Samsung 960 PRO 1TB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2
Samsung
63 Overall Score
vs
SanDisk 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
SanDisk
92 Overall Score
Scores
Console
Gaming
Workstation
Laptop
Budget
Portable
Specifications
| Samsung 960 PRO | SanDisk 4TB SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 3 | 4★ |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | ||
| Random Write (IOPS) | ||
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | — | ✓★ |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | — | 3★ |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
Samsung 960 PRO 1TB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2
- Strong social proof (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Strong random (85th percentile)85th %ile
- Strong endurance (77th percentile)
- Below average affordability (12th percentile)12th %ile
SanDisk 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong random (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Below average affordability (9th percentile)9th %ile
Verdict
Winner: SanDisk 4TB SSD
Scores 92 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 11 of 16 specs.