Samsung 970 PRO
Samsung
68 Overall Score
vs
SanDisk SSD
SanDisk
89 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Samsung 970 PRO
92 out of 100 low confidence 8 reviews
Users are overwhelmingly positive about this Samsung 970 Pro NVMe M.2 drive, praising its exceptional speed and performance compared to SATA SSDs. It works out of the box without formatting and is considered a great value at its price point. Some users noted that boot times were unchanged, but overall it's highly recommended.
Pros
- Exceptional speed
- Works out of the box
- Great value for money
- High quality build
- Easy installation
Cons
- Boot times unchanged
- Tracking number not provided
Speed 5
Value for money 2
Ease of installation 2
Build quality 2
Boot time 1
Customer service 1
SanDisk SSD
No customer feedback yet
Scores
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Specifications
| Samsung 970 PRO | SanDisk SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 3 | 5★ |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | ||
| Random Write (IOPS) | ||
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | MLC★ | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓ | ✓ |
| Controller | Samsung Phoenix Controller | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | 1 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | ✗ |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓★ | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
Samsung 970 PRO
- Strong feature (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong endurance (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong random (85th percentile)85th %ile
- Below average social proof (22nd percentile)
- Below average capacity (34th percentile)
SanDisk SSD
- Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong endurance (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong speed (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
Pricing
Samsung 970 PRO0.278score per dollar
vs
SanDisk SSD0.358score per dollar
SanDisk SSD offers 1.3x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: SanDisk SSD
Scores 89 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 8 of 18 specs.
