Head to head

Samsung 870 EVO 2TB vs Samsung 870 EVO 500GB

Our pick

Samsung 870 EVO 2TB

2.5-inch SATA SSDs

Why this one

Choose the 870 EVO 2TB for a SATA upgrade with room for a large working-file collection. It uses a SATA 6 Gb/s interface.¹
Samsung lists a five-year warranty term and a 1,200 TB write allowance. Check the exact warranty’s time and write limits for frequent-write use.¹

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What Samsung 870 EVO 500GB offers

Choose the Samsung 870 EVO 500GB when your files fit that capacity; it lists a five-year warranty and a 300TB write allowance.²³

2 models / at a glance

Key differences

Every specification ↗

Samsung 870 EVO 2TB

Samsung 870 EVO 2TB

Capacity · GB2,000 GB¹Higher preferred ↑

Write endurance · TB1,200 TB¹Higher preferred ↑

Samsung 870 EVO 500GB

Samsung 870 EVO 500GB

Capacity · GB500 GB²Higher preferred ↑

Write endurance · TB300 TB²Higher preferred ↑

What differs

Specification	Samsung 870 EVO 2TB	Samsung 870 EVO 500GB
Capacity	2,000 GB¹	500 GB²
Write endurance	1,200 TB¹	300 TB²

More details

Specification	Samsung 870 EVO 2TB	Samsung 870 EVO 500GB
Flash type	Tlc¹	Tlc²
Warranty	5 years¹	5 years³
Sequential read speed	Not published	Not published
DRAM cache	2 GB¹	Not published

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