Samsung 870 QVO gets a big makeover – 8TB

The Samsung 870 QVO in its 2.5” SATA 6 guise has been around for a while. It is not a replacement for the 860 series but a new Gen 2 design. It now has an 8TB model.

In fact, there are a few Samsung SSD 2/5” SATA 3/6 for 3/6Gbps models. Note specs are for the largest capacity.

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	Capacity	Speed	RAM Cache LPDDR4	Controller	Warranty
870
EVO	250/500GB 1/2/4TB	3bit MLC 38% faster than 860 EVO 560/530MBps	4GB (4TB) 2GB (2TB) 1GB (1TB) 512MB (250/500GB)	MKX	5-years or 2,400TBW (4TB) 1,200TBW (2TB) 600TBW (1TB) 300TBW (500GB) 150TBW (250GB)
QVO	1/2/4/8TB	4bit MLC 560/530MBps	8GB (8TB) 4GB (4TB) 2GB (2TB) 1GB (1TB)	MKX	3-years or 2,880 TBW
860
EV0	250/500GB 2/4TB	3bit MLC 550/520MBps	As per 870 EVO	MJX	5-years or 2,400 TBW
PRO	256/512 1/2/4TB	2bit MLC 560/530MBps	Max 4GB	MJX	5-years or 4800TBW
QVO	1/2/4TB	4bit MLC 560/530MBps	As per 870 QVO	MJX	3-years or 1,440 TBW

Samsung’s “Magician” software manages SSD’s metrics, AES 256-bit Encryption, WWN (world wide name), SMART (detects possible drive failure before it happens), GC (a garbage collection algorithm) and device sleep mode support.

As for speed – 3bit is slightly faster, but you would not know unless you fill the RAM buffer. Similarly, the MKX controller is marginally quicker but does not overly affect results.

In conclusion – Samsung 870 EVO focuses on performance and is best for everyday use. Samsung 870 QVO focuses on best price per GB, albeit at slightly lower performance levels for large files.

Samsung release here

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