Samsung SSD
Samsung
82 Overall Score
vs
ADATA SSD
ADATA
39 Overall Score
Scores
Workstation
Gaming
Console
Budget
Laptop
Portable
Specifications
| Samsung SSD | ADATA SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | 2.5" |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | SATA III |
| Protocol | NVMe | SATA |
| PCIe Generation | 4★ | — |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Controller | Samsung in-house Controller | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | 3 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓★ | — |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
Samsung SSD
- Strong feature (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong random (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong speed (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong endurance (86th percentile)86th %ile
ADATA SSD
- Strong social proof (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
- Below average speed (16th percentile)16th %ile
- Below average random (22nd percentile)
- Below average capacity (34th percentile)
Pricing
Samsung SSD0.371score per dollar
vs
ADATA SSD0.499score per dollar
ADATA SSD offers 1.3x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Samsung SSD
Scores 82 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 11 of 18 specs.
