Back in September, Samsung announced two new NVMe drives. The 960 PRO is targeted to pro users and enthusiasts, and the 960 EVO aims to take the advantages of NVMe and bring it to the everyday consumer.

Fastest performing value-oriented consumer M.2; Up to 1TB of capacity; Outperformed the Pro version in a handful of tests

Samsung 960 Pro NVMe M.2 SSD; Samsung SM951-NVMe M.2 SSD; Samsung SM951 PCIe M.2 SSD; Samsung 850 EVO M.2 SSD; Samsung 950 Pro M.2 SSD; OCZ RD400 m.2 NVMe 512GB; Fastest performing value-oriented consumer M.2; Up to 1TB of capacity; Outperformed the Pro version in a handful of tests; Loses some of...

I certainly am getting my NVMe freak'on every time a test a newer unit. That said, in relative performance numbers wether you choose a EVO or PRO honestly you'll not notice. This obviously is the big conundrum with the fastest NVMe based storage units anno 2016 as slowly but steadily, storage simply...

When initially announced the NVMe drives a few months back, we were eager to get our hands on them for some in-house testing. Their specifications, which included transfer speeds in excess of 3.2GB/s, were among the fastest we'd seen to date for consumer-class M.2-based Solid State Drive.

During today's report the Samsung 960 EVO delivered some great results. It reached its rated read and write speeds of up to 3.2GB/s read and 1.9GB/s write. 4K QD1 read and write speeds were very good averaging about 50MB/s for read and 250MB/s for write, which is close to the Pro's 63MB/s and nearly...

Warranty period is 3 years rated at 100 TBW for 250GB, 200 TBW for 500GB, and 400TB for the 1TB model. Samsung has finally brought their TurboWrite technology to an NVMe M.2 SSD, and it absolutely did not disappoint!

Samsung's 960 EVO delivers the best price to performance ratio we've seen to date, making it a must have piece of hardware.

KitGuru says: It will be interesting to see if the mainstream market is ready to embrace an NVMe M.2 drive, even if it does pack a sizeable performance punch.

Performance; Intelligent TurboWrite

Pricey; Only a three-year warranty

The introduction of NVM Express has provided us with a worthy successor to the now aging SATA standard which traps users in a 550MB/s bottleneck. To some users SATA-based SSDs are still a valuable asset, but times are swiftly moving on.

+ Impressive performance; + Clean aesthetics; + Compact form factor; + Uses 3rd Gen V-NAND; + TRIM Support; + Dynamic Thermal Guard; + 3 Years Warranty

This miniscule SSD comes in an M.2 form factor and uses NMVe (Non-Volatile Memory Express) technology - but don't let its size fool you, the Samsung 960 Evo packs a serious sequential read/write punch. Read on to see how the 960 Evo compares to SATA III-based SSDs and its brother, the 960 Pro.

The 960 Evo doesn't have the bells and whistles of Samsung's flagship 960 Pro, but it still has the pace to compete with the best drives around. If you're after stunning speed, but without putting a huge dent in your bank account, the 960 Evo is a supremely well-balanced alternative to the 960 Pro...

Solid performance throughout; Good small-file write speeds; Far more affordable than 960 Pro

Shorter warranty period than high-end Pro