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Reaching the maximum potential and proficiency of your Samsung SSD is easy. With the advanced Magician software, an exclusive set of essential tools equip you like a pro. Stay ahead with automatic updates, check drive health and speed, and enable speed boosting RAPID Mode, all with one simple download.
Samsung Magician software is designed to help you manage your SSD with a simple and intuitive user interface.
- Firmware UpdateGet notifications when new firmware is released, and easily install updates for enhanced performance, stability, and compatibility.
- Performance BenchmarkCheck your SSD's sequential and random read/write speeds, so you can always keep your system at its fastest.
- Drive Health & TBW CheckGet an instant diagnosis of your drive, including Total Bytes Written to assess the overall health and estimated remaining lifespan of your SSD.
- RAPID Mode*Achieve over 2X faster performance through intelligent DRAM caching of data, for read acceleration and write optimization.
- *RAPID Mode fully supported with proper system requirements like below.
- 1) Windows 7 OS and later
- 2) 2GB RAM System memory or more
- 3) Samsung SATA Interface SSD supporting only.
- System CompatibilityFind out if your SSD has any conflicts with your system resources, and view a summary of your system components and drive specs.
- Secure EraseEnsure potentially sensitive data is properly and fully discarded, without damaging your drive.
- SSD AuthenticityConfirm your SSD purchase is authentic, with the superior performance and reliability that only comes from a genuine Samsung SSD.
- S.M.A.R.T Check - Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting TechnologyInspect your SSD and access critical data to detect possible drive failure before it happens.
- Performance OptimizationRestore the performance of your SSD that is suffering from performance degradation after an extended usage period with TRIM* and Garbage Collection*.* With 840/840EVO Series, performance can be optimized and reliability enhanced through data rearrangement function which may be activated under advanced mode.
- Data SecurityProtect your important data by choosing security options granted to you. Magician provides information on how to activate each option.
- Over-ProvisioningMake the SSDs perform better and longer (steady-state performance) and extend lifespan of your SSD by reserving free space.
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SUPPORTED MODELS
Magician software supports the following Samsung SSDs.
970 PRO
Unreal Performance,
Realized.
LEARN MORERealized.
970 EVO
Unreal Performance,
Realized.
LEARN MORERealized.
970 EVO Plus
Unreal Performance,
Realized.
LEARN MORERealized.
860 PRO
Boost performance with an
industry-leading V-NAND SSD
industry-leading V-NAND SSD
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860 EVO
Optimize computing with
TurboWrite technology for unrivalled
read/write speeds
LEARN MORETurboWrite technology for unrivalled
read/write speeds
860 QVO
Introducing terabyte capacity SSD
for improving everyday computing
LEARN MOREfor improving everyday computing
970 PRO
- Model Name (Capacity)
- MZ-V7P512BW (512 GB)
