The 970 Evo Plus is a speedy and much-improved SSD, even if it’s not the best outright

Faster than the 970 Evo; Less expensive than the 970 Evo;

Still lost in a crowd of better SSDs;

The 970 Evo Plus is a speedy and much-improved SSD, even if it’s not the best outright

Faster than the 970 Evo; Less expensive than the 970 Evo;

Still lost in a crowd of better SSDs;

We weren't expecting the 970 EVO Plus but we're certainly not complaining about this addition to Samsung's SSD range. This drive is one to go for if you want the best performance from an NVMe slot. There's little to dislike apart from the fact it has a rival offering better value.

I already have a PC with a Samsung 950 Pro SSD, so I knew what to expect when I chose the 970 EVO Plus from Samsung's current offerings. It was replacing an existing NVMe SSD (Kingston HyperX Predator 240 GByte) as that drive was now too small to allow me to do the necessary upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 10. The 970 EVO Pro is faster than the Kingston, but not hugely so, probably because the PC is an older one that only has PCI Express v2.0 instead of v3.0 which would run the SSD at full speed. Unlike the Kingston SSD, the Samsung does not interfere with how my older BIOS boots - I can boot from any drive on the motherboard or...view more

Easy to install and included software made cloning of C drive very easy.

This is so fast it makes your eyes water. It's changed my life! Seriously. From opening documents to the resource heavy Battlefield 1 the Samsung 970 EVO Plus opens before I have my headset on.

Met the specs on the box when benchmarked. I just wish it came with a heatsink.

Does what it is supposed to do, runs on rocket fuel. Very fast and very quick reboot time, love it.

A lower price saves this M.2 SSD, which isn’t as fast as expected, from a mediocre fate

Good price; Still relatively high performance; Exceptional durability;

Speeds not as fast as hoped; Previous ten-year warranty now only five;

Across the board the new 970 Evo is not only better than the 960 Evo, but it also out-performs the 960 PRO in some important tests. More IOPS, quicker writing and the same TBW at the largest capacity. With the possible exception of the 970 Pro; this is the NVMe SSD to buy... if you can afford it. If you already have a 960 Evo, though, there's not a great deal of point in upgrading.