Samsung 990 PRO
Samsung
89 Overall Score
vs
Silicon Power SSD
Silicon Power
33 Overall Score
Scores
Workstation
Gaming
Budget
Console
Laptop
Portable
Specifications
| Samsung 990 PRO | Silicon Power SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | 1 |
| 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
Silicon Power SSD
- Strong social proof (79th percentile)
- Below average capacity (7th percentile)7th %ile
- Below average speed (22nd percentile)
- Below average random (22nd percentile)
- Below average endurance (33rd percentile)
Pricing
Samsung 990 PRO0.203score per dollar
vs
Silicon Power SSD0.406score per dollar
Silicon Power SSD offers 2.0x better value for money
Samsung 990 PRO
Silicon Power SSD
Verdict
Winner: Samsung 990 PRO
Scores 89 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 12 of 18 specs.
