Samsung 870 EVO 500GB SATA III 2.5"
SanDisk 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Scores
Specifications
| Samsung 870 EVO | SanDisk 4TB SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 4.0 |
| Protocol | SATA | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 | 4 |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | ||
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓ | ✓ |
| Controller | MKX | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | 3 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
Samsung 870 EVO 500GB SATA III 2.5"
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong endurance (86th percentile)86th %ile
- Below average random (8th percentile)8th %ile
- Below average capacity (26th percentile)
SanDisk 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong random (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Below average affordability (9th percentile)9th %ile
Pricing
Samsung 870 EVO 500GB SATA III 2.5" offers 2.5x better value for money
Samsung 870 EVO 500GB SATA III 2.5"
SanDisk 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Verdict
Scores 92 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 8 of 18 specs.