Samsung 870 QVO SSD

The Samsung SSD 870 QVO is a great upgrade to any computer that needs to deal with large files.

So, is this worth considering? I’m not sure. I can’t quite figure out who the target market is, considering it’s price, wear life, sharp performance drop off and the competition. While the drive itself isn’t too bad, I can’t say this gets a glowing recommendation from me as I’d personally prefer a more reliable performing drive like a standard Sabrent Rocket, or WD SN550 instead.

I would replace any SATA 6 hard disk Boot drive with a 2, 4, or 8TB Samsung 870 QVO and you will notice at least a 50% boot speed improvement and similar for read/writes. Or, if you have limited space like in an Intel NUC, it should be the drive of choice.

The Samsung 870 QVO SATA SSD offers great everyday performance combined with up to 8TB of capacity. However, while it's faster than its predecessor, its write performance after running out of cache is extremely weak.

Samsung continues to wave the banner for QLC (quad-level) NAND with the introduction of the SSD 870 QVO, the second generation drive using a new controller, and in particular 9x layer V-NAND which allows Samsung to produce a flagship drive that is double the capacity previous generation’s flagship 4TB model.

You will find cheaper and speedier 2TB models on the market. The 870QVO brings barely anything new to that storage category; however, it might be worth considering should you want an SSD bigger than 4TB.

Samsung’s 870 QVO pushes SATA SSD capacity to new heights, but the QLC flash that enables up to 8TB of storage requires sacrifices in both performance and endurance. The 870 QVO also has a measly three-year warranty and high pricing that make other alternatives more attractive.

If you're looking for one of the best 2.5-inch SATA SSDs in terms of value and performance for the money, search no further than Samsung's SSD 870 QVO, a stellar followup to its first QLC-based outing.