Samsung 990 EVO Plus 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Samsung
84 Overall Score
vs
Silicon Power A55 128GB SATA III M.2 2280
Silicon Power
26 Overall Score
Scores
Laptop
Budget
Gaming
Console
Workstation
Portable
Specifications
| Samsung 990 EVO Plus | Silicon Power A55 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | SATA III |
| Protocol | NVMe | SATA |
| PCIe Generation | 4★ | — |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | No data | |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | No data | |
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✗ | ✗ |
| Controller | Samsung in-house Controller | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | 3 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | ✗ |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
Samsung 990 EVO Plus 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong social proof (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong random (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong endurance (85th percentile)85th %ile
- Strong speed (84th percentile)84th %ile
Silicon Power A55 128GB SATA III M.2 2280
- Strong social proof (70th percentile)
- Below average capacity (7th percentile)7th %ile
- Below average speed (7th percentile)7th %ile
- Below average random (22nd percentile)
Verdict
Winner: Samsung 990 EVO Plus
Scores 84 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 10 of 18 specs.