 EVO Plus strikes a perfect balance between performance and capacity, making it suitable for gamers, content creators, and professionals alike.
Samsung’s reliability and reputation in the SSD market are well-established, and the 970 EVO Plus lives up to that standard. The drive feels solidly built and durable, ensuring longevity and data integrity. It also comes with advanced features like AES 256-bit hardware encryption, ensuring the security of my sensitive files and information.
Another notable aspect is the thermal management system implemented by Samsung. The 970 EVO Plus employs intelligent heat dissipation through a nickel-coated controller and heat spreader label, effectively preventing thermal throttling and maintaining optimal performance even during heavy workloads.
Setting up the drive was a breeze, thanks to Samsung’s user-friendly software suite, which includes the Samsung Magician software. It allows you to monitor drive health, update firmware, and optimize performance with ease.
The only minor downside is the price, as high-capacity SSDs tend to be more expensive. However, considering the performance gains and reliability this drive offers, I believe it’s worth every penny.
In conclusion, the Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2 TB PCIe NVMe M.2 Internal Solid State Drive is an exceptional storage solution. Its lightning-fast speed, generous storage capacity, and robust build quality make it a top choice for anyone seeking to upgrade their system’s performance. If you’re looking for a reliable SSD that delivers on its promises, I highly recommend the 970 EVO Plus.
Good value for money and easy to setup I.e migrated previous windows 11 installation easily using Samsung magician.
However can’t say i noticed a significant improvement in system speed over my existing standard Sata SSD drive..
Reputable 970 EVO Plus. One of the best, if not the best, PCIe 3.0 NVME SSD. Comfy DRAM cache allows for system to work flawlessly. Really like it and will be keeping it for a long time!
Excellent price for 2TB with great speed. Also have tools from Samsung for all the detail information about the SSD. Must install! Samsung Magician!
Windows installation says it’s 931.5 GB free instead 1024 GB (1TB) as advertised.
As my Gaming laptop already has a Samsung SSD in it I though I’d go for Samsung for the second drive. Was easy to install and luckily my main board had a screw on the slot reasy for it, thank you Asus
Turned everything on and it wasn’t recognised, of course I forgot to go the drive management and initialise it first. All sorted and so far running at good spead. Installed Modern Warfare onto it and loading quick.
what a difference using this SSD card. So much better than the old hard drive, which i now use for storage only. Laptop is like new, its so fas
Genuine Product according to Samsun Magician. Cloned OS drive with Samsung software without issues. Drive was installed into HP EliteDesk 800 G4 with additional radiator (air flow is not great around M.2 slot there). Temps under load around 50. Beware that it does not come with installation screw so order separately if your MB does not come with it. Plenty of options here on Amazon.
Crucial P1 500 GB to this Samsung 970 EVO
VW beetle compared to a Porshe.
1 TB is almost needed, now that games are getting to be the hundreds of GB. DCS alone with the few modules that i have is nearly 250 gig’s now. WOW is now over 100 gigs in the 125 GB range.
That is neary half this drive already!
I am already thinking bout getting a 2 TB now 🙁 but the cost is a bit off putting. Although they are gettign closer to the 100 pounds mark.
Funny thing is that the packaging this SSD came in is quite cool. Not something i am throwing away.
No problems so far, fitted where it should and formated fine. No problems
Upgraded my os nvme, bought a enclosure for it took about 3 hrs to clone drive ,great with the Samsung tool BTW, works great .
I previously bought a 960GB MP510 drive (double sided drive) for my Dell XPS 9570 laptop. The drive ‘worked’ but the PC wouldn’t boot when restarted. It always required a hard power reset. I ended up using the drive in my desktop PC.
I fitted this in my laptop without any issues.
It’s very fast and good value at current prices.
I’d been looking for a new larger m.2 drive and for 2tb this was a reasonable price. I ordered with a pci card and it was extremely simply to install and once that was done it was simple to activate it in my settings. Very bappy with the purchase.
