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Samsung PM9A1
Capacity 256GB
Form Factor M.2 2280
Interface PCIe 3.0 x4
27 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
Cons
- Below average feature (14th percentile)
- Below average endurance (14th percentile)
- Below average capacity (17th percentile)
- Below average social proof (19th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 256 |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 3 |
| External | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | Samsung PM9A1 | Western Digital WD Black SN850X | Crucial T500 | Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G | Seagate FireCuda 530R | SanDisk Western Digital WDS400T1X0M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 256GB | 4TB | 2TB | 2TB | 4TB | 4TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | - | 7,300 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s |
| Nand Type | - | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | true | true | false | true |
| Endurance | - | 2400 TBW | 1200 TBW | 2000 TBW | 5050 TBW | 2400 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung PM9A1 | 51 | 61 | 14.1 | 17 | 14.4 | 19.4 |
| Western Digital WD Black SN850X Compare | 88.2 | 95 | 93.8 | 92.6 | 80.9 | 95.6 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 93.8 | 96.4 | 99 | 78.2 | 82.9 | 95.6 |
| Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G Compare | 92.9 | 93.7 | 93.8 | 78.2 | 93.8 | 95.6 |
| Seagate FireCuda 530R Compare | 92.5 | 96.3 | 52.9 | 92.6 | 95.4 | 88.5 |
| SanDisk Western Digital WDS400T1X0M Compare | 97.5 | 99.1 | 97.5 | 92.6 | 80.9 | 0 |
Usage Scores
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