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Samsung PM9B1 256GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Capacity 256GB
Form Factor M.2 2280
Interface PCIe 4.0 x4
40 Overall Score
Price CA$88
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong speed (67th percentile) 67th
Cons
- Below average feature (15th percentile)
- Below average capacity (18th percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (29th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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72/100Our AI sentiment read
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 256 |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 |
| External | No |
Reliability
| Warranty (years) | 2 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Samsung PM9B1 | Crucial T500 | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 | Micron T710 CT1000T710SSD5 | MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO | Corsair MP700 Elite CSSD-F1000GBMP700ENH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 256GB | 1TB | 1TB | 1TB | 1TB | 1TB |
| 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 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | - | 7,300 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 10,000 MB/s |
| Nand Type | - | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | true | true | true | false |
| Endurance | - | 600 TBW | 600 TBW | 600 TBW | 3000 TBW | 600 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | User Sentiment | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung PM9B1 | 67.3 | 61.4 | 14.6 | 17.5 | 28.9 | 35.8 | 56.3 | 89.5 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 90.9 | 96.3 | 98.9 | 54.9 | 94.5 | 82.8 | 95.2 | 57.4 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 Compare | 97.5 | 98.3 | 97.3 | 54.9 | 0 | 80.7 | 95.2 | 38.6 |
| Micron T710 CT1000T710SSD5 Compare | 99.3 | 98.9 | 97.3 | 54.9 | 0 | 85.8 | 77.4 | 26.7 |
| MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO Compare | 93.8 | 80.8 | 93.5 | 54.9 | 78.8 | 98.7 | 95.2 | 44.3 |
| Corsair MP700 Elite CSSD-F1000GBMP700ENH Compare | 94.9 | 96.6 | 85.7 | 54.9 | 0 | 87.2 | 95.2 | 44.5 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
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