S SHARKSPEED 256GB SSD SATA III M.2 2242

S SHARKSPEED 256GB SSD SATA III M.2 2242

S SHARKSPEED
36 Overall Score
vs
Crucial T710 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Crucial T710 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Crucial
95 Overall Score

Scores

Console
S SHARKSPEED
11
Crucial
95
Gaming
S SHARKSPEED
22
Crucial
93
Workstation
S SHARKSPEED
35
Crucial
88
Budget
S SHARKSPEED
75
Crucial
82
Laptop
S SHARKSPEED
38
Crucial
82
Portable
S SHARKSPEED
8
Crucial
26

Specifications

S SHARKSPEED 256GB SSDCrucial T710
Drive
Capacity
256
4,000
Form FactorM.2 2242M.2 2280
InterfaceSATA IIIPCIe 5.0 x4
ProtocolSATANVMe
PCIe Generation—5★
External✗✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
550
14,500
Sequential Write (MB/s)
500
13,800
Random Read (IOPS)No data
2,200,000
Random Write (IOPS)No data
2,300,000
Hardware
NANDTLCTLC
DRAM Cache—✗
Controller—Micron
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)No data
2,400
MTBF (hours)No data
1,500,000
Warranty (years)55
Features
Heatsink✗✓★
Hardware Encryption—✗

Pros & Cons

S SHARKSPEED 256GB SSD SATA III M.2 2242

  • Strong affordability (87th percentile)87th %ile
  • Below average capacity (18th percentile)18th %ile
  • Below average random (23rd percentile)
  • Below average speed (28th percentile)

Crucial T710 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

  • Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
  • Strong feature (86th percentile)86th %ile
  • Below average affordability (12th percentile)12th %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: Crucial T710

Scores 95 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 9 of 18 specs.

Crucial T710 Better at:

BudgetGamingLaptopConsolePortableWorkstation