Product comparison · 2 internal solid state drives

Samsung 970 EVO Plus vs Samsung 983 ZET

18specifications compared
13differ
5identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

SSD capacity
- 970 EVO Plus:500 GB
- 983 ZET:480 GB
Memory type
- 970 EVO Plus:V-NAND MLC
- 983 ZET:V-NAND
Read speed
- 970 EVO Plus:3500 MB/s
- 983 ZET:3400 MB/s
Write speed
- 970 EVO Plus:3200 MB/s
- 983 ZET:3000 MB/s
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- 970 EVO Plus:1500000 h
- 983 ZET:2000000 h
Operating voltage
- 970 EVO Plus:3.3 V
- 983 ZET:12 V
Power consumption (idle)
- 970 EVO Plus:0.03 W
- 983 ZET:5.5 W
Width
- 970 EVO Plus:80.2 mm
- 983 ZET:167.7 mm

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Comparison of 970 EVO Plus, 983 ZET
39 specifications	A Samsung 970 EVO Plus View product	B Samsung 983 ZET View product
Features6 differ
SSD capacityDiffers	500 GB	480 GB
SSD form factorDiffers	M.2	Half-Height/Half-Length (HH/HL)
Interface	PCI Express 3.0	PCI Express 3.0
NVMeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
NVMe versionKnown for one	1.3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory typeDiffers	V-NAND MLC	V-NAND
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Hardware encryptionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	256-bit AES	Unknown — not stated by the source
M.2 SSD sizeKnown for one	2280 (22 x 80 mm)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Read speedDiffers	3500 MB/s	3400 MB/s
Write speedDiffers	3200 MB/s	3000 MB/s
Random read (4KB)Known for one	480000 IOPS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Random write (4KB)Known for one	550000 IOPS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller type	Samsung Phoenix	Samsung Phoenix
PCI Express interface data lanesKnown for one	x4	Unknown — not stated by the source
DevSlp (device sleep) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S.M.A.R.T. support	Yes	Yes
TRIM support	Yes	Yes
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	1500000 h	2000000 h
Active garbage collectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TCG Opal 2.0Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power2 differ
Operating voltageDiffers	3.3 V	12 V
Power consumption (max)Known for one	9 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (average)Known for one	5.8 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (idle)Differs	0.03 W	5.5 W
Power consumption (write)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9 W
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	80.2 mm	167.7 mm
DepthDiffers	2.38 mm	18.8 mm
HeightDiffers	22.1 mm	69.9 mm
WeightDiffers	8 g	330 g
Packaging dataidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Magician Software for SSD management	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package typeKnown for one	Box	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 70 °C	0 - 55 °C
Operating shock	1500 G	1500 G
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 85 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Other featuresidentical
Launch dateKnown for one	1/22/2019	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84717070	Unknown — not stated by the source

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