Samsung PM893

Samsung PM893

Samsung
24 Overall Score
vs
SanDisk SSD

SanDisk SSD

SanDisk
91 Overall Score

Scores

Laptop
Samsung
27
SanDisk
92
Workstation
Samsung
19
SanDisk
92
Gaming
Samsung
18
SanDisk
91
Budget
Samsung
42
SanDisk
88
Console
Samsung
9
SanDisk
87
Portable
Samsung
6
SanDisk
24

Specifications

Samsung PM893SanDisk SSD
Drive
Capacity
960
4,000
Form Factor2.5"M.2 2280
InterfaceSATA IIIPCIe 5.0 x4
ProtocolSATANVMe
PCIe Generation—5★
External✗✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)No data
14,900
Sequential Write (MB/s)No data
11,000
Random Read (IOPS)No data
2,300,000
Random Write (IOPS)No data
2,300,000
Hardware
NAND—TLC★
DRAM Cache—✓★
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)No data
2,400
MTBF (hours)No data
1,750,000
Warranty (years)—3★
Features
Heatsink—✗
Hardware Encryption—✓★

Pros & Cons

Samsung PM893

  • Below average speed (7th percentile)7th %ile
  • Below average feature (14th percentile)14th %ile
  • Below average endurance (14th percentile)14th %ile
  • Below average random (22nd percentile)

SanDisk SSD

  • Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong speed (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong feature (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile

Pricing

SanDisk SSD is CA$512 cheaper (1.4x less).

Samsung PM8930.013score per dollar
vs
SanDisk SSD0.065score per dollar

SanDisk SSD offers 5.0x better value for money

Verdict

★ Winner: SanDisk SSD

Scores 91 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 12 of 17 specs.

SanDisk SSD Better at:

BudgetGamingLaptopConsolePortableWorkstation

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