Samsung PM9A3 7.68TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe 2.5"
Samsung
48 Overall Score
vs
SanDisk 8TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe
SanDisk
95 Overall Score
Scores
Workstation
Console
Gaming
Laptop
Budget
Portable
Specifications
| Samsung PM9A3 | SanDisk 8TB SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 | 4 |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | No data | |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | No data | |
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | — | TLC★ |
| DRAM Cache | — | ✓★ |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | — | 5★ |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
Samsung PM9A3 7.68TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe 2.5"
- Strong capacity (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong speed (68th percentile)
- Below average affordability (1st percentile)1st %ile
- Below average endurance (15th percentile)15th %ile
- Below average feature (15th percentile)15th %ile
- Below average social proof (17th percentile)17th %ile
SanDisk 8TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe
- Strong capacity (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong random (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Below average affordability (4th percentile)4th %ile
Pricing
Samsung PM9A3 7.68TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe 2.5"0.012score per dollar
vs
SanDisk 8TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe0.076score per dollar
SanDisk 8TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe offers 6.3x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: SanDisk 8TB SSD
Scores 95 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 11 of 16 specs.
