[SOLVED] Samsung 970 Evo vs 970 Evo Plus

[ligonsker]

I can get the 970 Evo 500gb for 70$. But if the regular 970 Evo performance is almost the same as the 970 Evo Plus, why did Samsung make 2 versions? Does the regular 970 Evo have a defect?

 

[Darkbreeze]

They do not have the same performance, and the 970 EVO Plus wasn't released until 8 months after the original 970 EVO.

The 970 EVO Plus has faster sequential read and write speeds AND has faster random read and write speeds, pretty much maxing out the PCIe 3.0 bus when it comes to theoretical speeds, which the original 970 EVO did not do.

Given the choice between the two, the Evo Plus is a no brainer so long as the price difference isn't very significant but either drive is an excellent choice that doesn't tend to have as much potential for thermal throttling as many other NVME models on the market.

 

[ligonsker]

thank you, great explanation. I can get the 970 Evo 500gb for 70$ and the Plus is a little more expensive at 90$

 

[SkyNetRising]

I can get the 970 Evo 500gb for 70$.

They are almost the same. 970 evo plus being updated newer version.
If price difference is $20, then I'd go for 970 evo. That's 28% price increase. Evo plus obviously is not worth that difference.