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Samsung 860 PRO SSD 256GB vs Western Digital WD Blue 3D NAND SATA SSD 250GB

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Capacity

860 PRO SSD 256GB 256 GB
WD Blue 3D NAND SATA SSD 250GB 256 GB
Difference: 0 (0%)

Random Read

860 PRO SSD 256GB 100000 IOPS
WD Blue 3D NAND SATA SSD 250GB 95000 IOPS
Difference: 5000 (5%)

Random Write

860 PRO SSD 256GB 90000 IOPS
WD Blue 3D NAND SATA SSD 250GB 81000 IOPS
Difference: 9000 (11%)

Sequential Read

860 PRO SSD 256GB 560 MB/sec
WD Blue 3D NAND SATA SSD 250GB 550 MB/sec
Difference: 10 (2%)

Sequential Write

860 PRO SSD 256GB 530 MB/sec
WD Blue 3D NAND SATA SSD 250GB 525 MB/sec
Difference: 5 (1%)

Endurance

860 PRO SSD 256GB 300 TB
WD Blue 3D NAND SATA SSD 250GB 100 TB
Difference: 200 (200%)

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Model 860 PRO SSD 256GB WD Blue 3D NAND SATA SSD 250GB
Manufacturer Samsung Western Digital
NAND Samsung V-NAND 2-bit MLC SanDisk 64-layer 3D TLC
Form Factor 2.5" SATA III 2.5" SATA III
Capacity 256 GB 256 GB
Cache N/A MB (N/A) MB
Sequential Read 560 MB/s 550 MB/s
Sequential Write 530 MB/s 525 MB/s
Random Read 100000 IOPS 95000 IOPS
Random Write 90000 IOPS 81000 IOPS
Interface SATA III 6Gb/s SATA III 6Gb/s
Controller Samsung MJX Controller Marvell 88SS1074
Date Released 2019 2018
Endurance 300 TB 100 TB
Notes 5-Year Limited Warranty 3-Year Warranty

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