394HB 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2

394HB 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2

394HB
82 Overall Score
vs
Samsung PM981 Polaris 1TB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Samsung PM981 Polaris 1TB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Samsung
48 Overall Score

Scores

Laptop
394HB
86
Samsung
52
Gaming
394HB
82
Samsung
48
Console
394HB
80
Samsung
23
Workstation
394HB
75
Samsung
48
Budget
394HB
71
Samsung
58
Portable
394HB
23
Samsung
13

Specifications

394HB 4TB SSDSamsung PM981 Polaris
Drive
Capacity
4,000
1,000
Form FactorM.2M.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4PCIe 3.0 x4
ProtocolNVMeNVMe
PCIe Generation4★3
External✗✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
7,400
3,200
Sequential Write (MB/s)
6,800
1,200
Random Read (IOPS)
1,300,000
No data
Random Write (IOPS)
1,300,000
No data
Hardware
NANDTLC★—
DRAM Cache✗—
ControllerE18—
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)50★—
MTBF (hours)
1,800,000
1,500,000
Warranty (years)5★3
Features
Heatsink✗—

Pros & Cons

394HB 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2

  • Strong random (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Strong speed (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
  • Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
  • Strong social proof (78th percentile)
  • Below average affordability (7th percentile)7th %ile

Samsung PM981 Polaris 1TB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

  • Below average feature (15th percentile)15th %ile
  • Below average affordability (35th percentile)

Verdict

★ Winner: 394HB 4TB SSD

Scores 82 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 10 of 17 specs.

394HB 4TB SSD Better at:

BudgetGamingLaptopConsolePortableWorkstation