Samsung 870 Evo 500GB
The current Samsung 870 Evo 500GB price from retailers, its key specifications, and how it performs for each job.
Samsung · SSD · SATA
Retailer photo of Samsung 870 Evo 500GB. View this offer in Where to buy
Works well for: System Drive
Trade-offs: you want strong value with Balanced priorities specifically
- Capacity
- 500 GB
- Interface
- SATA 6.0 Gb/s
- Sequential read
- 560 MB/s
- Sequential write
- 530 MB/s
- Endurance
- 300 TBW
- Form factor
- 2.5"
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What does it cost today, and is that a good price?
Market confidence: MediumAt $210 the Samsung 870 Evo 500GB is priced 16% below its $250 representative market level. Western Digital SN7100 500GB currently does the same job for $104.
Worth putting side by side:Compare with Western Digital SN7100 500GB
Prices & availability
Samsung 870 Evo 500GB: current price and offers
Compare the offers we track for this model, across variants and retailers.
3 tracked offers · 3 retailers
| Variant | Store | Condition | Price (snapshot) | Value · Balanced | Checked | Offer link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung 870 Evo 500GB | Newegg | New | $210 | 14 | 2026-11-09 | View offer → |
| Samsung 870 Evo 500GB | B&H | New | $250 | 12 | 2026-11-09 | View offer → |
| Samsung 870 Evo 500GB | CentralComputer | New | $250 | 12 | 2026-11-09 | View offer → |
| Samsung 870 Evo 500GBMultiple variants available | Amazon Affiliate | Varies | Find on Amazon | Not tracked | No price snapshot | Find on Amazon → |
Prices are dated snapshots, not live quotes — confirm the final price at the store. New, refurbished and used offers are listed separately; used offers carry warranty and seller risk.
Performance and where it ranks
Two different questions, side by side. Performance compares what the hardware can do; Value compares what that capability costs at today’s price. A product can rank high on one and low on the other — that gap is the point.
Performance Balanced
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#176 of 239 graded solid state drives
- #173 TranscendTranscend SSD230S 1TB 4
- #174 SamsungSamsung 870 QVO 1TB 4
- #175 TranscendTranscend SSD230S 512GB 4
- #176 SamsungSamsung 870 Evo 500GB 4
- #177 TranscendTranscend SSD230S 256GB 4
- #178 KingstonKingston KC600 2TB 4
- #179 PatriotPatriot P220 1TB 4
Value Balanced
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#214 of 239 currently priced solid state drives
- #211 Western DigitalWestern Digital Blue SA510 4TB 14
- #212 TranscendTranscend SSD230S 256GB 14
- #213 CrucialCrucial MX500 1TB 14
- #214 SamsungSamsung 870 Evo 500GB 14
- #215 SamsungSamsung 860 Evo 250GB 14
- #216 SamsungSamsung 870 QVO 2TB 13
- #217 Western DigitalWestern Digital Green 2TB 13
Performance System Drive
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#176 of 239 graded solid state drives
- #173 TranscendTranscend SSD230S 1TB 4
- #174 SamsungSamsung 870 QVO 1TB 4
- #175 TranscendTranscend SSD230S 512GB 4
- #176 SamsungSamsung 870 Evo 500GB 4
- #177 TranscendTranscend SSD230S 256GB 4
- #178 KingstonKingston KC600 2TB 4
- #179 PatriotPatriot P220 1TB 4
Value System Drive
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#206 of 239 currently priced solid state drives
- #203 TeamGroupTeamGroup Force Vulcan 2TB 6
- #204 PNYPNY CS900 2TB 6
- #205 TranscendTranscend 220S 2TB 6
- #206 SamsungSamsung 870 Evo 500GB 6
- #207 GigabyteGigabyte GP 1TB 6
- #208 CrucialCrucial BX500 2TB 5
- #209 Silicon PowerSilicon Power A55 2TB 5
Performance Game
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#212 of 239 graded solid state drives
- #209 SamsungSamsung 980 500GB 6
- #210 GigabyteGigabyte 2500E 500GB 6
- #211 PNYPNY CS1030 500GB 6
- #212 SamsungSamsung 870 Evo 500GB 6
- #213 SamsungSamsung 850 Evo 500GB 6
- #214 PNYPNY CS900 500GB 6
- #215 SamsungSamsung 860 Evo 500GB 6
Value Game
