Samsung 990 PRO
Samsung
97 Overall Score
vs
Solidigm SSD
Solidigm
73 Overall Score
Scores
Laptop
Budget
Gaming
Workstation
Console
Portable
Specifications
| Samsung 990 PRO | Solidigm SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | U.2 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 | 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 | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓★ | — |
| Controller | Samsung in-house controller | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5 | 5 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | — |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓★ | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
Samsung 990 PRO
- Strong random (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong social proof (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong speed (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
Solidigm SSD
- Strong speed (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong feature (71st percentile)
- Strong capacity (68th percentile)
Verdict
Winner: Samsung 990 PRO
Scores 97 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 9 of 18 specs.