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

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.

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 item. Fast delivery. Well packaged. Highly recommended. 100% good Fast drive very reliable

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.