Water Panther 15.36TB SSD SAS 2.5"
Water Panther
33 Overall Score
vs
Samsung 8TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2
Samsung
100 Overall Score
Scores
Workstation
Console
Gaming
Laptop
Budget
Portable
Specifications
| Water Panther 15.36TB SSD | Samsung 8TB SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 |
| Interface | SAS | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Protocol | SAS | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | — | 5★ |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | No data | |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | No data | |
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | — | TLC★ |
| DRAM Cache | — | ✓★ |
| Controller | — | In-House Controller |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 2 | 5★ |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | — | ✓★ |
| Hardware Encryption | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
Water Panther 15.36TB SSD SAS 2.5"
- Strong capacity (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Below average affordability (1st percentile)1st %ile
- Below average speed (1st percentile)1st %ile
- Below average random (3rd percentile)3rd %ile
- Below average feature (15th percentile)15th %ile
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
Verdict
Winner: Samsung 8TB SSD
Scores 100 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 11 of 18 specs.