Samsung 860 QVO 1TB SATA III 2.5"

Samsung 860 QVO 1TB SATA III 2.5"

Samsung
61 Overall Score
vs
SanDisk 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280

SanDisk 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280

SanDisk
92 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

Samsung 860 QVO 1TB SATA III 2.5"

88 out of 100 medium confidence 14 reviews

Users are overwhelmingly positive, praising the drive as a great upgrade from HDDs, with fast performance and good value. Some note trade-offs like shorter lifespan and warranty compared to TLC drives, but find it acceptable for their use cases. A few Q&A responses raise concerns about value and compatibility, but overall sentiment is very favorable.

Pros
  • Fast performance
  • Great upgrade from HDD
  • Good value for capacity
  • Reliable Samsung brand
  • Easy installation
Cons
  • Shorter lifespan than TLC
  • Shorter warranty than EVO
  • Requires mounting bracket
  • Value questioned at same price as EVO
👍 Performance 5
🤔 Value for money 4
👍 Reliability 3
👎 Lifespan 2
👍 Compatibility 2
👍 Installation 2

SanDisk 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280

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Scores

Console
Samsung
23
SanDisk
93
Gaming
Samsung
46
SanDisk
93
Workstation
Samsung
50
SanDisk
92
Laptop
Samsung
55
SanDisk
80
Budget
Samsung
74
SanDisk
79
Portable
Samsung
15
SanDisk
25

Specifications

Samsung 860 QVOSanDisk 4TB SSD
Drive
Capacity
1,000
4,000
Form Factor2.5"M.2 2280
InterfaceSATA IIIPCIe 4.0
ProtocolSATANVMe
PCIe Generation—4★
External✗✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
550
7,300
Sequential Write (MB/s)
520
6,600
Random Read (IOPS)
96,000
1,200,000
Random Write (IOPS)
89,000
1,100,000
Hardware
NANDQLCTLC★
DRAM Cache✓✓
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)
360
2,400
MTBF (hours)No data
1,750,000
Warranty (years)33
Features
Heatsink—✓★
Hardware Encryption✓★—

Pros & Cons

Samsung 860 QVO 1TB SATA III 2.5"

  • Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong feature (85th percentile)85th %ile
  • Strong user sentiment (78th percentile)
  • Strong endurance (68th percentile)
  • Below average speed (34th percentile)

SanDisk 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280

  • Strong random (95th percentile)95th %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: SanDisk 4TB SSD

Scores 92 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 10 of 17 specs.

SanDisk 4TB SSD Better at:

BudgetGamingLaptopConsolePortableWorkstation