Samsung 8TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2
Samsung
100 Overall Score
vs
Western Digital SN740 256GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Western Digital
40 Overall Score
Scores
Workstation
Console
Gaming
Laptop
Budget
Portable
Specifications
| Samsung 8TB SSD | Western Digital SN740 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 5★ | 4 |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | ||
| Random Write (IOPS) | ||
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC★ | — |
| DRAM Cache | ✓★ | — |
| Controller | In-House Controller | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | — |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
Samsung 8TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2
- Strong random (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong feature (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong capacity (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Below average affordability (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
Western Digital SN740 256GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong random (91st percentile)91st %ile
- Strong affordability (88th percentile)88th %ile
- Strong speed (73rd percentile)
- Below average feature (15th percentile)15th %ile
- Below average capacity (18th percentile)18th %ile
- Below average social proof (19th percentile)19th %ile
- Below average endurance (32nd percentile)
Verdict
Winner: Samsung 8TB SSD
Scores 100 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 12 of 18 specs.