Water Panther 850024236684 7.68TB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe U.2
Water Panther
60 Overall Score
vs
Samsung 8TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2
Samsung
100 Overall Score
Scores
Workstation
Console
Gaming
Laptop
Budget
Portable
Specifications
| Water Panther 850024236684 | Samsung 8TB SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | U.2 | M.2 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 3 | 5★ |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | No data | |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | No data | |
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | — | TLC★ |
| DRAM Cache | ✓ | ✓ |
| Controller | — | In-House Controller |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 2 | 5★ |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | — | ✓★ |
| Hardware Encryption | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
Water Panther 850024236684 7.68TB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe U.2
- Strong capacity (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong random (81st percentile)81st %ile
- Strong feature (71st percentile)
- Below average affordability (3rd percentile)3rd %ile
- Below average social proof (23rd percentile)
Samsung 8TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2
- Strong random (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong feature (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong capacity (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Below average affordability (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
Pricing
Water Panther 850024236684 7.68TB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe U.20.020score per dollar
vs
Samsung 8TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.20.029score per dollar
Samsung 8TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 offers 1.5x better value for money
Water Panther 850024236684 7.68TB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe U.2
Samsung 8TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2
Verdict
Winner: Samsung 8TB SSD
Scores 100 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 11 of 18 specs.
