Rank #2 in Best 1TB SATA SSD: 10 Ranked, and Why £190 Buys 10MB/s
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD
Price and rating as shown on Amazon when we collected them. Both change.
The Samsung 870 EVO is a 2.5-inch SATA III SSD with 1 TB of capacity, and it takes second place in this guide. Samsung's own bullet describes it as reaching "the maximum SATA limit of 560/530 MB/s sequential speeds" — 560 MB/s read, 530 MB/s write — and the listing price is £290.77.
That price is the interesting part. Lower down this guide sits a drive at £99.99 claiming 550 MB/s. Between the two listings, the 870 EVO's £290.77 is £190.78 more for 10 MB/s more on paper. The listing carries a rating of 4.7 from 44,260 ratings, and its histogram breaks down as 85 five-star, 10 four-star, 2 three-star and 3 one-star entries. The spec sheet is also worth reading closely: one field gives the interface as "Serial ATA-300" while another lists SATA 1.5 Gb/s, SATA 3.0 Gb/s and SATA 6.0 Gb/s. Everything on this page comes from that Amazon listing — its bullets, its spec sheet and its ratings — and not from any testing we ran.
How those 44,260 ratings break down
An average hides its own shape. This is the spread behind the 4.7 stars.
Specification
Exactly as published on the Amazon listing, field for field.
| Price | £290.77 |
|---|---|
| Customer rating | 4.7 out of 5 from 44,260 ratings |
| Claimed sequential read | 560 MB/s |
| Claimed sequential write | 530 MB/s |
| Hard disk interface | Serial ATA-300 (as listed) |
| Hardware connectivity | SATA 1.5 Gb/s, SATA 3.0 Gb/s, SATA 6.0 Gb/s (as listed) |
| Form factor | 2.5-inch |
| Capacity | 1 TB (spec sheet states 1000 GB) |
What buyers actually say
Quoted from customer reviews on Amazon
Verified purchase“I'm not a Samsung fan boy so when I pay for the brand I want it to last me reliably. These deliver. I have a couple of them in a gaming pc, they look nice if you have your internals on show, light weight, they deliver the speeds they advertise, they've been working reliably for a few years now. Installation is easy from the drive side of things, if you're going to have issues it'll be worth your motherboard or case arrangements. No complaints.”
Verified purchase“After a whole year I still haven't filled this beast. With a steam library of 110 games this thing still have 1.5 TB left of storage. Great if you want to have bulk storage for your huge game libraries!”
What it is up against
The rivals it was ranked against in Best 1TB SATA SSD: 10 Ranked, and Why £190 Buys 10MB/s.
Questions people ask
How fast is the Samsung 870 EVO 1TB?
The listing claims 560 MB/s sequential read and 530 MB/s sequential write, which its own bullet describes as the maximum SATA limit.
What does the Samsung 870 EVO 1TB cost?
£290.77 in the listing this page is built from.
What kind of drive is the Samsung 870 EVO?
It is an SSD in a 2.5-inch SATA form factor with 1 TB of capacity, listed for desktop and laptop use. The listing also names the Sony PlayStation 4 among compatible devices.
Do the interface figures in the listing agree with each other?
No. One field gives the hard disk interface as "Serial ATA-300", while another lists SATA 1.5 Gb/s, SATA 3.0 Gb/s and SATA 6.0 Gb/s. Only the 6.0 Gb/s figure can carry a 560 MB/s claim.
What software comes with the Samsung 870 EVO?
Samsung Magician 6, which the listing says monitors the drive's health and status and helps you keep it up to date.
How is the Samsung 870 EVO rated by buyers?
4.7 out of 5 from 44,260 ratings, with 85 of the 100 entries in the listing's histogram at five stars.
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