Is it worth upgrading from the Samsung 970 EVO Plus?

Compared with yours · Samsung 970 EVO Plus

• ControllerSamsung in-house controller → Samsung Phoenix
• Rated performance and conditionsUp to 3500 MB/s sequential read; up to 3300 MB/s cached sequential write → Up to 2500 MB/s cached sequential write; 1200 MB/s after TurboWrite
• Rated sequential write3300 MB/s → 2500 MB/s
• Rated random read600000 IOPS → 500000 IOPS
• Rated random write550000 IOPS → 450000 IOPS

Same: Capacity 1000 GB · Form factor M.2 2280 · Interface PCIe 3.0 x4; NVMe · Warranty 5 years

Compared with yours · Samsung 970 EVO Plus

• DRAM cache presentYes → No
• Cache arrangement1 GB LPDDR4 DRAM → Host Memory Buffer (HMB)
• DRAM cache capacity1 GB → 0 GB
• ControllerSamsung in-house controller → Samsung Pablo
• Rated performance and conditionsUp to 3500 MB/s sequential read; up to 3300 MB/s cached sequential write → Up to 3500 MB/s sequential read; up to 3000 MB/s cached sequential write

Same: Capacity 1000 GB · Form factor M.2 2280 · Interface PCIe 3.0 x4; NVMe · Warranty 5 years

Compared with yours · Samsung 970 EVO Plus

• Capacity1000 GB → 2000 GB
• InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4; NVMe → PCIe 4.0 x4 or PCIe 5.0 x2; NVMe
• Cache arrangement1 GB LPDDR4 DRAM → Host Memory Buffer (HMB)
• Write-buffer technologyIntelligent TurboWrite → Intelligent TurboWrite 2.0
• Rated performance and conditionsUp to 3500 MB/s sequential read; up to 3300 MB/s cached sequential write → Up to 7250 MB/s sequential read; up to 6300 MB/s cached sequential write

Same: Form factor M.2 2280 · Warranty 5 years

Compared with yours · Samsung 970 EVO Plus

• InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4; NVMe → SATA 6 Gb/s Interface, compatible with SATA 3 Gb/s & SATA 1.5 Gb/s interface
• Rated performance and conditionsUp to 3500 MB/s sequential read; up to 3300 MB/s cached sequential write → Up to 550 MB/s Sequential Read * Performance may vary based on system hardware & configuration (Sequential Read); Up to 520 MB/s Sequential Write * Performance may vary based on system hardware & configuration (Sequential Write); Up to 97,000 IOPS Random Read * Performance may vary based on system hardware & configuration (Random Read (4 KB, QD32)); Up to 88,000 IOPS Random Write * Performance may vary based on system hardware & configuration (Random Write (4KB, QD32)); Up to 10,000 IOPS Random Read * Performance may vary based on system hardware & configuration (Random Read (4 KB, QD1)); Up to 42,000 IOPS Random Write * Performance may vary based on system hardware & configuration (Random Write (4 KB, QD1))
• Warranty terms and endurance if applicable5 years or 600 TB written, whichever comes first; limited-warranty terms apply → 5 Years Limited Warranty or 600 TBW Limited Warranty
• Warranty5 years → Not verified

Same: Capacity 1000 GB · Form factor M.2 2280

Compared with yours · Samsung 970 EVO Plus

• Form factorM.2 2280 → 2.5-inch
• InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4; NVMe → SATA 6 Gb/s
• ControllerSamsung in-house controller → Samsung MJX
• Rated performance and conditionsUp to 3500 MB/s sequential read; up to 3300 MB/s cached sequential write → Up to 550 MB/s sequential read; up to 520 MB/s cached sequential write; 500 MB/s after TurboWrite
• Rated sequential read3500 MB/s → 550 MB/s

Same: Capacity 1000 GB · Warranty 5 years

Compared with yours · Samsung 970 EVO Plus

• Form factorM.2 2280 → 2.5-inch
• InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4; NVMe → SATA 6 Gb/s
• ControllerSamsung in-house controller → Samsung MKX
• Rated performance and conditionsUp to 3500 MB/s sequential read; up to 3300 MB/s cached sequential write → Up to 560 MB/s sequential read; up to 530 MB/s cached sequential write; 530 MB/s after TurboWrite
• Rated sequential read3500 MB/s → 560 MB/s

Same: Capacity 1000 GB · Warranty 5 years