Samsung SSD

Samsung SSD

Samsung
67 Overall Score
vs
SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 8100

SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 8100

SanDisk
90 Overall Score

Scores

Console
Samsung
26
SanDisk
86
Workstation
Samsung
61
SanDisk
85
Gaming
Samsung
53
SanDisk
85
Budget
Samsung
66
SanDisk
72
Laptop
Samsung
70
SanDisk
66
Portable
Samsung
16
SanDisk
24

Specifications

Samsung SSDSanDisk Optimus GX PRO 8100
Drive
Capacity
500
8,000
Form FactorM.2M.2 2280
InterfacePCIePCIe 5.0 x4
ProtocolNVMeNVMe
PCIe Generation35★
External✗✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
3,100
14,900
Sequential Write (MB/s)
2,600
13,200
Random Read (IOPS)
400,000
2,200,000
Random Write (IOPS)
470,000
2,400,000
Hardware
NANDTLCTLC
DRAM Cache✗✗
ControllerPablonCache 4.0
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)
300
4,800
MTBF (hours)
1,500,000
1,750,000
Warranty (years)—5★
Features
Heatsink—✓★
Hardware Encryption✓✓

Pros & Cons

Samsung SSD

  • Strong social proof (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong random (85th percentile)85th %ile
  • Strong feature (79th percentile)
  • Strong endurance (70th percentile)
  • Below average capacity (27th percentile)

SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 8100

  • Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong capacity (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong feature (89th percentile)89th %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 8100

Scores 90 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 10 of 18 specs.

Samsung SSD Better at:

Laptop

SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 8100 Better at:

BudgetGamingConsolePortableWorkstation