Western Digital 250GB SSD PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280

Western Digital 250GB SSD PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280

Western Digital
48 Overall Score
vs
Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Samsung
99 Overall Score

Scores

Gaming
Western Digital
39
Samsung
100
Console
Western Digital
19
Samsung
100
Workstation
Western Digital
43
Samsung
99
Budget
Western Digital
87
Samsung
83
Laptop
Western Digital
52
Samsung
86
Portable
Western Digital
12
Samsung
27

Specifications

Western Digital 250GB SSDSamsung 9100 PRO
Drive
Capacity
250
4,000
Form FactorM.2 2280M.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0PCIe 5.0 x4
ProtocolNVMeNVMe
PCIe Generation35★
External✗✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
2,400
14,800
Sequential Write (MB/s)No data
13,400
Random Read (IOPS)No data
2,200,000
Random Write (IOPS)No data
2,600,000
Hardware
NAND—TLC★
DRAM Cache—✓★
Controller—In-House Controller
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)No data
2,400
MTBF (hours)No data
1,500,000
Warranty (years)35★
Features
Heatsink—✓★
Hardware Encryption—✓★

Pros & Cons

Western Digital 250GB SSD PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280

  • Strong social proof (87th percentile)87th %ile
  • Strong affordability (84th percentile)84th %ile
  • Below average capacity (13th percentile)13th %ile
  • Below average feature (15th percentile)15th %ile

Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

  • Strong random (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong feature (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong social proof (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Below average affordability (5th percentile)5th %ile

Pricing

Western Digital 250GB SSD PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 is $749 cheaper (8.5x less).

Western Digital 250GB SSD PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 22800.477score per dollar
vs
Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.117score per dollar

Western Digital 250GB SSD PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 offers 4.1x better value for money

Western Digital 250GB SSD PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280

Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Verdict

★ Winner: Samsung 9100 PRO

Scores 99 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 13 of 18 specs.

Western Digital 250GB SSD Better at:

Budget

Samsung 9100 PRO Better at:

GamingLaptopConsolePortableWorkstation

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