Samsung 960 PRO 1TB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2

Samsung 960 PRO 1TB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2

Samsung
63 Overall Score
vs
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Western Digital
94 Overall Score

Scores

Console
Samsung
30
Western Digital
95
Gaming
Samsung
63
Western Digital
95
Workstation
Samsung
65
Western Digital
94
Budget
Samsung
55
Western Digital
81
Laptop
Samsung
65
Western Digital
81
Portable
Samsung
16
Western Digital
25

Specifications

Samsung 960 PROWestern Digital WD_BLACK SN850X
Drive
Capacity
1,000
4,000
Form FactorM.2M.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4PCIe 4.0 x4
ProtocolNVMeNVMe
PCIe Generation34★
External✗✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
3,500
7,300
Sequential Write (MB/s)
2,100
6,600
Random Read (IOPS)
440,000
1,200,000
Random Write (IOPS)
360,000
1,100,000
Hardware
NANDTLCTLC
DRAM Cache—✓★
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)
800
2,400
MTBF (hours)No data
1,750,000
Warranty (years)—3★
Features
Heatsink—✓★

Pros & Cons

Samsung 960 PRO 1TB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2

  • Strong social proof (87th percentile)87th %ile
  • Strong random (85th percentile)85th %ile
  • Strong endurance (77th percentile)
  • Below average affordability (12th percentile)12th %ile

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

  • Strong random (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
  • Below average affordability (9th percentile)9th %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X

Scores 94 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 11 of 16 specs.

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X Better at:

BudgetGamingLaptopConsolePortableWorkstation