Product comparison · 2 internal solid state drives

Samsung 870 EVO vs Seagate BarraCuda Q5 SSD 1 TB

16specifications compared
13differ
3identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung 870 EVO has 7 TB more SSD capacity than the Seagate BarraCuda Q5 SSD 1 TB (8 TB vs 1 TB). The Seagate BarraCuda Q5 SSD 1 TB has 1,840 MB/s more read speed than the Samsung 870 EVO (2400 MB/s vs 560 MB/s). The Seagate BarraCuda Q5 SSD 1 TB has 1,170 MB/s more write speed than the Samsung 870 EVO (1700 MB/s vs 530 MB/s). Only the Seagate BarraCuda Q5 SSD 1 TB has NVMe. SSD form factor: 2.5" on the Samsung 870 EVO, M.2 on the Seagate BarraCuda Q5 SSD 1 TB.

SSD capacity
- 870 EVO:8 TB
- BarraCuda Q5 SSD 1 TB:1 TB
SSD form factor
- 870 EVO:2.5"
- BarraCuda Q5 SSD 1 TB:M.2
Interface
- 870 EVO:Serial ATA III
- BarraCuda Q5 SSD 1 TB:PCI Express 3.0
NVMe
- 870 EVO:No
- BarraCuda Q5 SSD 1 TB:Yes
Memory type
- 870 EVO:V-NAND TLC
- BarraCuda Q5 SSD 1 TB:QLC 3D NAND
Read speed
- 870 EVO:560 MB/s
- BarraCuda Q5 SSD 1 TB:2400 MB/s
Write speed
- 870 EVO:530 MB/s
- BarraCuda Q5 SSD 1 TB:1700 MB/s
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- 870 EVO:1500000 h
- BarraCuda Q5 SSD 1 TB:1800000 h

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Comparison of 870 EVO, BarraCuda Q5 SSD 1 TB
37 specifications	A Samsung 870 EVO View product	B Seagate BarraCuda Q5 SSD 1 TB View product
Features8 differ
SSD capacityDiffers	8 TB	1 TB
SSD form factorDiffers	2.5"	M.2
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA III	PCI Express 3.0
NVMeDiffers	No	Yes
Memory typeDiffers	V-NAND TLC	QLC 3D NAND
Component for	PC	PC
Hardware encryption	Yes	Yes
Security algorithmsKnown for one	256-bit AES	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one	6 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Read speedDiffers	560 MB/s	2400 MB/s
Write speedDiffers	530 MB/s	1700 MB/s
Random read (4KB)Known for one	98000 IOPS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Random write (4KB)Known for one	88000 IOPS	Unknown — not stated by the source
DevSlp (device sleep) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
TRIM supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	1500000 h	1800000 h
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 10, Windows 10 x64, Windows 7, Windows 7 x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 x64, Windows Vista	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64	Unknown — not stated by the source
TBW ratingKnown for one	1200	Unknown — not stated by the source
NVMe versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.3
Power1 differ
Operating voltageKnown for one	5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (read)Known for one	2.2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (write)Known for one	2.6 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (max)Known for one	4.5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (average)Known for one	2.5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (idle)Differs	0.04 W	27 W
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	100.1 mm	22 mm
DepthDiffers	6.9 mm	80 mm
HeightDiffers	69.9 mm	2.15 mm
WeightDiffers	86.2 g	7 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package typeKnown for one	Box	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 70 °C	0 - 70 °C
Operating shockKnown for one	1500 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 85 °C

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