Crucial SSD
Crucial
88 Overall Score
vs
SanDisk Optimus 5100
SanDisk
70 Overall Score
Scores
Workstation
Gaming
Console
Budget
Laptop
Portable
Specifications
| Crucial SSD | SanDisk Optimus 5100 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 | 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 | Phison E26 | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5 | 5 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Hardware Encryption | — | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
Crucial SSD
- Strong feature (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong random (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong speed (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong endurance (94th percentile)94th %ile
SanDisk Optimus 5100
- Strong endurance (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong social proof (91st percentile)91st %ile
- Strong random (91st percentile)91st %ile
- Strong speed (86th percentile)86th %ile
- Below average feature (14th percentile)14th %ile
- Below average capacity (26th percentile)
Pricing
Crucial SSD0.359score per dollar
vs
SanDisk Optimus 51000.632score per dollar
SanDisk Optimus 5100 offers 1.8x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Crucial SSD
Scores 88 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 9 of 18 specs.
