Samsung 970 EVO 2TB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Samsung
75 Overall Score
vs
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Western Digital
93 Overall Score
Scores
Workstation
Gaming
Console
Laptop
Budget
Portable
Specifications
| Samsung 970 EVO | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓ | ✓ |
| Controller | Samsung Phoenix Controller | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | 3 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓ | ✓ |
Pros & Cons
Samsung 970 EVO 2TB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong social proof (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Strong random (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Strong endurance (86th percentile)86th %ile
- Below average affordability (16th percentile)16th %ile
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong speed (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong feature (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong random (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Below average affordability (8th percentile)8th %ile
Pricing
Samsung 970 EVO 2TB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.150score per dollar
vs
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.117score per dollar
Samsung 970 EVO 2TB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280 offers 1.3x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100
Scores 93 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 9 of 18 specs.
