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Samsung 870 EVO
SATA · 2TB · Released November 1, 2020 · $249.99 MSRP
SATA remains the ceiling here: the 870 EVO tops out around 560/530 MB/s regardless of its TLC NAND and DRAM cache, since the interface itself caps throughput well below any NVMe drive in this lineup. Random IOPS of 98,000/88,000 and a 1,200TB endurance rating still exceed typical budget SATA drives, making it a fit for upgrading older laptops and desktops limited to SATA that still need a reliable long-term drive. Its five-year warranty matches the NVMe options despite the slower interface.
$444.99 at Amazon.ca · captured 2026-08-02
Specifications
- Capacity
- 2TB
- Interface
- SATA
- Sequential read
- 560 MB/s
- Sequential write
- 530 MB/s
- Random read
- 98000 IOPS
- Random write
- 88000 IOPS
- Form factor
- 2.5-inch
- NAND type
- TLC
- DRAM cache
- Yes
- Controller
- Samsung MKX controller
- Endurance (TBW)
- 1200 TB
- Warranty
- 5 years
Capacities
| Capacity | Part number | Current best price |
|---|---|---|
| 250GB | MZ-77E250B/AM | — |
| 500GB | MZ-77E500B/AM | — |
| 1TB | MZ-77E1T0B/AM | $444.99 at Amazon.ca · captured 2026-08-02 |
| 2TB | MZ-77E2T0B/AM | — |
| 4TB | MZ-77E4T0B/AM | — |
Sources
Every spec above was pulled from one of these — a field a source didn't state was left off rather than estimated.