Samsung 990 PRO
Samsung
89 Overall Score
vs
Western Digital SSD
Western Digital
57 Overall Score
Scores
Workstation
Gaming
Budget
Console
Laptop
Portable
Specifications
| Samsung 990 PRO | Western Digital SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 3.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4★ | 3 |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | ||
| Random Write (IOPS) | ||
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Controller | Samsung in-house Controller | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | — |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓★ | — |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
Samsung 990 PRO
- Strong social proof (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong feature (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong random (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong speed (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
Western Digital SSD
- Strong social proof (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong random (77th percentile)
- Strong endurance (71st percentile)
- Below average capacity (12th percentile)12th %ile
Verdict
Winner: Samsung 990 PRO
Scores 89 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 11 of 18 specs.