Speed: Although PCIe 3.0, the read (3400MB/s) and write (2500MB/s) speeds are excellent. Windows boot time is instantaneous, and loading games and heavy programs (like Adobe Premiere) happens very quickly.
Reliability: Samsung is top in drives and the V-NAND technology gives confidence in its durability over time.
Software: Samsung Magician is an excellent tool to monitor the health of the drive, update the firmware, and optimize performance.

1 year + that it's been in my laptop and it's the best!
It has made things so much easier for me.
I recommend it 100%

Problematic batch. I bought a 2 TB drive so I could essentially use about 1.2 TB. 150-200 cache because that's how it is (software on another drive) and as soon as I drop below 650-450 free space, at any moment and regardless of activity (gaming or just using your browser or listening to music) it freaks out (you can't even see your files and it needs a restart to work until the next freeze. Firmware update, bios update, samsung magician, I tried everything.

Within a few months, the PC started crashing and after some formats it couldn't read it. Months of suffering trying to upgrade software/format. I downloaded Samsung Magician, it didn't read it either. Sometimes it seemed like there was no problem and after a few days the same thing happened again. In the last few months I used it just to store various things and not as the primary drive, and still on startup I had at least one crash. In the end, it appeared in 'My Computer' without a capacity bar. All this was tiring and I threw it away.

2 Samsung Evo SSDs and this NVMe, all of them have at most 2 years of life before they start acting up.

I changed software, I changed hardware, I was racking my brain to figure out why I was getting blue screens and in the end it was the hard drives.

Don't even bother buying them, instead of paying double or triple the money just get a Kingston or Adata. And if they break, you can buy the same one again much cheaper.

Stay away from Samsung hard drives, that's all I have to say.

I also uploaded a screenshot with the hardware before some fanboy says something because I don't have a verified purchase.

The third one that burned out on me, the reason was I was playing a game on Steam while at the same time downloading another game. They can't handle the pressure, if the temperature goes up a bit they'll fail, it didn't last more than 1.5 years.
With prices having gone through the roof.

Very good product, running since 20/06/22 and until today no issues. Although I believe for the money, it's better to get a Crucial.

Amazing! Speed exactly as promised on the box. The system is fully responsive with it. In everything I tested it, it has not disappointed me. I have had it for just under a month so I can't comment on durability (the many positive reviews have proven that as well) but I will return with an update to share how it performs.

The Samsung 970 Evo Plus 500GB SSD offers excellent performance with fast read and write speeds, ideal for demanding applications and gaming. The NVMe and PCIe 3.0 technology ensure speed and reliability, while the V-NAND memory enhances its lifespan. An outstanding SSD for users who need fast storage and consistent performance at a reasonable cost.

Incredible read/write speeds, there is a reason why Samsung SSDs are a step up in price, it has to do with the quality you pay for. On the negative side, I would say that it is difficult to tame the high temperatures it reaches due to its timing even with a cooling pad.

I have been using it more than 5 years i think so far and i have no problems at all.
Vfm m.2, i bought it when it was 100 euro if i remember correctly.
For those who has stayed behind having ssd, dont think at all if you want to upgrade.
Go for it as the results are outrageous compare to ssd.
There are other m.2 out there with more than 5k speed but...you just dont need it, its already too much.
I had samsung 750 evo ssd and i went into 970 evo plus m.2 1TB, to realise the phenomenal difference.
From 500 speed to 3300, its ridiculous.

If you are reading this review wondering if it's a good idea to spend your money on this SSD, DON'T DO IT.

Bravo Samsung, congratulations. You made an unreliable drive that decides to freeze while operating in Windows and only boots into BIOS. If I had known that every 1.5 years I would have to buy a new SSD, then I might as well stick with the HDDs that have been running for 6 years since I built the PC.

Don't think about the money; the money is the least of it in this case. Just think about how much work will go to waste because, in the end, I connected it to another computer and I can't access important files because it has write protection on its own, which I have not been able to remove by any means whatsoever.

