SanDisk 8TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280

SanDisk 8TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280

SanDisk
90 Overall Score
vs
SK Hynix PC611 256GB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

SK Hynix PC611 256GB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

SK Hynix
34 Overall Score

Scores

Console
SanDisk
86
SK Hynix
14
Workstation
SanDisk
85
SK Hynix
33
Gaming
SanDisk
85
SK Hynix
30
Budget
SanDisk
57
SK Hynix
68
Laptop
SanDisk
66
SK Hynix
36
Portable
SanDisk
23
SK Hynix
8

Specifications

SanDisk 8TB SSDSK Hynix PC611
Drive
Capacity
8,000
256
Form FactorM.2 2280M.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0PCIe 3.0 x4
ProtocolNVMeNVMe
PCIe Generation5★3
External✗✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
14,900
3,100
Sequential Write (MB/s)
13,200
1,300
Random Read (IOPS)
2,200,000
200,000
Random Write (IOPS)
2,400,000
245,000
Hardware
NANDTLC★—
DRAM Cache✗—
ControllernCache 4.0—
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)
4,800
No data
MTBF (hours)
1,750,000
No data
Warranty (years)5★—
Features
Heatsink✓★—
Hardware Encryption✓★—

Pros & Cons

SanDisk 8TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280

  • Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong capacity (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong feature (89th percentile)89th %ile
  • Below average affordability (3rd percentile)3rd %ile

SK Hynix PC611 256GB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

  • Strong affordability (88th percentile)88th %ile
  • Strong random (79th percentile)
  • Below average feature (15th percentile)15th %ile
  • Below average endurance (15th percentile)15th %ile
  • Below average capacity (17th percentile)17th %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: SanDisk 8TB SSD

Scores 90 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 12 of 18 specs.

SanDisk 8TB SSD Better at:

GamingLaptopConsolePortableWorkstation

SK Hynix PC611 Better at:

Budget