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Samsung 970 EVO 500 GB

A 500 GB SSD specified with M.2 2280, PCIe 3.0 x4 and NVMe 1.3.

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Samsung 970 EVO 500 GB · documented constituents

V-NAND storageOpen component page →Phoenix controllerOpen component page →512 MB LPDDR4Open component page →
Conceptual diagram · not to scale · package counts and positions remain unverified.

Overview

The 970 EVO uses three distinct descriptions: M.2 for physical format, PCIe for its interface, and NVMe for its protocol. This reference describes the manufacturer-declared model, not an inspected specimen.

Model: MZ-V7E500

Document context: 2018 · April 2018 datasheet revision, not an inferred release date.

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Identity and description

comparison · qualified

Capacity changes more than storage space

Samsung specifies the 500 GB model with 512MB LPDDR4 and the 1 TB model with 1GB LPDDR4. Listed sequential reads are up to 3,400 and 3,400 MB/s respectively. Sequential writes are up to 2,300 versus 2,500 MB/s with TurboWrite; beyond the TurboWrite region, the listed rates are 600 versus 1,200 MB/s.

Manufacturer specification comparison, not measurements on our hardware. Firmware, host and TurboWrite conditions matter. Datasheet tests use IOmeter 1.1.0, Windows 10 and an Intel Core i7-7700K. Raw source units retained.

Source and assessment

Samsung V-NAND SSD 970 EVO — 2018 Data Sheet, Revision 1.0 · p. 5, DRAM and performance table, footnote 3; p. 6, test configuration

Evidence role: supports. Manufacturer up-to performance; TurboWrite-dependent writes; no independent measurements. Raw DRAM units retained.

Compare with Samsung 970 EVO 1 TB (MZ-V7E1T0) →

unresolved · unknown

Which packages are on a particular production revision?

What exact NAND/DRAM package count, part markings and board positions apply to a particular 500GB production revision?

The reviewed documents establish constituent descriptions and capacities, not revision-specific package counts, markings or positions. Resolve with revision-matched assembly documentation or an attributable teardown with clear image rights. The diagram remains conceptual.

Source and assessment

Samsung V-NAND SSD 970 EVO — 2018 Data Sheet, Revision 1.0 · pp. 4–5, System Design Flexibility and Hardware Information

Evidence role: context. Reviewed sources do not establish revision-specific package identity, count or position. This is an evidence gap, not a claim that no such documentation exists.

Relationship evidence is attached to each arrow above. These assessments do not constitute canonical approval.