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SanDisk Optimus 5100
Capacity 1TB
Form Factor M.2 2280
Interface PCIe 4.0 x4
Read Speed 7,100 MB/s
NAND QLC
Endurance 600 TBW
73 Overall Score
Price CA$280
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong random (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong social proof (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong endurance (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong speed (86th percentile) 86th
Cons
- Below average feature (14th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 1000 |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 7100 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 6700 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 1000000 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 1300000 |
Hardware
| NAND | QLC |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 600 |
| MTBF (hours) | 1750000 |
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
Features
| Hardware Encryption | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | SanDisk Optimus 5100 | Western Digital WD Black SN850X | Samsung 990 PRO | Crucial T500 | Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G | Corsair MP700 Elite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 1TB | 4TB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB |
| 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 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 7,100 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,450 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 10,000 MB/s |
| Nand Type | QLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | true | true | true | true |
| Endurance | 600 TBW | 2400 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1200 TBW | 2000 TBW | 1200 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SanDisk Optimus 5100 | 86.4 | 95.1 | 14.1 | 54.9 | 87.5 | 88 |
| Western Digital WD Black SN850X Compare | 88.3 | 95.1 | 93.9 | 92.5 | 80.6 | 95.4 |
| Samsung 990 PRO Compare | 93.4 | 97 | 99 | 78.3 | 85.6 | 95.4 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 93.7 | 96.4 | 99 | 78.3 | 82.6 | 95.4 |
| Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G Compare | 92.9 | 93.8 | 93.9 | 78.3 | 93.7 | 95.4 |
| Corsair MP700 Elite Compare | 94.7 | 96.6 | 99.8 | 78.3 | 86.8 | 38.5 |
Price
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