WHAT IT BRINGSThe useful part.
Offers 8 TB of decimal capacity in a 6.8 mm-thick 2.5-inch enclosure.
BEFORE YOU CHOOSEThe checks that matter.
Samsung lists 160 MB/s writes after TurboWrite, below the 530 MB/s cached peak.
- Capacity
- 8000 GB
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Manufacturer specification · Decimal capacity; formatted usable space is lower.
- SSD / HDD
- SSD
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- Interface and version
- SATA 6 Gb/s; also supports SATA 3 Gb/s and 1.5 Gb/s
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- Form factor
- 2.5-inch
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- Dimensions including heatsink
- 100 × 69.85 × 6.8 mm
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- Rated performance and conditions
- Up to 560 MB/s read; 530 MB/s cached write; 160 MB/s after TurboWrite
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Manufacturer specification · Samsung CrystalDiskMark 5.0.2 claims: Core i7-7700K, Z270-A, Windows 10 Pro. The 160 MB/s after-cache figure applies to 2/4/8 TB, not the 1 TB model.
- Warranty terms and endurance if applicable
- 3 years or 2880 TB written, whichever comes first; Samsung limited-warranty terms apply
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Manufacturer specification · Warranty eligibility depends on the purchased retail product and full terms.
- Limited warranty time
- 3 years
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Manufacturer specification · Time limit, not a lifespan prediction. Coverage also ends at the TBW threshold; eligibility and full terms apply.
- Warranty write threshold
- 2880 TB
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Manufacturer specification · Warranty write threshold for this capacity; not a guaranteed failure point.
- NAND type
- Samsung V-NAND QLC (4-bit MLC)
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- Cache arrangement
- 8 GB LPDDR4 DRAM
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