Samsung 8TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2
Samsung
100 Overall Score
vs
SK Hynix Platinum P51 1TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
SK Hynix
78 Overall Score
Scores
Workstation
Console
Gaming
Laptop
Budget
Portable
Specifications
| Samsung 8TB SSD | SK Hynix Platinum P51 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 5 | 5 |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | ||
| Random Write (IOPS) | ||
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓ | ✓ |
| Controller | In-House Controller | Alistar Gen5 |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 5 | 5 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
Samsung 8TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2
- Strong random (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong feature (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong capacity (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Below average affordability (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
SK Hynix Platinum P51 1TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong random (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong feature (91st percentile)91st %ile
- Strong endurance (86th percentile)86th %ile
- Below average affordability (22nd percentile)
- Below average social proof (31st percentile)
Verdict
Winner: Samsung 8TB SSD
Scores 100 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 6 of 18 specs.