GM228 1TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Western Digital 8TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Scores
Specifications
| GM228 | Western Digital 8TB SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 | PCIe 4.0 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 3 | 4★ |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | No data | |
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | — | 5★ |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓ | ✓ |
Pros & Cons
GM228 1TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong feature (79th percentile)
- Strong social proof (77th percentile)
- Strong affordability (65th percentile)
- Below average endurance (15th percentile)15th %ile
Western Digital 8TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong capacity (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong random (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Below average affordability (4th percentile)4th %ile
Pricing
GM228 1TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 offers 5.9x better value for money
GM228 1TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Western Digital 8TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Verdict
Scores 98 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 10 of 16 specs.