Samsung 8TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2
Samsung
98 Overall Score
vs
Seagate FireCuda X1070 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Seagate
77 Overall Score
Scores
Workstation
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Laptop
Budget
Portable
Specifications
| Samsung 8TB SSD | Seagate FireCuda X1070 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 5★ | 4 |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | ||
| Random Write (IOPS) | ||
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC★ | QLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Controller | In-House Controller | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 5 | 5 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
Samsung 8TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2
- Strong random (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong feature (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong capacity (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Below average affordability (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
- Below average user sentiment (29th percentile)
Seagate FireCuda X1070 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong random (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong endurance (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong speed (86th percentile)86th %ile
- Below average affordability (8th percentile)8th %ile
- Below average feature (15th percentile)15th %ile
- Below average social proof (20th percentile)20th %ile
Pricing
Samsung 8TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.20.050score per dollar
vs
Seagate FireCuda X1070 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.096score per dollar
Seagate FireCuda X1070 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280 offers 1.9x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Samsung 8TB SSD
Scores 98 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 11 of 18 specs.
