Samsung SSD
Samsung
67 Overall Score
vs
SanDisk SSD
SanDisk
89 Overall Score
Scores
Laptop
Workstation
Portable
Gaming
Budget
Console
Specifications
| Samsung SSD | SanDisk SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | External | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | USB 3.2 Gen 2 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | — | 5★ |
| External | ✓ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | MLC★ | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 3★ | 1 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | ✗ |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓★ | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
Samsung SSD
- Strong feature (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong random (81st percentile)81st %ile
SanDisk SSD
- Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong endurance (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong speed (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
Verdict
Winner: SanDisk SSD
Scores 89 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 7 of 17 specs.