Western Digital 250GB SSD PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Western Digital
48 Overall Score
vs
Samsung 8TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2
Samsung
100 Overall Score
Scores
Workstation
Console
Gaming
Budget
Laptop
Portable
Specifications
| Western Digital 250GB SSD | Samsung 8TB SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 3 | 5★ |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | No data | |
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | — | TLC★ |
| DRAM Cache | — | ✓★ |
| Controller | — | In-House Controller |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 3 | 5★ |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | — | ✓★ |
| Hardware Encryption | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
Western Digital 250GB SSD PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong social proof (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Strong affordability (84th percentile)84th %ile
- Below average capacity (13th percentile)13th %ile
- Below average feature (15th percentile)15th %ile
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
Pricing
Western Digital 250GB SSD PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Samsung 8TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2
No current pricing available
Verdict
Winner: Samsung 8TB SSD
Scores 100 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 13 of 18 specs.
