Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB vs Samsung Spinpoint M8 500 GB

A side-by-side spec comparison of the Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB and the Samsung Spinpoint M8 500 GB. 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 970 Evo 500 GB and Samsung Spinpoint M8 500 GB.
Specification	Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB $299.00 Winner Buy on Amazon	Samsung Spinpoint M8 500 GB $299.99 Buy on Newegg
Type	SSD	HDD
Cache	512	8
Capacity	500 GB	500 GB
Interface	NVMe Gen3	SATA
Read Speed	3500 MB/s	550 MB/s
Form Factor	M.2 2280	2.5"
Write Speed	3000 MB/s	520 MB/s

Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB

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Samsung Spinpoint M8 500 GB

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