Samsung has led the NVMe SSD market since the first consumer drive was released in 2015, but in recent months the NVMe market has been flooded with drives from other brands. The Samsung SSD 950 PRO NVMe series in 2015 and the Samsung SSD 960 PRO NVMe series in 2016 allowed Samsung to have the performance crown, but other manufactures have been able to catch up to Samsung this year. Samsung hopes to swat those other brands back down today with the introduction of the Samsung SSD 960 PRO successor, the Samsung SSD 970 PRO. The Samsung 970 PRO will be available starting May 7th, 2018 in 512GB and 1TB capacities. Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Prices (MSRP) will be $329.99 and $629.99 USD, respectively. These drives are only available in M.2 form factor standard and use the PCIe Gen 3×4 lane interface.