Samsung 870 EVO 500GB 2.5 Inch SATA III Storage

Samsung 870 EVO 500GB 2.5 Inch SATA III

Brand
Samsung
Model
870 EVO 500GB 2.5 Inch SATA III
$285–$315estimated range · from catalog price Sep 2, 2026

Samsung 870 EVO 500GB is a DRAM-equipped 2.5-inch SATA SSD (Jan 2021) offering 560/530 MB/s and 300 TBW—ideal for boot drives and game libraries.

Storage performance rankTop 63% of storage drives
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ReleasedJan 2021
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Capacity0.5 GB
TypeSSD
InterfaceSATA
Read speed530 MB/s
Form factor2.5
GixCore Editorial

Product overview

Samsung’s 870 EVO 500GB (MZ-77E500B/AM) launched in January 2021 as part of the 870 EVO SATA 2.5-inch family. It saturates the SATA III interface at up to 560/530 MB/s, uses Samsung V‑NAND (3‑bit TLC) with the MKX controller and LPDDR4 DRAM, and the 500GB model is rated for 300 TBW endurance. Positioning: budget SATA SSD. It exists to modernize SATA‑only desktops/laptops and NAS with dependable solid‑state storage where NVMe isn’t an option. Best uses: a reliable boot drive or game library, plus light video‑editing scratch, with DRAM helping sustain write performance compared to DRAM‑less SATA options. Not discontinued as of July 2026.Sourcenews.samsung.comSourcedownload.semiconductor.samsung.com

Best for
  • boot drive
  • game library
  • video-editing scratch
  • budget upgrade
Official product specifications

Specifications

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Current modelCatalog models
Capacity0.5 GB
Higher than 0% of storage drives
Read speed530 MB/s
Higher than 64% of storage drives
Capacity
0.5 GB
Type
SSD
Form factor
2.5
Hardware Interface
SATA III 6 Gb/s
Data Transfer Rate
530MB/s
Interface
SATA
Read speed
530 MB/s
Tdp
5 W
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