Samsung PM9A3 3.84TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe U.2
Samsung
57 Overall Score
vs
Kingston SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Kingston
98 Overall Score
Scores
Laptop
Workstation
Gaming
Console
Budget
Portable
Specifications
| Samsung PM9A3 | Kingston SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | U.2 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 |
| 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 | — | ✓★ |
| Controller | — | SM2508 |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | — | 5★ |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | — | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
Samsung PM9A3 3.84TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe U.2
- Strong capacity (88th percentile)88th %ile
- Strong speed (68th percentile)
- Below average affordability (3rd percentile)3rd %ile
- Below average endurance (15th percentile)15th %ile
- Below average feature (15th percentile)15th %ile
Kingston SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong speed (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong endurance (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Below average affordability (6th percentile)6th %ile
Pricing
Verdict
Winner: Kingston SSD
Scores 98 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 10 of 16 specs.
