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Samsung PM9A1 256GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Capacity 256GB
Form Factor M.2 2280
Interface PCIe 4.0 x4
Read Speed 6,400 MB/s
NAND TLC
54 Overall Score
Price $99
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong random (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong affordability (83rd percentile) 83rd
- Strong speed (75th percentile) 75th
Cons
- Below average capacity (18th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 256 |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 6400 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 2700 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 500000 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 600000 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
Reliability
| Warranty (years) | 2 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Samsung PM9A1 | Crucial T500 | MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO | Corsair MP700 Elite | Western Digital Black SN850X | Kingston KC3000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 256GB | 1TB | 1TB | 1TB | 1TB | 1TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 6,400 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 10,000 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,000 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | true | false | true | true |
| Endurance | - | 600 TBW | 3000 TBW | 600 TBW | 600 TBW | 800 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung PM9A1 | 75.2 | 87.5 | 53.8 | 17.6 | 35.8 | 39.9 | 83.1 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 91.3 | 96.7 | 99 | 55.3 | 83.1 | 95.3 | 56.5 |
| MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO Compare | 94 | 81.1 | 93.9 | 55.3 | 98.7 | 95.3 | 43.5 |
| Corsair MP700 Elite Compare | 95.1 | 97 | 86 | 55.3 | 87.5 | 95.3 | 43.5 |
| Western Digital Black SN850X Compare | 85.7 | 93.3 | 89.4 | 55.3 | 88.2 | 95.3 | 49 |
| Kingston KC3000 Compare | 81.3 | 93.3 | 93.9 | 55.3 | 93 | 87 | 38.8 |
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