Samsung SSD

Samsung SSD

Samsung
90 Overall Score
vs
Lexar NM620

Lexar NM620

Lexar
49 Overall Score

Scores

Laptop
Samsung
95
Lexar
51
Workstation
Samsung
90
Lexar
49
Gaming
Samsung
89
Lexar
40
Budget
Samsung
87
Lexar
44
Console
Samsung
85
Lexar
19
Portable
Samsung
23
Lexar
12

Specifications

Samsung SSDLexar NM620
Drive
Capacity
1,000
256
Form FactorM.2M.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4PCIe 3.0 x4
ProtocolNVMeNVMe
PCIe Generation5★3
External✗✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
14,700
3,300
Sequential Write (MB/s)
13,300
3,000
Random Read (IOPS)
1,850,000
No data
Random Write (IOPS)
2,600,000
No data
Hardware
NANDTLCTLC
DRAM Cache✓★—
Controller5nm controller—
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)
600
No data
MTBF (hours)
1,500,000
No data
Warranty (years)55
Features
Heatsink✗—
Hardware Encryption✓★—

Pros & Cons

Samsung SSD

  • Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong feature (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong social proof (96th percentile)96th %ile

Lexar NM620

  • Strong social proof (70th percentile)
  • Below average capacity (17th percentile)17th %ile

Pricing

Lexar NM620 is $137 cheaper (2.2x less).

Samsung SSD0.360score per dollar
vs
Lexar NM6200.432score per dollar

Lexar NM620 offers 1.2x better value for money

Verdict

★ Winner: Samsung SSD

Scores 90 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 10 of 18 specs.

Samsung SSD Better at:

BudgetGamingLaptopConsolePortableWorkstation

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