Samsung 990 PRO
Samsung
89 Overall Score
vs
PNY CS900
PNY
42 Overall Score
Scores
Workstation
Gaming
Budget
Console
Laptop
Portable
Specifications
| Samsung 990 PRO | PNY CS900 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | 2.5" |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | SATA III |
| Protocol | NVMe | SATA |
| PCIe Generation | 4★ | — |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓★ | — |
| Controller | Samsung in-house Controller | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | 3 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓★ | — |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓★ | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
Samsung 990 PRO
- Strong social proof (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong feature (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong random (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong speed (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
PNY CS900
- Strong social proof (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong endurance (69th percentile)
- Below average capacity (12th percentile)12th %ile
- Below average random (22nd percentile)
- Below average speed (24th percentile)
Pricing
Samsung 990 PRO0.203score per dollar
vs
PNY CS9000.553score per dollar
PNY CS900 offers 2.7x better value for money
Samsung 990 PRO
PNY CS900
Verdict
Winner: Samsung 990 PRO
Scores 89 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 12 of 18 specs.
