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Samsung 850 Pro 256GB vs SanDisk Ultra II 480GB

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Capacity

Ultra II 480GB 480 GB
850 Pro 256GB 256 GB
Difference: 224 (88%)

Random Read

850 Pro 256GB 100000 IOPS
Ultra II 480GB 98000 IOPS
Difference: 2000 (2%)

Random Write

850 Pro 256GB 90000 IOPS
Ultra II 480GB 83000 IOPS
Difference: 7000 (8%)

Sequential Read

850 Pro 256GB 550 MB/sec
Ultra II 480GB 550 MB/sec
Difference: 0 (0%)

Sequential Write

850 Pro 256GB 520 MB/sec
Ultra II 480GB 500 MB/sec
Difference: 20 (4%)

Endurance

Ultra II 480GB 218 TB
850 Pro 256GB 150 TB
Difference: 68 (45%)

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Model 850 Pro 256GB Ultra II 480GB
Manufacturer Samsung SanDisk
NAND Samsung 2nd Gen 86Gbit 40nm MLC V-NAND SanDisk 2nd Gen 128Gbit 19nm TLC
Form Factor 2.5" 2.5"
Capacity 256 GB 480 GB
Cache 512 MB 20480 MB
Sequential Read 550 MB/s 550 MB/s
Sequential Write 520 MB/s 500 MB/s
Random Read 100000 IOPS 98000 IOPS
Random Write 90000 IOPS 83000 IOPS
Interface SATA III 6Gb/s SATA III 6Gb/s
Controller Samsung 3-core MEX controller Marvell 88SS9189
Date Released 2014 2014
Endurance 150 TB 218 TB
Notes 10 years limited warranty AES 256-bit Full Disk Encryption (FDE) TCG/Opal v2.0, Encrypted Drive (IEEE1667) 3 Year Warranty

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