Samsung PM9A3 3.84TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe U.2

Samsung PM9A3 3.84TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe U.2

Samsung
57 Overall Score
vs
Synology 1.6TB SSD NVMe M.2

Synology 1.6TB SSD NVMe M.2

Synology
35 Overall Score

Scores

Budget
Samsung
40
Synology
56
Workstation
Samsung
50
Synology
30
Laptop
Samsung
31
Synology
44
Gaming
Samsung
39
Synology
32
Console
Samsung
24
Synology
28
Portable
Samsung
16
Synology
8

Specifications

Samsung PM9A3Synology 1.6TB SSD
Drive
Capacity
3,840
1,600
Form FactorU.2M.2
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4PCIe
ProtocolNVMeNVMe
PCIe Generation4★—
External✗✗

Pros & Cons

Samsung PM9A3 3.84TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe U.2

  • Strong capacity (88th percentile)88th %ile
  • Strong speed (67th percentile)
  • Below average feature (14th percentile)14th %ile
  • Below average endurance (15th percentile)15th %ile

Synology 1.6TB SSD NVMe M.2

  • Strong capacity (67th percentile)
  • Below average speed (1st percentile)1st %ile
  • Below average feature (14th percentile)14th %ile
  • Below average endurance (15th percentile)15th %ile
  • Below average social proof (27th percentile)

Pricing

Samsung PM9A3 3.84TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe U.2

Synology 1.6TB SSD NVMe M.2

No current pricing available

Verdict

★ Winner: Samsung PM9A3

Scores 57 overall, wins 3 of 6 usage categories and 2 of 6 specs.

Samsung PM9A3 Better at:

GamingPortableWorkstation

Synology 1.6TB SSD Better at:

BudgetLaptopConsole

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