Silicon Power A55 128GB SATA III M.2 2280
Silicon Power
26 Overall Score
vs
Samsung 1TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2
Samsung
90 Overall Score
Scores
Budget
Workstation
Gaming
Console
Laptop
Portable
Specifications
| Silicon Power A55 | Samsung 1TB SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 5.0 |
| Protocol | SATA | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | — | 5★ |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | No data | |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | No data | |
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Controller | — | In-House Controller |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 3 | 5★ |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Hardware Encryption | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
Silicon Power A55 128GB SATA III M.2 2280
- Strong affordability (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong social proof (68th percentile)
- Below average capacity (7th percentile)7th %ile
- Below average speed (7th percentile)7th %ile
- Below average random (22nd percentile)
Samsung 1TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2
- Strong feature (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
Pricing
Silicon Power A55 128GB SATA III M.2 22800.650score per dollar
vs
Samsung 1TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.20.362score per dollar
Silicon Power A55 128GB SATA III M.2 2280 offers 1.8x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Samsung 1TB SSD
Scores 90 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 12 of 18 specs.
