Samsung 950 PRO 512GB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Samsung
62 Overall Score
vs
SanDisk 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
SanDisk
92 Overall Score
Scores
Console
Gaming
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Laptop
Budget
Portable
Specifications
| Samsung 950 PRO | SanDisk 4TB SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 3 | 4★ |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | ||
| Random Write (IOPS) | ||
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓ | ✓ |
| Controller | Samsung UBX controller | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | 3 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
Samsung 950 PRO 512GB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong endurance (91st percentile)91st %ile
- Strong feature (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong random (78th percentile)
- Strong social proof (77th percentile)
- Below average affordability (0th percentile)0th %ile
- Below average capacity (34th 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
Verdict
Winner: SanDisk 4TB SSD
Scores 92 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 9 of 17 specs.
