Samsung 970 EVO Plus Series SSDs vs Samsung 860 QVO Series SSDs

The Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 2TB is an exemplary product and sets the bar for all other Internal Hard Drives at the $110 budget.

The Samsung SSD 860 QVO 2TB, however, is merely passable for its price. We suggest taking a look at some better options if you're considering buying a Internal Hard Drive in the $220 range.

The Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 2TB impressed reviewers from a large number of trusted sources that conduct reliable hands-on testing, including Android Central, MakeUseOf, Techradar, Windows Central, and TechSpot. It performed great in their respective roundups - it was named "Most modern motherboards have an M.2 slot, which is required for this SSD, but if you manage to install this module, you'll be enjoying read and write speeds of 3500MB/s and 3300MB/s, respectively. It's insanely fast, and the included five-year warranty only adds to the list of factors that make you disbelieve the price. Like most SSDs available, the higher the capacity, the more you'll be paying out, but it's worth it." by Android Central, "Best value" by MakeUseOf, and "Ranked 3 out of 9" by Techradar. Earning that much praise from such reliable sources is a good sign that the product is worth the money.

Moving on to the Samsung SSD 860 QVO 2TB: it was unable to reach the very top of any roundups from sources that conduct reliable and unbiased testing. Nonetheless, it still managed to impress reviewers from a number of such sites, like dongknows.com, PCmag, PCWorld, PCGamesN, and Wirecutter, enough for them to include them on those lists.

When we thoroughly analyzed their review scores, we learned that all of the sources that tested both Internal Hard Drives, including PCmag, PCWorld, and PCGamesN, preferred the Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 2TB over the Samsung SSD 860 QVO 2TB.

We also took a look at which sources they managed to impress the most. The Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 2TB was liked best by Windows Central, which gave it a score of 10, while the Samsung SSD 860 QVO 2TB got its highest, 8, score from dongknows.com.