Samsung 970 EVO 250GB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Samsung
66 Overall Score
vs
Western Digital Black SN850X 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Western Digital
85 Overall Score
Scores
Budget
Laptop
Workstation
Gaming
Console
Portable
Specifications
| Samsung 970 EVO | Western Digital Black SN850X | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 3 | 4★ |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | ||
| Random Write (IOPS) | ||
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓ | ✓ |
| Controller | Samsung Phoenix Controller | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 5 | 5 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | — | ✗ |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓★ | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
Samsung 970 EVO 250GB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong endurance (86th percentile)86th %ile
- Strong random (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
- Below average capacity (13th percentile)13th %ile
Western Digital Black SN850X 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong random (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong feature (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Strong endurance (88th percentile)88th %ile
Pricing
Samsung 970 EVO 250GB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.669score per dollar
vs
Western Digital Black SN850X 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.394score per dollar
Samsung 970 EVO 250GB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280 offers 1.7x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Western Digital Black SN850X
Scores 85 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 8 of 18 specs.
