Samsung 850 Evo 1 TB vs Samsung 970 Pro 1 TB

A side-by-side spec comparison of the Samsung 850 Evo 1 TB and the Samsung 970 Pro 1 TB. We line up every specification, highlight the winner of each, and tally an overall verdict so you can decide which storage is right for your build.

Side-by-side specification comparison of Samsung 850 Evo 1 TB and Samsung 970 Pro 1 TB.
Specification	Samsung 850 Evo 1 TB $460.60 Buy on Amazon	Samsung 970 Pro 1 TB $465.88 Winner Buy on Amazon
Type	SSD	SSD
Cache	0	1024
Capacity	1000 GB	1000 GB
Interface	SATA	NVMe Gen3
Read Speed	550 MB/s	3500 MB/s
Form Factor	M.2 2280	M.2 2280
Write Speed	520 MB/s	3000 MB/s

Samsung 850 Evo 1 TB

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Samsung 970 Pro 1 TB

specs won

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