OWC Aura Pro 250GB Proprietary M.2
OWC
36 Overall Score
vs
SanDisk 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
SanDisk
92 Overall Score
Scores
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Specifications
| OWC Aura Pro | SanDisk 4TB SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | Proprietary | PCIe 4.0 |
| Protocol | SATA | NVMe |
| 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 | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | 3 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | — | ✓★ |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
OWC Aura Pro 250GB Proprietary M.2
- Strong affordability (91st percentile)91st %ile
- Strong feature (79th percentile)
- Below average capacity (12th percentile)12th %ile
- Below average random (22nd percentile)
- Below average speed (23rd 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
- Below average affordability (9th percentile)9th %ile
Pricing
OWC Aura Pro 250GB Proprietary M.20.833score per dollar
vs
SanDisk 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 22800.142score per dollar
OWC Aura Pro 250GB Proprietary M.2 offers 5.9x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: SanDisk 4TB SSD
Scores 92 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 10 of 17 specs.
