OWC Aura Pro 250GB Proprietary M.2
OWC
44 Overall Score
vs
Samsung 1TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2
Samsung
91 Overall Score
Scores
Budget
Workstation
Gaming
Console
Laptop
Portable
Specifications
| OWC Aura Pro | Samsung 1TB SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 | M.2 |
| Interface | Proprietary | PCIe 5.0 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | — | 5★ |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Controller | — | In-House Controller |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5 | 5 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | — | ✓★ |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓ | ✓ |
Pros & Cons
OWC Aura Pro 250GB Proprietary M.2
- Strong affordability (91st percentile)91st %ile
- Strong feature (79th percentile)
- Below average capacity (13th percentile)13th %ile
- Below average speed (23rd percentile)
Samsung 1TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2
- Strong feature (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
Pricing
OWC Aura Pro 250GB Proprietary M.2
Samsung 1TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2
No current pricing available
Verdict
Winner: Samsung 1TB SSD
Scores 91 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 10 of 18 specs.
