SanDisk 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280

SanDisk 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280

SanDisk
92 Overall Score
vs
Samsung PM9A3 3.84TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe U.2

Samsung PM9A3 3.84TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe U.2

Samsung
58 Overall Score

Scores

Console
SanDisk
93
Samsung
24
Gaming
SanDisk
93
Samsung
39
Workstation
SanDisk
92
Samsung
50
Laptop
SanDisk
80
Samsung
31
Budget
SanDisk
79
Samsung
30
Portable
SanDisk
25
Samsung
16

Specifications

SanDisk 4TB SSDSamsung PM9A3
Drive
Capacity
4,000
3,840
Form FactorM.2 2280U.2
InterfacePCIe 4.0PCIe 4.0 x4
ProtocolNVMeNVMe
PCIe Generation44
External✗✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
7,300
No data
Sequential Write (MB/s)
6,600
No data
Random Read (IOPS)
1,200,000
No data
Random Write (IOPS)
1,100,000
No data
Hardware
NANDTLC★—
DRAM Cache✓★—
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)
2,400
No data
MTBF (hours)
1,750,000
No data
Warranty (years)3★—
Features
Heatsink✓★—

Pros & Cons

SanDisk 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280

  • Strong random (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
  • Below average affordability (9th percentile)9th %ile

Samsung PM9A3 3.84TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe U.2

  • Strong capacity (88th percentile)88th %ile
  • Strong speed (67th percentile)
  • Below average affordability (3rd percentile)3rd %ile
  • Below average feature (15th percentile)15th %ile
  • Below average endurance (15th percentile)15th %ile

Pricing

SanDisk 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 is $1,349 cheaper (3.1x less).

SanDisk 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 22800.142score per dollar
vs
Samsung PM9A3 3.84TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe U.20.029score per dollar

SanDisk 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 offers 4.9x better value for money

SanDisk 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280

Samsung PM9A3 3.84TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe U.2

Verdict

★ Winner: SanDisk 4TB SSD

Scores 92 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 11 of 16 specs.

SanDisk 4TB SSD Better at:

BudgetGamingLaptopConsolePortableWorkstation

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