Question Does the Samsung Evo 970 pro have any advantage over the 970 plus 1tb

[spikeysonic]

Does the Samsung M2 Evo 970 pro 1tb ssd have any advantage over the Samsung m2 Evo 970 Plus 1tb ssd

The Plus appears to be faster yet the peo is more expensive. Anyone know why?

 

[popatim]

The Pro can write much larger files before slowing down. The Plus has 40GB cache i believe and the Pro won't slow down at all.

 

[geofelt]

The PRO versions will have longer endurance, namely 1200TBW vs. 600.
As a practical matter for a desktop user that does not mean much.

 

[spikeysonic]

whats tbw. In terms of mid busyvuse as a cad and editing workstation what could tgat average in months or years roughly. ie how long before faikure?

 

[spikeysonic]

What exactly is tbw. on aberage cad or exiting use what coukd that mean in time endurance for both drives. Ie how long would they last roughly? 1,2, 3 years?

 

[geofelt]

TBW, I think means terabytes written.
Each ssd nand block will have a limited number of read/rewrite cycles.
It used to be a factor when a ssd was 40gb. Now with 1tb drives you need to be in a high activity server environment to be concerned about endurance.
These drives will be long obsolete before they wear out.
Think 15 years.

 

[mdd1963]

TYpical use is roughly 12 Terrabytes written in ~2 years...; that being the case, event he EVO ought to last most folks for 10 years easily, making twice the TBW (Terrabytes written) levels of durability merely niceties...

 

[spikeysonic]

Thanks Guys. That helps. Not not much of an advantage of the Pro then? if plus is cheaper and for regular files (not jumbo ones) seems to have a faster read speed go for that?

 

[popatim]

Yes, it is perfect for most home users. Video editors might want the Pro.

 

[spikeysonic]

Yes, it is perfect for most home users. Video editors might want the Pro.

if the plus version is faster why would editors prefer the pro ? editing is amoung what i plan on using this for

 

[popatim]

The plus drops to about 1300MB/s when you write more then it can hold in its buffer.
The Pro can write at about 3300 across the entire drive.
Reads are not effected by size on either drive.

So it all come down to the size of your files and budget.