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WDC PC SN810 1TB vs Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR

WDC PC SN810 1TB

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The Western Digital PC SN810 1TB NVMe SSD (SDCPNRY-1T00 Non-SED, SDCQNRY-1T00 with SED) is a high end M.2 2280 SSD with a PCIe Gen4 interface. It is rated at 6,600 MB/s read and 5,000 MB/s write speeds (sequential), 200 mW active power and an endurace of 400 TB written (MTTF 1,752,000 hours).

Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR

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The Samsung SSD PM981a 1TB nVME SSD (MZVLB1T0HBLR-00000) is a high end M.2 2280 SSD based on the Samsung Phoenix Controller (S4LR020) with 8 channels. It is specified with 3,500 MB/s read and 3,000 MB/s write speeds (max) and 580k/500k IOPS 4k. The power consumption is specified with 0.03 W in idle and 5.6 W under load. The PM981a uses Samsung 3D-NAND TLC with 96 layers (V-NAND v5) and uses NVMe 1.3.

WDC PC SN810 1TBSamsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR
TypeSSDSSD
SizeM.2 2280M.2 2280
Capacity1024 GB1024 GB
InterfaceNVMeNVMe
Announced16.02.2022 04.08.2019

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - DiskSpd - SN810 1TB
34 pt (39%)
Seagate ST1000LM014 Solid State Hybrid Drive
0.709 -98%
...
WD PC SN740 SDDPNQE-2T00
32.6 -4%
32.6 -4%
WD PC SN8000S 2TB
33 -3%
SK hynix HFS001TEJ9X110NA
33.2 -2%
Kioxia BG6 KBG6AZNV1T02
33.2 -2%
SK hynix PVC10 HFS001TEM4X182N
33.3 -2%
33.5 -1%
33.6 -1%
33.7 -1%
WDC PC SN810 1TB
34
34.2 1%
1x Samsung PM9E1 MZVLC2T0HBLD-00BT7 + 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HDLB-00BT7 (RAID 0)
34.4 1%
34.5 1%
Kingston OM8PGP41024N-A0
34.7 2%
34.7 2%
Phison EM2804TBMTCB47
35 3%
35.1 3%
SK Hynix HFS002TEJ9X162N
35.7 5%
36 6%
...
Kingston Fury Renegade G5
87.4 157%
0%
100%
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Performance Rating - DiskSpd - MZVLB1T0HBLR
26.6 pt (30%)
Seagate ST1000LM014 Solid State Hybrid Drive
0.709 -97%
...
26 -2%
TWSC TSC3AN1T0-F2T60S
26 -2%
26.1 -2%
YMTC PC300-1TB
26.3 -1%
Intel SSD 760p SSDPEKKW010T8
26.3 -1%
Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR
26.3 -1%
Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB2T0HMLB
26.3 -1%
Rayson RS1D0TSSD710 1024 GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe
26.5 0%
26.5 0%
Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR
26.6
Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0
26.7 0%
26.9 1%
Rayson RS512GSSD710 512 GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe
26.9 1%
26.9 1%
27 2%
27.1 2%
Samsung PM9C1a MZAL8512HDLU
27.1 2%
Micron 2550 1TB
27.2 2%
27.2 2%
...
Kingston Fury Renegade G5
87.4 229%
0%
100%
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AS SSD - Copy Game
min: 954     avg: 1621     median: 1625 (27%)     max: 2325.18 MB/s
min: 372     avg: 1132     median: 1113 (19%)     max: 1830 MB/s
AS SSD - Copy Program
min: 329     avg: 635     median: 658.6 (24%)     max: 984.56 MB/s
min: 118.7     avg: 499.6     median: 567 (21%)     max: 803 MB/s
AS SSD - Copy ISO
min: 382.79     avg: 2543     median: 2681.9 (24%)     max: 4143.45 MB/s
min: 901     avg: 2098     median: 2065 (19%)     max: 2932 MB/s
AS SSD - Score Total
min: 4112     avg: 5834     median: 5382.5 (33%)     max: 8556 Points
min: 3309     avg: 4826     median: 4966 (30%)     max: 6095 Points
