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Samsung 950 PRO
Capacity 256GB
Form Factor M.2
Interface PCIe 3.0 x4
Read Speed 2,200 MB/s
NAND TLC
DRAM Cache Yes
Endurance 200 TBW
58 Overall Score
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong feature (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong endurance (92nd percentile) 92nd
- Strong social proof (89th percentile) 89th
- Strong random (77th percentile) 77th
Cons
- Below average capacity (17th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 256 |
| Form Factor | M.2 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 3 |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 2200 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 900 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 270000 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 85000 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | Yes |
| Controller | Samsung UBX controller |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 200 |
| MTBF (hours) | 1500000 |
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
Features
| Hardware Encryption | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Samsung 950 PRO | SanDisk WD_Black SN8100 WDS100T1X0M | Crucial T710 CT1000T710SSD5 | Corsair MP700 Elite | Western Digital Black SN850X | Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRSK/1000G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 256GB | 1TB | 1TB | 1TB | 1TB | 1TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 2,200 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s | 10,000 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | true | true | true | false | true | true |
| Endurance | 200 TBW | 4800 TBW | 600 TBW | 600 TBW | 600 TBW | 1000 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung 950 PRO | 44.5 | 77.2 | 93.8 | 17.1 | 92.3 | 88.5 |
| SanDisk WD_Black SN8100 WDS100T1X0M Compare | 97.4 | 99 | 90.6 | 54.6 | 99 | 95.6 |
| Crucial T710 CT1000T710SSD5 Compare | 99.2 | 98.7 | 99.8 | 54.6 | 86 | 79.7 |
| Corsair MP700 Elite Compare | 94.6 | 96.4 | 85.6 | 54.6 | 87.3 | 95.6 |
| Western Digital Black SN850X Compare | 84.7 | 92.2 | 93.8 | 54.6 | 87.9 | 95.6 |
| Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRSK/1000G Compare | 82 | 93.4 | 93.8 | 54.6 | 94 | 95.6 |
Price
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