Storage Comparison

Capacity
250GB
Sequential Read
3.2GB/s
Sequential Write
1.5GB/s
Form Factor
M.2-2280
Interface
PCIe
Protocol
NVMe
Controller
Polaris
NAND
3D TLC (48L)
Price
$130

960 EVO960 EVO3,200MB/s
x1

Capacity
250GB

Sequential Read
3.2GB/s
Sequential Write
1.5GB/s
Seq Write (after SLC cache)
300MB/s
Rand Read IOPS
330K IOPS
Rand Write IOPS
300K IOPS
Rand Read QD1
14K IOPS
Rand Write QD1
50K IOPS
SLC Cache
13GB

Form Factor
M.2-2280
M.2 Size
2280
M.2 Key
M
M.2 Type
S3

Interface
PCIe 3.0 x4
Protocol
NVMe 1.2

Designer
Samsung
Model
Polaris
Part Number
S4LP077X01
Foundry
Samsung
Process Node
28nm
Cores
5

DRAM Size
512MB
DRAM Type
LPDDR3
DRAM Bus Width
32-bit
Speed
1866MT/s

Manufacturer
Samsung
Codename
V-NAND V3
Process Node
20nm
Type
3D TLC (48L)
Layers
48L
Die Size
100mm²
Die Capacity
256Gbit
Die Bit Density
2.57Gbit/mm²
NAND Chip Count
2
NAND Die Count
8
NAND Dies/Chip
4

SLC Cache
13GB

AES-128
Yes
AES-256
Yes
TCG Opal 2.0
Yes
IEEE 1667
Yes
Power Loss Protection
No

Write Endurance
100TBW
MTBF
1.5M hours

Avg Power
5.3W
Idle Power
40mW
Sleep Power
5mW

Max Op Temp
70°C
Min Non-Op Temp
-45°C
Max Non-Op Temp
85°C

Height
22mm (0.87")
Width
80mm (3.15")
Depth
2.4mm (0.09")
Weight
7.7g

Manufacturer
Samsung
Model
960 EVO
Description
250GB M.2-2280
Part Number
MZ-V6E250BW
Release Date
Sep 21, 2016
Price
$130
Warranty
3 years