Samsung 500GB SSD
Samsung
44 Overall Score
vs
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 8TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Western Digital
97 Overall Score
Scores
Workstation
Gaming
Console
Laptop
Budget
Portable
Specifications
| Samsung 500GB SSD | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | SATA | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | — | 4★ |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | MLC★ | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | — | ✓★ |
| Controller | MJX | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | — | 5★ |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
Samsung 500GB SSD
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong feature (86th percentile)86th %ile
- Below average endurance (15th percentile)15th %ile
- Below average random (23rd percentile)
- Below average capacity (27th percentile)
- Below average affordability (28th percentile)
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 8TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong capacity (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong random (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Below average affordability (4th percentile)4th %ile
Pricing
Samsung 500GB SSD0.063score per dollar
vs
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 8TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.051score per dollar
Samsung 500GB SSD offers 1.2x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X
Scores 97 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 11 of 18 specs.
