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Micron 960GB SSD SATA III
Capacity 960GB
Form Factor M.2 2280
Interface SATA III
Read Speed 540 MB/s
41 Overall Score
Price $1,644
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
Cons
- Below average affordability (4th percentile)
- Below average speed (31st percentile)
- Below average feature (33rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 960 |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 540 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 520 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 95000 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 33000 |
Reliability
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
Features
| Hardware Encryption | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Micron 960GB SSD | Samsung 9100 PRO | Kingston FURY Renegade G5 SFYR2S/4T0 | Western Digital WD_BLACK WDS800T2XHE | Crucial T700 | Seagate FireCuda 530R ZP4000GM3A073 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 960GB | 4TB | 4TB | 8TB | 2TB | 4TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 540 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 7,200 MB/s | 12,400 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s |
| Nand Type | - | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | true | true | true | false |
| Endurance | - | 2400 TBW | 4000 TBW | 4800 TBW | 1200 TBW | 5050 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micron 960GB SSD | 31.2 | 40 | 32.7 | 41.9 | 57.1 | 3.5 |
| Samsung 9100 PRO Compare | 99.2 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 92.5 | 85.9 | 5.5 |
| Kingston FURY Renegade G5 SFYR2S/4T0 Compare | 99.5 | 99 | 90.8 | 92.5 | 93.3 | 7.5 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK WDS800T2XHE Compare | 87.7 | 96.5 | 94 | 97.9 | 88 | 4.4 |
| Crucial T700 Compare | 96.7 | 97.6 | 97.6 | 78.3 | 83 | 26.9 |
| Seagate FireCuda 530R ZP4000GM3A073 Compare | 92.8 | 96.8 | 77.7 | 92.5 | 95.6 | 7.8 |
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Usage Scores
- Overall40.7
- Budget37.4
- Gaming32.4
- Laptop42.8
- Console15.2
- Portable9.6
- Workstation40.1
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