Samsung SSD
Samsung
68 Overall Score
vs
SanDisk SSD
SanDisk
91 Overall Score
Scores
Laptop
Workstation
Gaming
Budget
Console
Portable
Specifications
| Samsung SSD | SanDisk SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 | 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 | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | 3 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | ✗ |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓ | ✓ |
Pros & Cons
Samsung SSD
- Strong social proof (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong endurance (86th percentile)86th %ile
- Strong random (85th percentile)85th %ile
- Below average capacity (26th percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (29th percentile)
SanDisk SSD
- Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong speed (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong feature (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
Pricing
Samsung SSD0.298score per dollar
vs
SanDisk SSD0.115score per dollar
Samsung SSD offers 2.6x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: SanDisk SSD
Scores 91 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 8 of 18 specs.