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#224 of 239 currently priced solid state drives
- #221 SamsungSamsung 870 QVO 1TB 28
- #222 TranscendTranscend 110S 256GB 27
- #223 SamsungSamsung 850 Evo 1TB 26
- #224 SamsungSamsung 870 Evo 500GB 24
- #225 SamsungSamsung 860 Pro 4TB 24
- #226 TranscendTranscend 220S 256GB 23
- #227 SamsungSamsung 970 Pro 512GB 22
Performance Heavy Creative Work
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#171 of 239 graded solid state drives
- #168 SamsungSamsung 870 Evo 2TB 4
- #169 Silicon PowerSilicon Power A55 1TB 4
- #170 SamsungSamsung 870 QVO 1TB 4
- #171 SamsungSamsung 870 Evo 500GB 4
- #172 Western DigitalWestern Digital Blue SA510 4TB 4
- #173 Western DigitalWestern Digital Blue SA510 2TB 4
- #174 KingstonKingston KC600 2TB 4
Value Heavy Creative Work
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#213 of 239 currently priced solid state drives
- #210 TranscendTranscend SSD230S 1TB 9
- #211 Western DigitalWestern Digital Red SA500 2TB 9
- #212 SamsungSamsung 870 Evo 2TB 9
- #213 SamsungSamsung 870 Evo 500GB 9
- #214 TranscendTranscend SSD230S 256GB 8
- #215 CrucialCrucial BX500 4TB 8
- #216 SamsungSamsung 860 Evo 1TB 8
These ladders follow the preset scenario shown above. Your own weights re-score this product, not the whole field.
What it is good for
| Scenario | this productCapability grade · Value at current price | Higher capability | Higher Value with current priorities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balanced (all-round)Weighted all-round view | GradeNo grade Value14 | Higher capability Crucial T710 1TB 88 +2561% capability · +10% price | Higher Value with current priorities Western Digital SN7100 500GB 100 +1114% capability · -50% price |
| System DriveScenario capability | GradeA Value6 | Higher capability Crucial T710 1TB S 93 +2561% capability · +10% price | Higher Value with current priorities Western Digital SN7100 500GB S 100 +1114% capability · -50% price |
| Game & File StorageScenario capability | GradeC Value24 | Higher capability Western Digital Blue SN5000 2TB A 100 +300% capability · +11% price | Higher Value with current priorities Western Digital WD Green SN3000 1TB B 97 +100% capability · -38% price |
| Heavy Creative WorkScenario capability | GradeD Value9 | Higher capability Higher capability · Higher Value with current priorities Crucial T710 1TB S 100 +2485% capability · +10% price | |
Balanced has no letter: it is a weighting preset, not a capability rubric. A grade answers “how well does this handle that job?” — price is never part of it. Relative Value puts the current market price back in.
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Trade-offs
Works well if
- System Drive is your main prioritygraded A for System Drive on the same rubric as the tier list
Consider other options if
- You want strong value with Balanced priorities specificallycompeting products deliver so much more per dollar that no price this model realistically trades at reaches the strong-value mark for this job
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelWestern Digital SN7100 500GB holds Relative Value 100 against its 14 with Balanced priorities, at $104
- Not the pick if Heavy Creative Work is your main useit grades only D there
Works well if
- System Drive is your main prioritygraded A for System Drive on the same rubric as the tier list
Consider other options if
- You want strong value for System Drive specificallycompeting products deliver so much more for System Drive per dollar that no price this model realistically trades at reaches the strong-value mark for this job
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelWestern Digital SN7100 500GB holds Relative Value 100 against its 6 for System Drive, at $104
- Not the pick if Heavy Creative Work is your main useit grades only D there
For the selected scenario this is not a strong fit — the grade above is the reason, and the models below suit it better.
