New
Samsung SSD
Capacity 1TB
Form Factor External
Interface SATA III
Read Speed 540 MB/s
NAND TLC
57 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong feature (78th percentile) 78th
- Strong endurance (65th percentile) 65th
Cons
- Below average speed (31st percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 1000 |
| Form Factor | External |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | Yes |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 540 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 520 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 98000 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 90000 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | No |
| Controller | Samsung MGX Controller |
Reliability
| MTBF (hours) | 2000000 |
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
Features
| Hardware Encryption | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Samsung SSD | Western Digital WD Black SN850X | Crucial T500 | Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G | Seagate FireCuda 530R | SanDisk Western Digital WDS400T1X0M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 1TB | 4TB | 2TB | 2TB | 4TB | 4TB |
| Form Factor | External | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 540 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | true | true | false | true |
| Endurance | - | 2400 TBW | 1200 TBW | 2000 TBW | 5050 TBW | 2400 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | User Sentiment | Endurance | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung SSD | 30.5 | 44.1 | 78.4 | 54.9 | 44.9 | 65 | 88 |
| Western Digital WD Black SN850X Compare | 88.3 | 95.1 | 93.9 | 92.5 | 94.9 | 80.5 | 95.5 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 93.7 | 96.4 | 99 | 78.3 | 78.9 | 82.6 | 95.5 |
| Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G Compare | 92.9 | 93.8 | 93.9 | 78.3 | 66.7 | 93.7 | 95.5 |
| Seagate FireCuda 530R Compare | 92.4 | 96.3 | 52.7 | 92.5 | 65 | 95.4 | 88 |
| SanDisk Western Digital WDS400T1X0M Compare | 97.5 | 99.1 | 97.5 | 92.5 | 0 | 80.5 | 0 |
Usage Scores
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