2021
870 QVO 4TB
Samsung's high-capacity QLC SATA SSD, prioritising storage density over endurance. Suited for bulk media storage, cold storage, and secondary drives where write workloads are light.
SATA SSD

Compatible Standards & Components

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PCI Express 5.0 (PCIe 5.0)
PCI Special Interest Group (PCI-SIG)
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PCI Express 4.0 (PCIe 4.0)
PCI Special Interest Group (PCI-SIG)
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M.2 2280 Form Factor
PCI Special Interest Group (PCI-SIG) / JEDEC
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PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD
PCI Special Interest Group / NVM Express Inc.
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M.2 2230 Form Factor
PCI-SIG / JEDEC
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3D TLC NAND Flash
Samsung / SK Hynix / Micron / Kioxia
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3D QLC NAND Flash
Intel / Micron / Samsung / SK Hynix
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SLC Write Cache (Dynamic NAND Cache)
Storage Device Manufacturers
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M.2 NVMe Heatsink (Thermal Throttle Prevention)
Motherboard Manufacturers
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2.5-inch SATA SSD Form Factor
SATA-IO

Technical Specifications

TypeSATA SSD
Capacity4 TB
InterfaceSATA 6Gb/s
Form Factor2.5-inch 7mm
ControllerSamsung MKX
Nand TypeSamsung V-NAND 4-bit MLC (QLC)
DramYes (Samsung LPDDR4)
Seq Read560 MB/s
Seq Write530 MB/s
Rand Read98K IOPS
Rand Write88K IOPS
Tbw1,440 TBW
Warranty3 years
EncryptionAES 256-bit
Msrp$229.99

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