Samsung 990 EVO Plus
Samsung
90 Overall Score
vs
SanDisk SSD
SanDisk
89 Overall Score
Scores
Laptop
Budget
Workstation
Gaming
Console
Portable
Specifications
| Samsung 990 EVO Plus | SanDisk SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 | 5★ |
| 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) | 1 | 1 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | ✗ |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓★ | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
Samsung 990 EVO Plus
- Strong social proof (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong random (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong endurance (86th percentile)86th %ile
- Strong speed (84th percentile)84th %ile
SanDisk SSD
- Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong endurance (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong speed (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong social proof (96th percentile)96th %ile
Verdict
Winner: Samsung 990 EVO Plus
Scores 90 overall, wins 3 of 6 usage categories and 2 of 18 specs.