Works well if
- Game is not actually your main job — System Drive isit grades C for Game, but A for System Drive
Consider other options if
- Not the pick if Game is your main useit grades C there; Western Digital Blue SN5000 2TB grades A at $233
- You want strong value for Game specificallyat today's market no realistic price for this model reaches strong value for Game — the calculation only gets there near $64, against a cheapest tracked $210
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelWestern Digital WD Green SN3000 1TB holds Relative Value 97 against its 24 for Game, at $129
For the selected scenario this is not a strong fit — the grade above is the reason, and the models below suit it better.
Works well if
- Heavy Creative Work is not actually your main job — System Drive isit grades D for Heavy Creative Work, but A for System Drive
Consider other options if
- Not the pick if Heavy Creative Work is your main useit grades D there; Crucial T710 1TB grades S at $230
- You want strong value for Heavy Creative Work specificallycompeting products deliver so much more for Heavy Creative Work per dollar that no price this model realistically trades at reaches the strong-value mark for this job
- You are buying for Heavy Creative Work and want no asterisksthe rubric caps this grade: the sata interface caps sustained writes near 500 mb/s, so this is graded on endurance among sata drives rather than against nvme scratch disks.
Every line states the fact it was derived from, for the scenario selected above. Thresholds are calculated points on our value curve — information about where the maths turns, not instructions about what to pay.
Similar options to the Samsung 870 Evo 500GB
Chosen for Balanced
Chosen for System Drive
Chosen for Game
Chosen for Heavy Creative Work
Alternatives stay near this product’s price range. Step-up options may exceed the standard budget envelope when the capability gain is meaningful.
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Specifications and compatibility
What this product is, and what to check before it goes into your build.
Performance
- Sequential read
- 560 MB/s
- Sequential write
- 530 MB/s
- Random read
- 0 IOPS
- Random write
- 0 IOPS
- Controller
- Samsung MKX
Media
- Capacity
- 500 GB
- NAND type
- TLC
- DRAM cache
- 1GB LPDDR4
Power / Interface
- Interface
- SATA 6.0 Gb/s
- Form factor
- 2.5"
Physical / Outputs
- Heatsink included
- No
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Endurance & warranty
- Endurance
- 300 TBW
- Warranty
- 5 years
- Manufacturer part number
- MZ-77E500E
Hover any value to see where it came from: a manufacturer specification, or a figure The Comparator calculated.
Sources: Comparator offer frame 2026-11-02–2026-11-09
What to check in your build
2.5"
The slot must take 2.5"
SATA 6.0 Gb/s
Does not fit the PS5 expansion bay
The PS5 bay takes M.2 2280 NVMe drives only
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Compatibility guidance is practical help, not a score. Missing data is shown as unknown, never invented.
Summary
Samsung 870 Evo 500GB offers a balanced view across an all-round mix of priorities. It ranks #176 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is drive capability 560. Western Digital SN7100 500GB currently clears the same practical bar with stronger Relative Value.
Samsung 870 Evo 500GB offers A-grade capability for System Drive. It ranks #176 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is drive capability 560. Western Digital SN7100 500GB currently clears the same practical bar with stronger Relative Value.
Samsung 870 Evo 500GB offers C-grade capability for Game. It ranks #212 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is drive capability 560. The C grade is the decisive limitation for this workload.
Samsung 870 Evo 500GB offers D-grade capability for Heavy Creative Work. It ranks #171 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is drive capability 560. The D grade is the decisive limitation for this workload.
FAQ
Why does Relative Value change when I choose another scenario?
Each scenario changes the weights applied to capability, price and the other published factors. The hardware facts stay fixed, but the value question changes, so its score and rank can change too.
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Useful links & sources
offer frame 2026-11-02–2026-11-09 · formula ssd-value-v6.1 · facts facts-2026-11-09 · Relative Value is an estimate from our current dataset, the selected weights and dated market prices — not an official product rating and not a price forecast. Target prices are calculation thresholds, not predictions. Methodology We are not a shop. Affiliate links may earn us a commission; they never change the calculations or the ranking.