Synology 1.6TB SSD NVMe M.2 2280
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong endurance (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong random (84th percentile) 84th
- Strong feature (70th percentile) 70th
- Strong capacity (67th percentile) 67th
Cons
- Below average affordability (4th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 1600 |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 3000 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 1000 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 660000 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 120000 |
Hardware
| DRAM Cache | Yes |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 2900 |
| MTBF (hours) | 3000000 |
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
Features
| Heatsink | No |
| Hardware Encryption | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | Synology 1.6TB SSD | Samsung 9100 PRO | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X | Kingston FURY Renegade G5 SFYR2S/4T0 | SanDisk WD_BLACK SN8100 | Crucial T705 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 1.6TB | 8TB | 8TB | 4TB | 8TB | 4TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 3,000 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 7,200 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s | 14,100 MB/s |
| Nand Type | - | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Endurance | 2900 TBW | 4800 TBW | 4800 TBW | 4000 TBW | 4800 TBW | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Synology 1.6TB SSD | 54.4 | 84.2 | 70.4 | 67.4 | 97.6 | 39 | 3.7 |
| Samsung 9100 PRO Compare | 99.1 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 98.1 | 85.9 | 95 | 1.7 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X Compare | 87.1 | 96 | 93.6 | 98.1 | 88 | 95 | 3.9 |
| Kingston FURY Renegade G5 SFYR2S/4T0 Compare | 99.4 | 98.7 | 90.5 | 92.5 | 93.4 | 86.8 | 6.5 |
| SanDisk WD_BLACK SN8100 Compare | 98.9 | 99.1 | 97.3 | 98.1 | 80.9 | 45.4 | 3.3 |
| Crucial T705 Compare | 97.7 | 97.7 | 99.7 | 92.5 | 57.4 | 44.7 | 9.1 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Amazon 1 offer From CA$4,755
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