The new drive mounted straight away and was back where I was with the old drive but with a formatted capacity of 1.8TB and noticeably faster. Happy!
The 970 Evo Plus 1TB runs hot in a traditional sense but this is normal and nothing to worry about. The operating temp stated by Samsung (and many other brands) is 0-70 degrees which means the drive will be fine being used in environments that are in that temp range, so the thermals of the drive itself go well beyond that range.
Samsung also state that:
“A high drive temperature does not necessarily mean that the drive is faulty, especially if it is within the recommended temperature when used.
Please note that Samsung does not manufacture nor recommend the use of a third-party radiator or heatsink on its SSDs, since it is not necessary.
This is because the 970 EVO Plus has advanced thermal control solutions that enhance performance with reduced heat risk. Dynamic Thermal Guard (DTG) technology proactively prevents overheating, and a heat spreader with an integrated thin copper film dissipates heat more efficiently. Additionally, a nickel coating on the Phoenix controller also helps to dissipate heat faster during heavy workload use in order to ensure the high levels of quality and reliability.
You, therefore, do not need a radiator specifically for your SSD 970 EVO Plus.
Please be informed as well that using a heatsink on your SSD will require the peeling of the label on the drive. Removing the label on your drive will automatically void the drive’s warranty and warranty service will no longer be possible.”
So not only is a heatsink not necessary for these drives, but a hot running drive is within the standard operations. Flash storage tends to perform faster at temp anyway.
I am very impressed, will add another Samsung SSD (likely 8TB to replace 2 4TB HDDs) soon.
What was previously a 2 minute boot time, with a further 2 minutes to load up start up programs (even after I selectively disabled the heavier ones) and general sluggish behaviour has now been reduced by probably around 90%. That’s right, it’s literally dropped down to 8 seconds for a cold boot with start up applications, including wallpaper engine already loaded up. Previously if I would blue-screen and disconnect from a League game, I would 100% be getting hit with leaverbuster. Now, I can make it back before I even respawn – that’s not even a joke or exaggeration.
So, you understand the benefits now. But the craziest part of all of this is, you can get the same times on a normal SSD, you don’t even need an M.2. The extra speeds an M.2 provides (literally 5x the speed in some cases) is just too fast for even windows to take full advantage of. This will probably change as the new generation of consoles will help standardize things, but that’s still a few years off. Also, with the new SSD’s coming up on the new PCIE channel, you’re basically looking at an eventual double speed increase from the current 3500~ to around 5000 ~ 7000. If you want that extra bit of future proofing, you can wait until 2022/2023 but if you don’t have an SSD at all, buying a 970 EVO at the current price is honestly fine.
There’s a few things you need to know about installing though.
1) If you’re moving everything from your HDD to your SSD, use Samsung Magician. Worked flawlessly for me and was done in around 1 hour. Macrium also works, but if you’ve got a Samsung SSD, just stick to the Samsung software.
2) ALWAYS download the latest Samsung drivers and software directly from their website. I saw a serious speed increase on the benchmarking once I got the latest drivers, so don’t miss out on the free performance boost.
3) When you’re physically installing it, REMEMBER this order: First, mount screw. Second, place M2. Third, screw into mount screw. Basically, you should be screwing an open ended piece into the motherboard first, then getting your M2 secure and lined up, then screwing it down into the first screw. If you need a replacement, you can eBay them for next to nothing.
4) Finally, depending on your motherboard, it will end up disabling some SATA slots (the cables for HDD/SDD). Refer to your motherboard manual for more details on it. This is only important if you’re still using the SATA cables for other HDD/SDD’s.
Anyway, it’s amazing how much difference an SSD actually makes and I’m kicking myself for cheapening out on a HDD for all these years. I can easily recommend the 970 EVO – I wouldn’t buy the PRO or the 980 EVO yet when you can basically get the same thing here for 60% of the price. Also the 980 is relatively new hardware, I’d personally wait for any issues to be manufactured out first…
At 100 – 120, it’s a solid deal. At 140~, it’s still giving you good value. If you want maximum value, buy a cheap 120gb to throw your operating system onto and use a HDD for everything else, but I’d seriously just recommend you take the full dive. It’s a clean FIVE STARS from me!
