Samsung announces the samsung 960 pro and 960 evo series m.2 nvme

Samsung has announced the launch of its new Samsung 960 Pro and 960 EVO solid state storage devices (SSDs) in an M.2 NVMe format for maximum transfer speeds.

Samsung 960 Pro and 960 EVO: features, availability and price

The new Samsung 960 Pro and 960 EVO SSDs support NVMe protocol and Samsung Magician software to offer the best features within NVMe SSDs and continue the leadership of the South Korean firm. Both are designed for users looking for very compact, highest-performance storage solutions possible, tasks like 4K video rendering and data analysis will now be easier than ever, even on ultra-slim laptops.

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Thanks to its Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) Gen.3 x4 interface and the NVMe protocol, the Samsung 960 Pro and 960 EVO are capable of reaching sequential read and write speeds of 3, 500 MB / s and 2, 100 MB / s, their random performance It amounts to 440, 000 and 360, 000 IOPS so we are talking about two of the fastest SSDs on the market. The 960 EVO model slightly reduces its performance to 3, 200 MB / s / 1, 900 MB / s and 380, 000 / 360, 000 IOPS to offer a more economical solution but also very fast and efficient.

The Samsung 960 PRO is offered in capacities of 512 GB, 1 TB and 2 TB thanks to Samsung's advanced 3D-VNAND memory, in all cases it has a 5-year warranty. On the other hand, the Samsung 960 EVO arrives in 250GB, 500GB and 1TB versions. Starting prices are $ 129.99 for the Samsung 960 EVO and $ 329.99 for the Samsung 960 PRO.

Source: techpowerup