Samsung 850 EVO 500GB SATA III 2.5"
Samsung
53 Overall Score
vs
SanDisk SSD
SanDisk
89 Overall Score
Scores
Laptop
Workstation
Gaming
Budget
Console
Portable
Specifications
| Samsung 850 EVO | SanDisk SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Protocol | SATA | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | — | 5★ |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | ||
| Random Write (IOPS) | ||
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓ | ✓ |
| Controller | Samsung MGX Controller | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | 1 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | ✗ |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓★ | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
Samsung 850 EVO 500GB SATA III 2.5"
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong social proof (88th percentile)88th %ile
- Strong endurance (65th percentile)
- Below average capacity (27th percentile)
- Below average speed (31st percentile)
SanDisk SSD
- Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong endurance (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong speed (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong social proof (96th percentile)96th %ile
Verdict
Winner: SanDisk SSD
Scores 89 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 7 of 18 specs.