- MZ-V7P1T0BW (1,024 GB)
- Form Factor
- M.2
- Interface
- PCIe Gen 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.3
970 EVO
- Model Name (Capacity)
- MZ-V7E250BW (250 GB)
- MZ-V7E500BW (500 GB)
- MZ-V7E1T0BW (1,000 GB)
- MZ-V7E2T0BW (2,000 GB)
- Form Factor
- M.2
- Interface
- PCIe Gen 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.3
970 EVO Plus
- Model Name (Capacity)
- MZ-V7S250BW (250 GB)
- MZ-V7S500BW (500 GB)
- MZ-V7S1T0BW (1,000 GB)
- Form Factor
- M.2
- Interface
- PCIe Gen 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.3
950 PRO
- Model Name (Capacity)
- MZ-VKV256 (256 GB)
- MZ-VKV512 (512 GB)
- Form Factor
- M.2 (2280)
- Interface
- PCIe 3.0 x4 (up to 32Gb/s) NVMe 1.1
860 PRO
- Model Name (Capacity)
- MZ-76P256BW (256 GB)
- MZ-76P512BW (512 GB)
- MZ-76P1T0BW (1,024 GB)
- MZ-76P2T0BW (2,048 GB)
- MZ-76P4T0BW (4,096 GB)
- Form Factor
- 2.5 inch
- Interface
- SATA 6Gb/s
860 EVO
- Model Name (Capacity)
- MZ-76E250BW (250 GB)
- MZ-76E500BW (500 GB)
- MZ-76E1T0BW (1,000 GB)
- MZ-76E2T0BW (2,000 GB)
- MZ-76E4T0BW (4,000 GB)
- Form Factor
- 2.5 inch
- Interface
- SATA 6Gb/s
- Model Name (Capacity)
- MZ-M6E250BW (250 GB)
- MZ-M6E500BW (500 GB)
- MZ-M6E1T0BW (1,000 GB)
- Form Factor
- mSATA
- Interface
- SATA 6Gb/s
- Model Name (Capacity)
- MZ-N6E250BW (250 GB)
- MZ-N6E500BW (500 GB)
- MZ-N6E1T0BW (1,000 GB)
- MZ-N6E2T0BW (2,000 GB)
- Form Factor
- M.2
- Interface
- SATA 6Gb/s
860 QVO
- Model Name (Capacity)
- MZ-76Q1T0BW (1,000 GB)
- MZ-76Q2T0BW (2,000 GB)
- MZ-76Q4T0BW (4,000 GB)
- Form Factor
- 2.5 inch
- Interface
- SATA 6Gb/s
850 PRO
- Model Name (Capacity)
- MZ-7KE256 (256 GB)
- MZ-7KE512 (512 GB)
- MZ-7KE1T0 (1 TB)
- MZ-7KE2T0 (2 TB)
- MZ-7KE4T0 (4 TB)
- Form Factor
- 2.5 inch
- Interface
- SATA 6Gb/s
850 EVO
- Model Name (Capacity)
- MZ-75E250 (250 GB)
- MZ-75E500 (500 GB)
- MZ-75E1T0 (1 TB)
- MZ-75E2T0 (2 TB)
- MZ-75E4T0 (4 TB)
- Form Factor
- 2.5 inch
- Interface
- SATA 6Gb/s
850 EVO mSATA
- Model Name (Capacity)
- MZ-M5E120 (120 GB)
- MZ-M5E250 (250 GB)
- MZ-M5E500 (500 GB)
- MZ-M5E1T0 (1 TB)
- Form Factor
- mSATA
- Interface
- SATA 6Gb/s
850 EVO M.2
- Model Name (Capacity)
- MZ-N5E120 (120 GB)
- MZ-N5E250 (250 GB)
- MZ-N5E500 (500 GB)
- Form Factor
- M.2
- Interface
- SATA 6Gb/s
840 PRO
- Model Name (Capacity)
- MZ-7PD128 (128 GB)
- MZ-7PD256 (256 GB)
- MZ-7PD512 (512 GB)
- Form Factor
- 2.5 inch
- Interface
- SATA 6Gb/s
840 EVO
- Model Name (Capacity)
- MZ-7TE120 (120 GB)
- MZ-7TE250 (250 GB)
- MZ-7TE500 (500 GB)
- MZ-7TE750 (750 GB)
- MZ-7TE1T0 (1 TB)
- Form Factor
- 2.5 inch
- Interface
- SATA 6Gb/s
840 EVO mSATA
- Model Name (Capacity)
- MZ-MTE120 (120 GB)
- MZ-MTE250 (250 GB)
- MZ-MTE500 (500 GB)
- MZ-MTE1T0 (1 TB)
- Form Factor
- mSATA
- Interface
- SATA 6Gb/s
840 Series
- Model Name (Capacity)
- MZ-7TD120 (120 GB)
- MZ-7TD250 (250 GB)
- MZ-7TD500 (500 GB)
- Form Factor
- 2.5 inch
- Interface
- SATA 6Gb/s
830 Series
- Model Name (Capacity)
- MZ-7PC064 (64 GB)
- MZ-7PC128 (128 GB)
- MZ-7PC256 (256 GB)
- MZ-7PC512 (512 GB)
- Form Factor
- 2.5 inch
- Interface
- SATA 6Gb/s
470 Series
- Model Name (Capacity)
- MZ-5PA064 (64 GB)
- MZ-5PA128 (128 GB)
- MZ-5PA256 (256 GB)
- Form Factor
- 2.5 inch
- Interface
- SATA 3Gb/s