Samsung PM9A3 3.84TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe U.2

Samsung PM9A3 3.84TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe U.2

Samsung
57 Overall Score
vs
Synology 1.6TB SSD NVMe M.2

Synology 1.6TB SSD NVMe M.2

Synology
34 Overall Score

Scores

Workstation
Samsung
50
Synology
29
Laptop
Samsung
29
Synology
43
Budget
Samsung
30
Synology
39
Gaming
Samsung
39
Synology
32
Console
Samsung
24
Synology
28
Portable
Samsung
16
Synology
8

Specifications

Samsung PM9A3Synology 1.6TB SSD
Drive
Capacity
3,840
1,600
Form FactorU.2M.2
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4PCIe
ProtocolNVMeNVMe
PCIe Generation4★—
External✗✗

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

Synology 1.6TB SSD NVMe M.2

  • Strong capacity (68th percentile)
  • Below average speed (1st percentile)1st %ile
  • Below average affordability (4th percentile)4th %ile
  • Below average endurance (15th percentile)15th %ile
  • Below average feature (15th percentile)15th %ile

Pricing

Samsung PM9A3 3.84TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe U.2 is ¥150,498 cheaper (1.4x less).

Samsung PM9A3 3.84TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe U.2

Synology 1.6TB SSD NVMe M.2

Verdict

★ Winner: Samsung PM9A3

Scores 57 overall, wins 3 of 6 usage categories and 2 of 6 specs.

Samsung PM9A3 Better at:

GamingPortableWorkstation

Synology 1.6TB SSD Better at:

BudgetLaptopConsole

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