ADATA SSD
ADATA
85 Overall Score
vs
Samsung 850 EVO
Samsung
53 Overall Score
Scores
Workstation
Gaming
Console
Budget
Laptop
Portable
Specifications
| ADATA SSD | Samsung 850 EVO | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | 2.5" |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 | SATA III |
| Protocol | NVMe | SATA |
| PCIe Generation | 4★ | — |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | ||
| Random Write (IOPS) | ||
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓ | ✓ |
| Controller | — | Samsung MGX Controller |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | — | 5★ |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Hardware Encryption | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
ADATA SSD
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong speed (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong random (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Strong social proof (79th percentile)
Samsung 850 EVO
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong social proof (88th percentile)88th %ile
- Strong endurance (65th percentile)
- Below average capacity (27th percentile)
- Below average speed (31st percentile)
Verdict
Winner: ADATA SSD
Scores 85 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 8 of 18 specs.