New
Samsung SSD
Capacity 256GB
Form Factor M.2 2230
Interface PCIe
47 Overall Score
Price $90
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (84th percentile) 84th
- Strong user sentiment (78th percentile) 78th
- Strong speed (65th percentile) 65th
Cons
- Below average feature (14th percentile)
- Below average capacity (17th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Owner sentiment has held steady over time
88/100Our AI sentiment read
Based on 13 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 256 |
| Form Factor | M.2 2230 |
| Interface | PCIe |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 |
| External | No |
Reliability
| Warranty (years) | 2 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Samsung SSD | Crucial T500 CT1000T500SSD5 | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 | Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRSK/1000G | SK Hynix Platinum P41 | SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 850X 850X |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 256GB | 1TB | 1TB | 1TB | 2TB | 1TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 2230 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | - | 7,300 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,000 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s |
| Nand Type | - | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | true | true | true | false |
| Endurance | - | 600 TBW | 2400 TBW | 1000 TBW | 1200 TBW | 600 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | User Sentiment | Endurance | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung SSD | 65.4 | 60.3 | 14.1 | 17.2 | 77.6 | 35.1 | 83.8 |
| Crucial T500 CT1000T500SSD5 Compare | 90.2 | 95.9 | 98.9 | 54.6 | 94.3 | 83 | 96.6 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 Compare | 99.5 | 99 | 90.2 | 54.6 | 99.6 | 98.1 | 6.9 |
| Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRSK/1000G Compare | 81.5 | 93.2 | 93.6 | 54.6 | 0 | 93.7 | 96.6 |
| SK Hynix Platinum P41 Compare | 82 | 96.3 | 93.6 | 78.5 | 0 | 86 | 58.8 |
| SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 850X 850X Compare | 84.2 | 91.9 | 78.5 | 54.6 | 94.3 | 88 | 48.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From $90
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Usage Scores
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