Samsung 8TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2

Samsung 8TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2

Samsung
100 Overall Score
vs
Western Digital WD Black SN770M 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2230

Western Digital WD Black SN770M 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2230

Western Digital
68 Overall Score

Scores

Workstation
Samsung
100
Western Digital
70
Console
Samsung
98
Western Digital
52
Gaming
Samsung
98
Western Digital
67
Laptop
Samsung
75
Western Digital
71
Budget
Samsung
72
Western Digital
62
Portable
Samsung
27
Western Digital
18

Specifications

Samsung 8TB SSDWestern Digital WD Black SN770M
Drive
Capacity
8,000
2,000
Form FactorM.2M.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4PCIe 4.0 x4
ProtocolNVMeNVMe
PCIe Generation5★4
External✗✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
14,800
5,150
Sequential Write (MB/s)
13,400
No data
Random Read (IOPS)
2,200,000
No data
Random Write (IOPS)
2,600,000
No data
Hardware
NANDTLCTLC
DRAM Cache✓★—
ControllerIn-House Controller—
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)
4,800
1,200
MTBF (hours)
1,500,000
No data
Warranty (years)55
Features
Heatsink✓★—
Hardware Encryption✓★—

Pros & Cons

Samsung 8TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2

  • Strong random (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong feature (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong capacity (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Below average affordability (2nd percentile)2nd %ile

Western Digital WD Black SN770M 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2230

  • Strong endurance (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
  • Strong capacity (79th percentile)
  • Strong speed (73rd percentile)
  • Below average affordability (14th percentile)14th %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: Samsung 8TB SSD

Scores 100 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 11 of 18 specs.

Samsung 8TB SSD Better at:

BudgetGamingLaptopConsolePortableWorkstation