Samsung PM9C1a 256GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Samsung
42 Overall Score
vs
Kingston SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Kingston
96 Overall Score
Scores
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Specifications
| Samsung PM9C1a | Kingston SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 | 5★ |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | — | ✓★ |
| Controller | — | SM2508 |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | — | 5★ |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | — | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
Samsung PM9C1a 256GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong affordability (79th percentile)
- Strong speed (78th percentile)
- Below average endurance (15th percentile)15th %ile
- Below average capacity (18th percentile)18th %ile
- Below average social proof (25th percentile)
Kingston SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong endurance (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Below average affordability (6th percentile)6th %ile
- Below average user sentiment (29th percentile)
Pricing
Samsung PM9C1a 256GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
No current pricing available
Kingston SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Verdict
Winner: Kingston SSD
Scores 96 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 9 of 16 specs.
