Samsung 850 PRO 512GB SATA III 2.5"

Samsung 850 PRO 512GB SATA III 2.5"

Samsung
65 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 850 PRO 512GB SATA III 2.5"

92 out of 100 medium confidence 18 reviews

Users are overwhelmingly positive about this SSD, praising its speed, reliability, and durability. One reviewer even reported that the drive survived a flood with all data intact. The 10-year warranty and ease of installation are also highlighted as major benefits.

Pros
  • Lightning fast speeds
  • Reliable and durable
  • Survived flood with data intact
  • 10-year warranty
  • Easy installation
Cons
  • No SATA to USB adapter included
  • No data migration kit included
  • Expensive compared to other SSDs
👍 Speed 6
👍 Reliability 5
👍 Durability 2
👍 Warranty 1
👍 Installation 3
🤔 Value for money 2

SanDisk 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280

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Scores

Console
Samsung
19
SanDisk
93
Gaming
Samsung
39
SanDisk
93
Workstation
Samsung
61
SanDisk
92
Laptop
Samsung
54
SanDisk
80
Budget
Samsung
61
SanDisk
79
Portable
Samsung
14
SanDisk
25

Specifications

Samsung 850 PROSanDisk 4TB SSD
Drive
Capacity
512
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)
100,000
1,200,000
Random Write (IOPS)
90,000
1,100,000
Hardware
NANDTLCTLC
DRAM Cache✓✓
ControllerSamsung MEX Controller—
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)
150
2,400
MTBF (hours)
2,000,000
1,750,000
Warranty (years)10★3
Features
Heatsink—✓★
Hardware Encryption✓★—

Pros & Cons

Samsung 850 PRO 512GB SATA III 2.5"

  • Strong user sentiment (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong endurance (91st percentile)91st %ile
  • Strong social proof (87th percentile)87th %ile
  • Below average affordability (22nd percentile)
  • Below average speed (34th percentile)
  • Below average capacity (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 8 of 18 specs.

SanDisk 4TB SSD Better at:

BudgetGamingLaptopConsolePortableWorkstation