Last month we took a look at the best performing SSD, Samsung's 960 PRO. Packed with Samsung's latest MLC V-NAND, new Polaris controller, and put together with their engineering expertise, it easily sped off to the top of our charts. Not only that, but it did so without even utilizing their latest NVMe 2.0 driver. The 960 Pro is the enthusiast class SSD to get if you are looking for the best of the best. With that being said, Samsung has also released a new mainstream SSD which, based on the spec sheet, looks like it packs quite the punch. It is the Samsung 960 EVO (http://thessdreview.us7.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=3d9b6193ffd32dd60e84fc74b&id=37669ea4e8&e=1230c2ab07) and it could be the mainstream SSD to buy if you are looking for top performance for a cheaper cost.

We have been waiting to get our hands on it for over a month now. Luckily today, we finally get to take a closer look at the 960 Pro's little brother. With it, we don't only get a chance to take a look at how it performs, but also how it performs with Samsung's latest NVMe 2.0 driver. So, how will Samsung's latest TLC V-NAND based M.2 NMVe, PCIe 3.0 x4 SSD perform? Can it come close to its bigger bother in testing? Or will it be hidden in shadow? Read on as we find out!