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Fikwot FN950 500GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Capacity 500GB
Form Factor M.2 2280
Interface PCIe 4.0 x4
Read Speed 5,000 MB/s
NAND TLC
47 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong feature (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong affordability (77th percentile) 77th
- Strong speed (66th percentile) 66th
Cons
- Below average social proof (6th percentile)
- Below average capacity (27th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Owner sentiment has cooled since launch
Based on 2 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 500 |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 5000 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 2400 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
Reliability
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
Features
| Hardware Encryption | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Fikwot FN950 | Samsung 990 PRO | Crucial T500 | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 | Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO | MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 500GB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB | 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 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 5,000 MB/s | 7,450 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s | 14,000 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | true | true | true | true |
| Endurance | - | 1200 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1400 TBW | 3000 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fikwot FN950 | 65.5 | 61.7 | 79 | 26.7 | 57.3 | 6 | 76.5 |
| Samsung 990 PRO Compare | 93.7 | 97.4 | 99 | 78.5 | 86 | 95.3 | 20.5 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 94 | 96.9 | 99 | 78.5 | 83 | 95.3 | 19.6 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 Compare | 99.6 | 99.5 | 97.6 | 78.5 | 80.9 | 49.5 | 21 |
| Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO Compare | 98.1 | 98.5 | 97.6 | 78.5 | 91.1 | 51.8 | 24.1 |
| MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO Compare | 94 | 81.1 | 93.9 | 55.3 | 98.7 | 95.3 | 43.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
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