Samsung 970 PRO 512GB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Samsung
71 Overall Score
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Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Western Digital
93 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Samsung 970 PRO 512GB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
92 out of 100 low confidence 8 reviews
Users are overwhelmingly positive about this Samsung 970 Pro NVMe M.2 drive, praising its exceptional speed and performance compared to SATA SSDs. It works out of the box without formatting and is considered a great value at its price point. Some users noted that boot times were unchanged, but overall it's highly recommended.
Pros
- Exceptional speed
- Works out of the box
- Great value for money
- High quality build
- Easy installation
Cons
- Boot times unchanged
- Tracking number not provided
Speed 5
Value for money 2
Ease of installation 2
Build quality 2
Boot time 1
Customer service 1
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
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Specifications
| Samsung 970 PRO | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 3 | 5★ |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | ||
| Random Write (IOPS) | ||
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | MLC★ | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓ | ✓ |
| Controller | Samsung Phoenix Controller | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | 3 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓ | ✓ |
Pros & Cons
Samsung 970 PRO 512GB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong feature (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong endurance (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong random (85th percentile)85th %ile
- Below average affordability (23rd percentile)
- Below average capacity (34th percentile)
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong feature (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong speed (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Below average affordability (8th percentile)8th %ile
Verdict
Winner: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100
Scores 93 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 9 of 18 specs.