Solidigm D3-S4520 480GB SATA III 2.5"

Solidigm D3-S4520 480GB SATA III 2.5"

Solidigm
42 Overall Score
vs
Lexar NM1090 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Lexar NM1090 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Lexar
91 Overall Score

Scores

Laptop
Solidigm
37
Lexar
92
Workstation
Solidigm
41
Lexar
91
Gaming
Solidigm
23
Lexar
91
Console
Solidigm
10
Lexar
87
Budget
Solidigm
41
Lexar
74
Portable
Solidigm
9
Lexar
24

Specifications

Solidigm D3-S4520Lexar NM1090 PRO
Drive
Capacity
480
4,000
Form Factor2.5"M.2 2280
InterfaceSATA IIIPCIe 5.0 x4
ProtocolSATANVMe
PCIe Generation—5★
External✗✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
550
14,000
Sequential Write (MB/s)
460
13,000
Random Read (IOPS)No data
2,100,000
Random Write (IOPS)No data
1,700,000
Hardware
NAND—SLC★
DRAM Cache—✓★
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)
2,560
2,800
MTBF (hours)
2,000,000
1,500,000
Warranty (years)5★—
Features
Heatsink—✗

Pros & Cons

Solidigm D3-S4520 480GB SATA III 2.5"

  • Strong endurance (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Below average affordability (12th percentile)12th %ile
  • Below average feature (15th percentile)15th %ile
  • Below average random (22nd percentile)
  • Below average speed (23rd percentile)

Lexar NM1090 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

  • Strong random (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong speed (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong feature (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
  • Below average affordability (10th percentile)10th %ile

Pricing

Lexar NM1090 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280 is €202 cheaper (1.3x less).

Solidigm D3-S4520 480GB SATA III 2.5"0.042score per dollar
vs
Lexar NM1090 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.113score per dollar

Lexar NM1090 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280 offers 2.7x better value for money

Solidigm D3-S4520 480GB SATA III 2.5"

Lexar NM1090 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Verdict

★ Winner: Lexar NM1090 PRO

Scores 91 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 9 of 16 specs.

Lexar NM1090 PRO Better at:

BudgetGamingLaptopConsolePortableWorkstation

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