SanDisk SSD

SanDisk SSD

SanDisk
54 Overall Score
vs
Samsung 990 PRO

Samsung 990 PRO

Samsung
98 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

SanDisk SSD

No customer feedback yet

Samsung 990 PRO

88 out of 100 low confidence 5 reviews

Users are highly satisfied with this SSD, praising its exceptional speed and reliable performance for gaming and photo editing. One user noted thermal concerns during heavy gaming, reaching 62°C without a heatsink, but overall sentiment remains very positive. The drive is easy to install and has proven durable over a year of use.

Pros
  • Blazing fast speeds
  • Easy installation
  • Reliable performance
  • Good value for refurbished price
Cons
  • Thermal concerns under heavy load
  • No heatsink included
👍 Speed 5
👍 Reliability 3
👍 Ease of installation 2
👍 Value for money 1
👎 Thermal performance 1

Scores

Budget
SanDisk
47
Samsung
97
Workstation
SanDisk
55
Samsung
94
Gaming
SanDisk
40
Samsung
94
Console
SanDisk
28
Samsung
94
Laptop
SanDisk
53
Samsung
85
Portable
SanDisk
11
Samsung
25

Specifications

SanDisk SSDSamsung 990 PRO
Drive
Capacity
250
2,000
Form FactorM.2 2280M.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0PCIe 4.0 x4
ProtocolNVMeNVMe
PCIe Generation44
External✗✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
4,000
7,450
Sequential Write (MB/s)
2,000
6,900
Random Read (IOPS)
240,000
1,400,000
Random Write (IOPS)
470,000
1,550,000
Hardware
NAND—TLC★
DRAM Cache—✓★
Controller—Samsung
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)
200
1,200
MTBF (hours)
1,750,000
1,500,000
Warranty (years)55
Features
Heatsink✗✓★
Hardware Encryption—✓★

Pros & Cons

SanDisk SSD

  • Strong endurance (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
  • Strong random (84th percentile)84th %ile
  • Below average capacity (13th percentile)13th %ile
  • Below average feature (14th percentile)14th %ile

Samsung 990 PRO

  • Strong feature (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong random (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong speed (93rd percentile)93rd %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: Samsung 990 PRO

Scores 98 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 10 of 18 specs.

Samsung 990 PRO Better at:

BudgetGamingLaptopConsolePortableWorkstation