Samsung PM9C1a 256GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Samsung
42 Overall Score
vs
SanDisk 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
SanDisk
94 Overall Score
Scores
Budget
Console
Gaming
Workstation
Laptop
Portable
Specifications
| Samsung PM9C1a | SanDisk 4TB SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 | 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 | — | ✓★ |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | — | 3★ |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
Samsung PM9C1a 256GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong speed (77th percentile)
- Below average endurance (15th percentile)15th %ile
- Below average capacity (18th percentile)18th %ile
- Below average social proof (26th percentile)
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
Pricing
Samsung PM9C1a 256GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.648score per dollar
vs
SanDisk 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 22800.145score per dollar
Samsung PM9C1a 256GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280 offers 4.5x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: SanDisk 4TB SSD
Scores 94 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 10 of 16 specs.