Anyone who thinks Samsung is a reliable company should change sides. Ching-chong ahh products. I wish the worst for the manufacturers. Stay away from this Chinese monstrosity.

I have had it for 5 months. So far, no problems. It is quite fast and loads games in no time. A bit annoying that you pay for 1024 GB and have 931 GB available. Anyway, for me, it was the best choice for PCIE 3.0.

It has been combined on a B450m r5 3600 and there was absolutely no problem, it recognized it immediately, quite fast as promised, very good value for money

Perfectly fast as promised, it doesn't freeze anywhere. I work with Premier Pro, After Effects, and large 3D renders, 4K video files

His life was 2 years and 3 months. The warranty provided by Samsung is 5 years or 600TB TBW. Mine reached about 10TB TBW so it is clear that it did not even come close to the warranty numbers.

For anyone wondering how it died. I opened my PC one day and for about an hour I did nothing, I just opened it and left it open on the desktop because I was doing other things away from the PC. I come back and see it frozen. I restart from the tower and from that moment only bios. I took the disk to a technician and managed to pull out some files that I wanted desperately, but generally from the diagnostic that ran on the disk its health was 0%. It is a great disappointment to buy a product and not even come close to half of what the manufacturing company guarantees.

The disk is excellent. However, it has an important flaw that you should be aware of. You will notice that the chips do not have the same profile height. If you use it with a cooler or in an external case and the thermal pad does not make good contact with the chip and case, it will overheat (70-85 degrees) during continuous prolonged file transfer (e.g. ~90GB). The solution is to get a 0.5mm thick thermal pad, cut it to the surface of the chips with a low profile, and add it to the original thermal pad you had to cover the height difference and ensure that the pads make good contact with the chips and case/cooler. The maximum temperature (during prolonged file transfer) that I observed after making this addition is 65 degrees.

Just installed it. Posting a photo from benchmark. I expected much higher speeds. I don't know if it's me or the disk, but I expected better results. asus crosshair vi hero x370 r7 5800x I don't think the rest of the system is to blame though. It's possible that something is wrong with the disk

Very good quality and fast. It has very good features with one big but. The 500 GB is now a very small space considering the volume of programs as it will fill up in no time without any special use, so I would prefer to go for at least 1TB.

I bought it on 22/10/2021.. good as long as it lasted.. Today, 18/12/23, it turned into read only.. I can't do anything.. Only to copy the files to someone else and throw it away.. Thank you Samsung

Very good. It has not presented any problems for a year now. I have not noticed any decrease in performance. I have not done professional measurements, but in everyday use, the machine has never given me any trouble.

Purchased in 12/2019, today 9/2023, it has lost 35gb and its speed has dropped to half of the initial. The picture speaks for itself.

I connected it to a Mac Mini M1 using an external Ugreen enclosure and a USB Type-C connection to use it as a scratch disk for video editing software. The first impressions are excellent and I am looking forward to seeing its lifespan.

He suffers from the same health decline issue as many NVMe SSDs from Samsung and other companies when in use. There is a possibility that within a minimal time frame, such as 1 year, the health may drop up to 10%. This is not something that the user does wrong, it is just how these SSDs are. Of course, the speed is unmatched.

For boot on MacPro 5.1, it doesn't work.
It's better to get the regular 970EVO or the 970 PRO that support booting.
For storage, the 970 plus is great with speeds up to 1500 read & write on Mac

As soon as we put it on the new PC we built and ran it, we didn't do anything special, but I can say that compared to a simple SSD I have on my personal computer, it runs much faster. I'm talking about the very basics. I'll be back soon for a full evaluation...

He will prove to be quite good in use and over time!

Dead after almost 2 years. It states that 10 TB have been written and it has turned to Read Only with no possibility of any editing, even diskpart cannot delete the partitions or format it, it has completely frozen.

I highly recommend it, especially at today's price. It truly delivers what it promises. It's very easy to install and runs even the most demanding games flawlessly on Windows.