Western Digital 2TB SSD NVMe M.2 2280
Western Digital
91 Overall Score
vs
Samsung 256GB SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Samsung
42 Overall Score
Scores
Console
Gaming
Workstation
Budget
Laptop
Portable
Specifications
| Western Digital 2TB SSD | Samsung 256GB SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 | 4 |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓★ | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 1★ | — |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓★ | — |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
Western Digital 2TB SSD NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong feature (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong random (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong speed (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Below average affordability (26th percentile)
Samsung 256GB SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong affordability (79th percentile)
- Strong speed (78th percentile)
- Below average endurance (15th percentile)15th %ile
- Below average capacity (17th percentile)17th %ile
- Below average social proof (26th percentile)
Pricing
Western Digital 2TB SSD NVMe M.2 2280
Samsung 256GB SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
No current pricing available
Verdict
Winner: Western Digital 2TB SSD
Scores 91 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 11 of 17 specs.
