68/100
RECOMMENDEDhigh confidence
SAMSUNG 2.5" 870 EVO SSD 128GB 250GB 500GB 1TB Internal Solid State Disk Hard Drive V-NAND 3bit MLC SATA III For Laptop Desktop
Expert Take
The Samsung 870 EVO utilizes V-NAND 3bit MLC memory and an Intelligent TurboWrite SLC cache to deliver excellent burst SATA performance, making it a top contender in the budget PC storage category. However, user benchmarks reveal high performance variance (62.5% spread) and the SATA 3 interface acts as a ceiling against modern NVMe alternatives, limiting its appeal to strictly SATA-locked systems.
Pros
- Includes Samsung Magician and Data Migration for seamless setup and monitoring.legitreviews.com
- Intelligent TurboWrite provides fast burst write speeds via an SLC cache buffer.legitreviews.com
- Outstanding 4K random and mixed IO performance typical of top-tier SATA SSDs.ssd.userbenchmark.com
Cons
- Write speeds drop drastically to 300-530 MB/s once the TurboWrite SLC cache fills.legitreviews.com
- Inconsistent real-world performance with a 62.5% spread between best and worst user benchmarks.ssd.userbenchmark.com
- SATA 3 interface performance is a ceiling, easily surpassed by entry-level NVMe drives.androidexperto.com
Expert Quality
68
Deal Score
75
Price
$76.78
Current Price
$76.78
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