Left · Samsung
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB
Spec score
Spec score 40
$368
typical price
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB against Samsung 990 EVO Plus 2TB
Samsung 990 EVO Plus 2TB leads on the overall index. The price beside each button is the Amazon US reading where ScoutPrices has one; the comparison below is worked on typical prices.
Right · Samsung
Samsung 990 EVO Plus 2TB
Spec score
Spec score 78
$358
Amazon US, Oct 24
Head to head
Scores
Indices out of 100 on ScoutSpecs' own scale, one per kind of work. They are not frames per second and not a measurement of any one sample.
Spec score
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB: 40
Samsung 990 EVO Plus 2TB: 78
38 ptsto the right
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB: 10.9
Samsung 990 EVO Plus 2TB: 21.1
94%to the right
Typical price
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB: $368
Samsung 990 EVO Plus 2TB: $370
$2to the left
From the spec sheets
Capacity
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB: 1000 GB
Samsung 990 EVO Plus 2TB: 2000 GB
100%to the right
Sequential read
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB: 560 MB/s
Samsung 990 EVO Plus 2TB: 7250 MB/s
1195%to the right
Sequential write
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB: 530 MB/s
Samsung 990 EVO Plus 2TB: 6300 MB/s
1089%to the right
The verdict
- The Samsung 990 EVO Plus 2TB scores 95% higher on the ScoutSpecs index.
- Per dollar, the Samsung 990 EVO Plus 2TB is the better buy: 21.1 points per $100 against 10.9.
Specifications
| Spec | Samsung 870 EVO 1TB | Samsung 990 EVO Plus 2TB |
|---|---|---|
| Interface | SATA | NVMe PCIe 4.0 |
| Capacity | 1 TB | 2 TB (better) |
| Sequential read | 560 MB/s | 7,250 MB/s (better) |
| Sequential write | 530 MB/s | 6,300 MB/s (better) |
| DRAM cache | Yes (better) | No |
| Brand | Samsung | Samsung |
| Released | 2021 | 2024 (better) |
| Typical price | $368 (better) | $370 |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.