Samsung Caught Swapping The Controller in The 970 EVO Plus SSD

mickyb80 on 29/08/2021 - 22:50
Last edited 29/08/2021 - 23:18 by 1 other user

Something I stumbled across…
One for all the SSD lovers here…

https://www.extremetech.com/computing/326377-samsung-is-the-…

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  EightImmortals on 30/08/2021 - 07:04

  +2

  Sneaky buggers. Is there a way to tell them apart other than pulling the SSD out of the PC?

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    Twix on 30/08/2021 - 11:02

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    Nope.

    You can't see the part number which distinguishes the newer, slower drive from the older, faster one on the box—you need to check the PN field in the top center of the label on the drive itself.

    https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/08/samsung-seemingly-ca…

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  Finner on 30/08/2021 - 09:17

  Where does this leave us for M.2 SSD's? I'd just ordered a WD SN550 when I read about their shenanigans and was considering switching it for a Samsung, but now there doesn't seem to be much point.

  What's the real-world impact of this for general use? Is it only a problem if we're moving very large (12GB) individual files, or is it also a problem if we're moving large batches of smaller files?

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  tanksinatra on 30/08/2021 - 09:28

  Ironically the box art features a photo of the PCB which clearly shows the faster Phoenix controller.

  There's nothing wrong with changing components and making a new product. But trying to do so in secret is very misleading. Especially when you go read reviews, not realising it's a different chip that doesn't perform the same.

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  alex4445 on 30/08/2021 - 11:36

  Just to provide context they did more than double the slc cache to i think 115gb to account for the difference.

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  datscheap on 30/08/2021 - 16:31

  I was going to buy the wd sn550 then read they changed to lower quality chips and now Samsung, if it really drops to 830MiB/sec this is almost sata speed.
  It will make it difficult when Direct Storage becomes mainstream in games. Hopefully it will be a rated speed like > 3000mb/s not just limit it to gen4 speed.

  Whats the budget king of nvme 1tb gen3/4 now?

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  mickyb80 on 30/08/2021 - 18:53

  aaahhh ….

  Forgot to mention - this reminds me of the good old days when HARDWARE OVERCLOCKING WAS ALL THE RAGE AND JUST SO EASY!!!

  BRING BACK THE HARDWARE OVERCLOCKING!!!

  ahahhaha… lol…

  🛠🖥💻