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Samsung 512GB SSD SATA III 2.5"
Capacity 512GB
Form Factor 2.5"
Interface SATA III
Read Speed 560 MB/s
NAND MLC
46 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong feature (86th percentile) 86th
Cons
- Below average endurance (15th percentile)
- Below average random (22nd percentile)
- Below average affordability (27th percentile)
- Below average capacity (35th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 512 |
| Form Factor | 2.5" |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 560 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 530 |
Hardware
| NAND | MLC |
| Controller | MJX |
Features
| Heatsink | No |
| Hardware Encryption | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Samsung 512GB SSD | Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRDK/4000G | SanDisk WD_BLACK SN8100 | Micron T710 CT4000T710SSD5 | Crucial T500 | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 512GB | 4TB | 8TB | 4TB | 2TB | 4TB |
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 560 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s | 14,500 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s |
| Nand Type | MLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | true | false | true | true |
| Endurance | - | 4000 TBW | 4800 TBW | 2400 TBW | 1200 TBW | 2400 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung 512GB SSD | 38.4 | 22.4 | 85.9 | 34.8 | 14.7 | 95.3 | 27 |
| Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRDK/4000G Compare | 93.2 | 94.4 | 93.9 | 92.6 | 94 | 95.3 | 9 |
| SanDisk WD_BLACK SN8100 Compare | 99 | 99.3 | 97.5 | 98.1 | 80.9 | 44.6 | 3.3 |
| Micron T710 CT4000T710SSD5 Compare | 99 | 99.2 | 89.4 | 92.6 | 85.9 | 77.4 | 11 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 93.9 | 96.9 | 98.9 | 78.5 | 82.9 | 95.3 | 19.4 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X Compare | 89 | 95.6 | 93.9 | 92.6 | 80.9 | 95.3 | 8.6 |
Usage Scores
- Overall46
- Budget62.9
- Gaming33.5
- Laptop46.1
- Console17.5
- Portable13.1
- Workstation41.5
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