Samsung PM9A3 3.84TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe U.2
Samsung
58 Overall Score
vs
Crucial T705 1TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Crucial
84 Overall Score
Scores
Workstation
Gaming
Console
Budget
Laptop
Portable
Specifications
| Samsung PM9A3 | Crucial T705 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | U.2 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 | 5★ |
| 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★ |
| DRAM Cache | — | ✓★ |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | — | 5★ |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | — | ✓★ |
| Hardware Encryption | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
Samsung PM9A3 3.84TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe U.2
- Strong capacity (88th percentile)88th %ile
- Strong speed (67th percentile)
- Below average affordability (3rd percentile)3rd %ile
- Below average feature (15th percentile)15th %ile
- Below average endurance (15th percentile)15th %ile
Crucial T705 1TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong feature (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong random (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong speed (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong endurance (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
Pricing
Samsung PM9A3 3.84TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe U.2
No current pricing available
Crucial T705 1TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Verdict
Winner: Crucial T705
Scores 84 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 11 of 16 specs.
