Solidigm D3-S4520 240GB SATA III 2.5"

Solidigm D3-S4520 240GB SATA III 2.5"

Solidigm
5 Overall Score
vs
Crucial T710 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Crucial T710 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Crucial
95 Overall Score

Scores

Console
Solidigm
1
Crucial
95
Gaming
Solidigm
2
Crucial
93
Workstation
Solidigm
5
Crucial
88
Laptop
Solidigm
6
Crucial
82
Budget
Solidigm
16
Crucial
81
Portable
Solidigm
1
Crucial
25

Specifications

Solidigm D3-S4520Crucial T710
Drive
Capacity
240
4,000
Form Factor2.5"M.2 2280
InterfaceSATA IIIPCIe 5.0 x4
ProtocolSATANVMe
PCIe Generation—5★
External✗✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
470
14,500
Sequential Write (MB/s)
233
13,800
Random Read (IOPS)
44,000
2,200,000
Random Write (IOPS)
15,500
2,300,000
Hardware
NAND—TLC★
DRAM Cache—✗
Controller—Micron
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)No data
2,400
MTBF (hours)No data
1,500,000
Warranty (years)—5★
Features
Heatsink—✓★
Hardware Encryption—✗

Pros & Cons

Solidigm D3-S4520 240GB SATA III 2.5"

  • Below average speed (3rd percentile)3rd %ile
  • Below average random (7th percentile)7th %ile
  • Below average capacity (10th percentile)10th %ile
  • Below average social proof (14th percentile)14th %ile

Crucial T710 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

  • Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
  • Strong endurance (86th percentile)86th %ile
  • Below average affordability (13th percentile)13th %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: Crucial T710

Scores 95 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 11 of 18 specs.

Crucial T710 Better at:

BudgetGamingLaptopConsolePortableWorkstation