fanxiang S500 Pro

fanxiang S500 Pro

fanxiang
54 Overall Score
vs
Samsung 990 PRO

Samsung 990 PRO

Samsung
96 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

fanxiang S500 Pro

No customer feedback yet

Samsung 990 PRO

88 out of 100 low confidence 5 reviews

Users are highly satisfied with this SSD, praising its exceptional speed and reliable performance for gaming and photo editing. One user noted thermal concerns during heavy gaming, reaching 62°C without a heatsink, but overall sentiment remains very positive. The drive is easy to install and has proven durable over a year of use.

Pros
  • Blazing fast speeds
  • Easy installation
  • Reliable performance
  • Good value for refurbished price
Cons
  • Thermal concerns under heavy load
  • No heatsink included
👍 Speed 5
👍 Reliability 3
👍 Ease of installation 2
👍 Value for money 1
👎 Thermal performance 1

Scores

Laptop
fanxiang
56
Samsung
100
Budget
fanxiang
50
Samsung
96
Workstation
fanxiang
54
Samsung
93
Gaming
fanxiang
43
Samsung
92
Console
fanxiang
21
Samsung
88
Portable
fanxiang
13
Samsung
24

Specifications

fanxiang S500 ProSamsung 990 PRO
Drive
Capacity
512
2,000
Form FactorM.2 2280M.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4PCIe 4.0 x4
ProtocolNVMeNVMe
PCIe Generation34★
External✗✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
3,200
7,450
Sequential Write (MB/s)
1,300
6,900
Random Read (IOPS)No data
1,400,000
Random Write (IOPS)No data
1,550,000
Hardware
NANDTLCTLC
DRAM Cache—✓★
Controller—Samsung in-house controller
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)
320
1,200
MTBF (hours)No data
1,500,000
Warranty (years)35★
Features
Heatsink✗✗
Hardware Encryption—✓★

Pros & Cons

fanxiang S500 Pro

  • Strong endurance (79th percentile)
  • Strong social proof (71st percentile)
  • Below average capacity (34th percentile)

Samsung 990 PRO

  • Strong random (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong speed (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
  • Strong social proof (89th percentile)89th %ile

Pricing

fanxiang S500 Pro is CA$516 cheaper (4.7x less).

fanxiang S500 Pro0.382score per dollar
vs
Samsung 990 PRO0.147score per dollar

fanxiang S500 Pro offers 2.6x better value for money

Verdict

★ Winner: Samsung 990 PRO

Scores 96 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 11 of 18 specs.

Samsung 990 PRO Better at:

BudgetGamingLaptopConsolePortableWorkstation

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