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Samsung SSD 960 EVO M.2
Data Sheet Rev.1.0 (October 2016)
Summary
- PCIe 3.0 x4 NVM Express SSD for Client PCs
- M.2 (2280)
- Samsung V-NAND 3bit MLC
- Samsung Polaris controller
- Intelligent TurboWrite
- Samsung Magician Software for SSD
management
Samsung NVMe SSD 960
EVO
The new Samsung NVMe SSD 960 EVO
expands Samsung’s Client PC NVMe SSD
line-up and brings the technology to the
mainstream market. The 960 EVO will
particularly appeal to those customers that
want to discover next generation PC
performance. It offers ultimate performance
levels and through its availability in 250GB,
500GB and 1TB capacities in combination
with its solid reliability make it the smart
customer choice.
Raising performance
expectations
Building on the PCIe Gen. 3.0 x 4 lane
interface, the 960 EVO, in combination with
Samsung’s advanced 3rd generation 3-bit
MLC V-NAND Flash, the newly developed
Polaris controller and launch of the
Intelligent TurboWrite technology, is able to
offer sequential read performance of 3,200
MB/s and sequential write speeds of up to
1,900 MB/s. It achieves random performance
of up to 380,000 IOPS and 360,000 IOPS for
read and write operations respectively. This
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means that the 960 EVO’s performance trails
only the 960 PRO as the world’s most
advanced client PC SSD.
Resting easy with solid
reliability
Based on Samsung’s extensive experience
with 3-bit MLC Flash NAND, now in the 3rd
Generation of its acclaimed V-NAND Flash
technology, the 960 EVO promises to deliver
extensive endurance at up to 400TB of Total
Bytes Written and/or a warranty of 3 years.
The 960 EVO also delivers high sustained
performance, lower power consumption and
an innovative heat dissipating label that
prolongs peak data transferability by more
than 25% relative to the 2-bit MLC based
950 PRO.
Improved thermal solutions
In most cases of data transfers, heavy
workloads induce heat. Once temperatures
reach a threshold, memory performance
may be adversely affected. As the leader in
SSD memory solutions, the 960 EVO adopts
a new heat spreader for dissipating heat
more efficiently during heavy workload use.
It achieves this by integrating a thin copper
film and because copper is a great heat
conductor it helps to shed heat faster than
would be possible without the label.
Advanced data encryption
The 960 EVO provides the same data
encryption features as other Samsung SATA
SSDs. Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) security
technology will help keep data safe at all
times. It includes an AES 256-bit hardwarebased encryption engine to ensure that your
personal files remain secure. Being
hardware-based, the encryption engine
secures your data without performance
degradation that you may experience with a
software-based encryption. Also, the
960EVO is compliant with advanced security
management solutions (TCG Opal).
Samsung Magician Software
The 960 EVO comes with the newly upgraded
Samsung Magician software — an advanced
software solution for users to monitor,
manage and maintain the drive. Magician
provides personalized firmware checking and
additional functions tailored for individual
user's drives. It even updates the firmware
automatically to make sure that the drive's
performance stays up to date.*
* Magician 4.9.7 and older versions do not support
Samsung NVMe SSD 960 PRO and 960 EVO.
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Samsung SSD 960 EVO
Usage Application
Client PCs
Interface
PCIe Gen 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.2 (partial)
Hardware
Information
Capacity
250GB†
500GB†
1TB(1,000GB†)
Controller
Samsung Polaris Controller
NAND Flash Memory
Samsung V-NAND 3bit MLC Flash memory
DRAM Cache Memory
512MB LP DDR3
1GB LP DDR3
Dimension
Max 80.15 x Max 22.15 x Max.2.38 (mm)
Form-Factor
M.2(2280)††
Performance*
(Up to.)
Sequential Read
3,200MB/s
Sequential Write
1,500MB/s
1,800MB/s
1,900MB/s
QD 1
Thread 1
Ran. Read
14,000 IOPS
Ran. Write
50,000 IOPS
QD 32
Thread 4
Ran. Read
330,000 IOPS
330,000 IOPS
380,000 IOPS
Ran. Write
300,000 IOPS
330,000 IOPS
360,000 IOPS
Power
Consumption**
Idle
Typ. 40mW
Active
(AVG.)
Read
Typ. 5.3W
Typ. 5.4W
Typ. 5.7W
Write
Typ. 4.2W
Typ. 4.4W
Typ. 4.8W
DEVSLP
L1.2 mode
Typ. 5mW
Data Security
AES 256-bit for User Data Encryption, TCG/Opal
Supporting Features
TRIM(Required OS support), Garbage Collection, S.M.A.R.T
Temperature
Operating
0°C to 70°C
(Measured by SMART Temperature. Proper airflow recommended)
Non-Operating
-45°C to 85°C
Humidity
5% to 95%, non-condensing
Shock
Non-Operating
1,500G, duration: 0.5ms, 3 axis
Vibration
Non-Operating
20~2,000Hz, 20G
Reliability
MTBF
1.5 million hours
Weight
Model
Max 7.7g
Max 8g
Max 8g
Warranty
Total Bytes Written
100 TBW****
200 TBW****
400 TBW****
Period
3 years limited
Technical Specifications
* Sequential performance measurements based on CrystalDiskMark 5.1.2, and Random performance measurements based on
IOmeter 1.1.0. Performance may vary based on SSD’s firmware version, system hardware & configuration. Test system
configuration: Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.0GHz, DDR4 1,700MHz 16GB, OS – Windows10 Pro x64, ASROCK Z170 EXTREME 7
Sequential Write performance measurements based on TurboWrite technology, These sequential write performance after
TurboWrite region are 300MB/s(250GB), 600MB/s(500GB) and 1,200MB/s(1TB). Random Write performance measurements
based on TurboWrite technology, These random write performance after TurboWrite region are 80,000IOPS (250GB),
160,000IOPS (500GB) and 300,000IOPS (1TB)
** Power consumption measured with IOmeter 1.1.0 with Intel i7-5820K @ 3.3GHz, DDR4 8GB, ASUS X99-M WS/SE, OS-
Windows10 Pro x64 and APST on
*** TBW means Terabytes Written
† 1GB=1,000,000,000 bytes by IDEMA. A certain portion of capacity may be used for system file and maintenance use, so the
actual capacity may differ from what is indicated on the product label
††M.2 is a specification of form factor for ultra-thin PCs, The M.2 standard allows widths 12, 16, 22 and 30mm and lengths of
16, 26,30, 38, 42, 69, 80 and 110 mm, Commercially M.2 is popular with width 22mm and lengths 30, 42, 60 , 80 and 110mm.
Samsung provides the most popular form factor with 22mm X 80mm model (i.e., 2280) to consider user convenience.
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Density
Model Name
Box Contents
Model Code
1TB (1,000GB*)
MZ-V6E1T0
Samsung SSD 960 EVO 1TB
Warranty statement
MZ-V6E1T0BW
500 GB*
MZ-V6E500
Samsung SSD 960 EVO 500GB
Warranty statement
MZ-V6E500BW
250 GB*
MZ-V6E250
Samsung SSD 960 EVO 250GB
Warranty statement
MZ-V6E250BW
Product Lineup
* GB: 1GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes. A certain portion of capacity may be used for system file and maintenance
use, thus the actual capacity may differ that indicated on the product label.
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