Samsung 990 PRO 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Samsung
90 Overall Score
vs
PNY CS900 250GB SATA III 2.5"
PNY
42 Overall Score
Scores
Budget
Workstation
Gaming
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 | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | 3 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓★ | — |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓★ | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
Samsung 990 PRO 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- 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 250GB SATA III 2.5"
- Strong affordability (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong social proof (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Strong endurance (70th percentile)
- Below average capacity (12th percentile)12th %ile
- Below average random (22nd percentile)
- Below average speed (24th percentile)
Pricing
Samsung 990 PRO 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.204score per dollar
vs
PNY CS900 250GB SATA III 2.5"0.556score per dollar
PNY CS900 250GB SATA III 2.5" offers 2.7x better value for money
Samsung 990 PRO 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
PNY CS900 250GB SATA III 2.5"
Verdict
Winner: Samsung 990 PRO
Scores 90 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 12 of 18 specs.
