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Samsung 970 EVO Spec and Price in the United States

NVME500GBM.2 22803400 MB/s read

Released May 7, 2018

Samsung's mainstream Gen3 line before the Plus revision runs 3,400/2,300 MB/s at 500GB on TLC NAND with a DRAM cache and Phoenix controller, per the datasheet. Endurance scales 150/300/600/1,200TB across the 250GB-to-2TB range with a five-year warranty — the well-trodden Gen3 upgrade pick for older platforms.

Tied 68th of 106 models in the SSD catalog on Sequential read — 4 models share this figure. 71st of 106 models in the SSD catalog on Sequential write.

Current best price
From $199.99at Newegg · captured 2026-09-15 · $799.96/TBView at Newegg

Prices exclude sales tax.

Captured periodically and may have changed.

Price history

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  • 250GB
  • 500GB
  • 2TB
March 19, 2026141 capturestoday · $249.99

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Specifications

Capacity
500GB
Interface
NVME
Sequential read
3400 MB/s
Sequential write
2300 MB/s
PCIe generation
3
Form factor
M.2 2280
NAND type
TLC
DRAM cache
Controller
Samsung Phoenix controller
Endurance (TBW)
300 TB
Warranty
5 years

Capacities

ConfigurationPart numberEndurance (TBW)Sequential writeSequential readCurrent best pricePrice per TB
250GBMZ-V7E250E150 TB1500 MB/s3400 MB/s
$199.99

at Newegg · captured 2026-09-15

$799.96/TB
500GBMZ-V7E500E300 TB2300 MB/s3400 MB/s
$249.99

at Amazon.com · captured 2026-09-11

$499.98/TB
2TBMZ-V7E2T0E1200 TB2500 MB/s3500 MB/s
$499.49

at Newegg · captured 2026-09-04

$249.75/TB

Guides for this category

How to choose an SSDFour questions decide almost every SSD purchase — what fits, how big, how fast, and how much it should cost.NVMe or SATAWhich interface your machine takes, how to tell without opening it, and what the speed difference actually buys you.How much SSD capacity you actually needHow to size a drive from what you already use, why leaving headroom matters, and when one bigger drive beats two small ones.M.2 sizes and SSD form factorsWhat 2280, 2242, and 2.5-inch mean, which one your machine takes, and how to check the keying before you buy.What SSD speed numbers actually tell youSequential versus random performance, why the number on the box describes the rarer case, and how to read it without being misled.PCIe generations for SSDsWhat Gen 3, Gen 4, and Gen 5 change, why a newer drive always works in an older slot, and when the extra speed is worth paying for.TLC, QLC, and DRAM-less SSDsWhat the NAND type and the controller's cache change about how a drive behaves, and when either is worth caring about.SSD endurance and warrantiesWhat TBW and DWPD actually promise, how much a normal machine writes, and when endurance is worth paying extra for.How to install an SSDFitting an M.2 or 2.5-inch drive, choosing between cloning and a clean install, and what to check on the first boot.When an SSD price is actually goodWhy price per terabyte beats any discount percentage, and why a good price on one capacity says nothing about the others.

What owners and reviewers say

Summarised from 2 source(s), reviewed September 13, 2026. A source is counted only where it names this model exactly. How we track prices

Commonly praised

  • Good overall performance with roughly 3GB/s reads and good sustained write speed for its flash type.
  • Reasonably priced with a five-year warranty, running cool across a wide spread of capacities.
  • Owners consistently report fast boot and load times and strong real-world transfer speeds.
  • Installation is described as straightforward, with Windows and its drivers setting up without trouble.
  • Owners treat it as a dependable upgrade from older drives, and several say they would buy it again for another build.

Commonly criticised

  • Slightly more expensive than competing drives, and its temperature reporting is highly inaccurate.
  • Some owners received the drive in non-retail packaging with no mounting screws or standoffs.
  • One owner reported the drive failing within about a year, with warranty support complicated by the unit having come from another region.
  • Several owners consider it expensive relative to other options.

Sources behind this summary

Sources

Every spec above was pulled from one of these — a field a source didn't state was left off rather than estimated.