Samsung PM9C1a 256GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Samsung PM9C1a 256GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Samsung
42 Overall Score
vs
SanDisk 2TB SSD NVMe

SanDisk 2TB SSD NVMe

SanDisk
30 Overall Score

Scores

Budget
Samsung
69
SanDisk
33
Laptop
Samsung
43
SanDisk
34
Workstation
Samsung
41
SanDisk
27
Gaming
Samsung
37
SanDisk
31
Console
Samsung
37
SanDisk
27
Portable
Samsung
11
SanDisk
25

Specifications

Samsung PM9C1aSanDisk 2TB SSD
Drive
Capacity
256
2,000
Form FactorM.2 2280—
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4—
ProtocolNVMeNVMe
PCIe Generation4★—
External✗—
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
5,600
No data
Sequential Write (MB/s)
6,000
No data
Hardware
NANDTLC★—

Pros & Cons

Samsung PM9C1a 256GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

  • Strong affordability (79th percentile)
  • Strong speed (78th percentile)
  • Below average endurance (15th percentile)15th %ile
  • Below average capacity (18th percentile)18th %ile
  • Below average social proof (25th percentile)

SanDisk 2TB SSD NVMe

  • Strong capacity (79th percentile)
  • Below average affordability (0th percentile)0th %ile
  • Below average speed (1st percentile)1st %ile
  • Below average endurance (15th percentile)15th %ile
  • Below average feature (15th percentile)15th %ile

Pricing

Samsung PM9C1a 256GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

SanDisk 2TB SSD NVMe

No current pricing available

Verdict

★ Winner: Samsung PM9C1a

Scores 42 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 4 of 9 specs.

Samsung PM9C1a Better at:

BudgetGamingLaptopConsoleWorkstation

SanDisk 2TB SSD Better at:

Portable

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