The New 970 Pro And 970 Evo Take Advantage Of The Korean Company’s Prowess In 3D Flash Memory And Nvme Segments. The M.2 Ssds Are Based On The New 64-Bit 3D Flash Memory, With The Pro Supporting 2-Bit MLC, And The Evo 3-Bit MLC. The Pheonix Controller Is Nickel-Coated In Order To Reduce Temperatures.
Features:
In Terms Of Speed, The 970 Pro Takes The Roost With Sequential Read And Write Speeds Of 3500 MB/S And 2700 MB/S, Respectively. The 970 Evo Offers The Same Read Speed. Its Write Speed Slightly Trails Behind The Pro At 2500 MB/S.
Similarly, The 970 Pro Manages Up To 500K IOPS, While The 970 Evo Can Get 480K IOPS. Not A Lot Of People Would Notice The Differences, Though.
Storage Options For The 970 Evo Include 250 GB, 50 GB, 1 TB, And 2 TB, While Those On The Higher-End 970 Pro Are 512 GB And 1 TB.
The Ssds Are Also Highly Rated For Durability, With An Expected Life Of 1200 TB Of Data Written, Which Is An Improvement Of 50% Over The Last Models. Still, Samsung Is Providing A Warranty Of Up To 5 Years In Case You’re Worried.
Use and Price:Possible Applications For The New Ssds Include People That Higher Data Processing Needs Such As 3D Applications, 4K Data Handling As Well As High-End Gaming.
Pricing Starts At $119.99 For 250 GB, $229.99 For 500 GB, $449.99 For 1 TB, And $849 For 2 TB Of The 970 Evo. Those Of The 970 Pro Starts At $329.99, With The Next Storage Option Expected To Be Twice That.
