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Samsung SSD

★★★★★ 4.8 (76,844)
Capacity 250GB
Form Factor 2.5"
Interface SATA III
Read Speed 550 MB/s
NAND TLC
DRAM Cache Yes
Endurance 150 TBW
Samsung SSD ssd
52 Overall Score

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Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong social proof (96th percentile) 96th
  • Strong feature (94th percentile) 94th
  • Strong endurance (86th percentile) 86th

Cons

  • Below average capacity (12th percentile)
  • Below average speed (33rd percentile)

What owners think

How owner sentiment changed over time

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Owner sentiment has improved over time
1★2★3★4★5★Q1 '18: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ2 '18: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ4 '18: 4.5★ · 2 reviewsQ1 '19: 5.0★ · 2 reviewsQ2 '19: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ4 '19: 5.0★ · 3 reviewsQ1 '20: 3.0★ · 1 reviewQ3 '20: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ1 '21: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ2 '21: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ2 '24: 5.0★ · 1 review11221311111Q1 '18Q2 '18Q4 '18Q1 '19Q2 '19Q4 '19Q1 '20Q3 '20Q1 '21Q2 '21Q2 '24
Avg ratingHappy (4-5★)Unhappy (1-2★)Bar height = number of reviews

Based on 15 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

Speed 32.7
Random 43.3
Feature 93.7
Capacity 12.3
Endurance 86
Social Proof 96.3

Specifications

Full Specifications

Drive

Capacity 250
Form Factor 2.5"
Interface SATA III
Protocol SATA
External No

Performance

Sequential Read (MB/s) 550
Sequential Write (MB/s) 520
Random Read (IOPS) 98000
Random Write (IOPS) 90000

Hardware

NAND TLC
DRAM Cache Yes
Controller MJX

Reliability

Endurance (TBW) 150
MTBF (hours) 1500000
Warranty (years) 5

Features

Hardware Encryption Yes

vs Competition

Spec Samsung SSD Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X Crucial T710 Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G Seagate FireCuda 530R SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 8100 8100
Capacity 250GB 4TB 4TB 2TB 4TB 8TB
Form Factor 2.5" M.2 2280 M.2 2280 M.2 2280 M.2 2280 M.2 2280
Interface SATA III PCIe 4.0 x4 PCIe 5.0 x4 PCIe 4.0 x4 PCIe 4.0 x4 PCIe 5.0 x4
Seq Read 550 MB/s 7,300 MB/s 14,500 MB/s 7,300 MB/s 7,400 MB/s 14,900 MB/s
Nand Type TLC TLC TLC TLC TLC TLC
Dram Cache true true false true false false
Endurance 150 TBW 2400 TBW 2400 TBW 2000 TBW 5050 TBW 4800 TBW
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product SpeedRandomFeatureCapacityEnduranceSocial Proof
Samsung SSD 32.743.393.712.38696.3
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X Compare 87.994.893.792.980.996.3
Crucial T710 Compare 98.798.885.492.98682.3
Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G Compare 92.693.493.778.694.196.3
Seagate FireCuda 530R Compare 92.296.253.492.995.790.1
SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 8100 8100 Compare 98.799.188.898.287.951.7

Usage Scores

Overall (51.6)Budget (46.8)Gaming (34)Laptop (46.6)Console (15.6)Portable (11.8)Workstation (53.2)

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