I’ll keep this updated and come back to it if there’s any major developments. If you’re interested, or if you found this helpful, please hit that HELPFUL button below. It’ll really help me too 🙂
Now a little bit of back story why I am writing this extremely positively review.
I have also a Crucial MX500 that I bought a while ago when first upgraded my pc from a normal mechanical hard drive. Needless to say I was surprised how fast the operating system loaded (win 10) after the first installation and the general responsiveness of my system incredible improved. I was pleased to see that reading speeds and writing speed (circa 500 MB/s) where confirmed in the benchmarks and everything was going fine until I needed more space (VR games are extremely demanding in terms of space). So I bought this Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1 TB. The reason for which I went for the plus instead of the 970 evo was merely because I found a good offer from another seller for a product that had the damaged packing but that is in theory brand new.
Well…I clearly read about sequential reading and writing speeds (up to 3500 MB/s) which were already order of magnitude bigger than my previous ssd. But I wasn’t prepared in terms of what that meant in real life.
It is very easy to mount…if you remember that you need a screw to fix it on the motherboard.i didn’t have any at home so I had to find a screw from one of the toys of my daughter. That wasn’t easy.
Clearly you do the normal stuff (e.g initialise the disk, update firmware etc) and then do the data migration. Samsung magician is very easy to use. Cloning my ssd in the new Samsung was pretty straightforward. All easy peasy.
Now comes the mind blowing stuff. After setting up the boot priorities, I was expecting a booting time of about 20 seconds. Well…it took only 5-6 seconds. Unbelievable.
I benchmarked the speeds and values are what the say on the box. So if you are thinking about this SSD don’t look further and think too much. It is really good.
By now all motherboards and most laptops have M.2 PCIe slot (not just SATA) and NVMe supporting BIOS (old BIOSes had to be hacked for this module to be added in order to boot) so it makes sense to get such a SSD rather than a SATA version.
In use – just like previous versions it does not disappoint:
– Performance is stellar, not just sequential read/write but 4kB blocks also (won’t add benchmark values as the kernel changes for multiple vulnerabilities have impacted I/O thus depends on OS /patches)
– Like all TLC drives it does rely on SLC cache (50GB or so) for write, once that is full it goes down to about 800MB/s, still above SATA but may be beaten by “grandfather” XP941 from 5 years ago!
– It does support hardware encryption/Bitlocker but as the older 960 Pro/Evo you cannot boot from it; only Dell, Lenovo, etc. can use it – mainstream brands (Asus!, Gigabyte, etc.) forget it.
– It does not get too hot in use – but spend a few pounds on a heatsink/thermal pads if the mainboard does not already come with one for the M.2 slot (I prefer the ‘Warship’ one – cheap and big)
– It has the latest generation TLC which is a lot better than 1st generation QLC we are seeing now (e.g. Crucial P1, Samsung QVO) which I would avoid – just remember the Samsung 840 debacle…
– All my old Samsung M.2 SSDs either SATA or NVMe (subjective I know) are still working while other competitors’ SSDs have died ;(
But I would question value-for-money aka whether you ‘need it’ rather than ‘want it’:
– Unless you’re running serious I/O on your system (aka your company’s SQL server/Exchange/etc.) or multiple VMs, I doubt you would notice any delta between this and the much cheaper 860 or equivalent (e.g. MX500) SATA versions
– Also SATA versions using AHCI have no problems with hardware crypto/Bitlocker – if using software crypto with NVMe you may end up being slower I/O due to the overhead – not to mention higher CPU utilisation. Just benchmark before and after.
– SATA versions are still much cheaper (1/2 the cost) and have improved a lot in 4kB performance – which is more important than raw sequential speed in most workloads.
In conclusion – if you want the best (and don’t want to pay even more for the ‘Pro’) then do get it. And get a heatsink just in case. But if you want to save money go for the SATA (870) version.