AS SSD - Score Write
min: 2416     avg: 2940     median: 3004 (42%)     max: 3341 Points
min: 1471     avg: 2144     median: 2215 (31%)     max: 2527 Points
AS SSD - Score Read
min: 1211     avg: 1974     median: 1582.5 (25%)     max: 3482 Points
min: 1078     avg: 1786     median: 1828 (29%)     max: 2449 Points
AS SSD - Access Time Write *
min: 0.012     avg: 0     median: 0 (0%)     max: 0.074 ms
min: 0.017     avg: 0     median: 0 (0%)     max: 0.128 ms
AS SSD - Access Time Read *
min: 0.023     avg: 0.1     median: 0.1 (0%)     max: 0.09 ms
min: 0.032     avg: 0     median: 0 (0%)     max: 0.087 ms
AS SSD - 4K-64 Write
min: 2016.6     avg: 2413     median: 2518.7 (43%)     max: 2748.58 MB/s
min: 1074     avg: 1805     median: 1887 (32%)     max: 2152 MB/s
AS SSD - 4K-64 Read
min: 623.99     avg: 1388     median: 985.8 (19%)     max: 2855 MB/s
min: 762     avg: 1477     median: 1516 (30%)     max: 2093 MB/s
AS SSD - 4K Write
min: 139     avg: 211.7     median: 214.3 (42%)     max: 302.8 MB/s
min: 87.4     avg: 131.2     median: 126.6 (25%)     max: 208.1 MB/s
AS SSD - 4K Read
min: 53     avg: 67.8     median: 69.4 (22%)     max: 81.9 MB/s
min: 44.27     avg: 53.1     median: 52.5 (17%)     max: 68.4 MB/s
AS SSD - Sequential Write
min: 2228.73     avg: 3152     median: 2882 (25%)     max: 4795 MB/s
min: 1248     avg: 2084     median: 2322 (21%)     max: 2837 MB/s
AS SSD - Sequential Read
min: 3823     avg: 5185     median: 5299.2 (42%)     max: 5642.41 MB/s
min: 1938     avg: 2553     median: 2673 (21%)     max: 3148 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - 4K QD32 Write
min: 396.1     avg: 426.4     median: 426.4 (40%)     max: 456.6 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - 4K QD32 Read
min: 450.7     avg: 494.4     median: 494.4 (38%)     max: 538 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - 4K Write
min: 105     avg: 139.3     median: 139.3 (4%)     max: 173.6 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - 4K Read
min: 56.5     avg: 63.1     median: 63.1 (1%)     max: 69.6 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - 512K Write
min: 1361     avg: 1987     median: 1987 (22%)     max: 2613 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - 512K Read
min: 591     avg: 794     median: 794 (17%)     max: 997 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - Sequential Write
min: 1081     avg: 1859     median: 1859 (18%)     max: 2637 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - Sequential Read
min: 1055     avg: 1176     median: 1176 (14%)     max: 1297 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Write 4K
min: 81.65     avg: 179.8     median: 158.5 (14%)     max: 330.8 MB/s
min: 76.2     avg: 139.7     median: 134.4 (12%)     max: 228.9 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Read 4K
min: 59.81     avg: 72.6     median: 72 (2%)     max: 91.4 MB/s
min: 34.32     avg: 49.9     median: 48.1 (1%)     max: 75.5 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5 Write Seq
min: 2754     avg: 4043     median: 3847 (21%)     max: 5158 MB/s
min: 776     avg: 2036     median: 2032 (11%)     max: 2975 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5 Read Seq
min: 3144     avg: 3570     median: 3442 (41%)     max: 4186 MB/s
min: 973     avg: 2014     median: 2169 (26%)     max: 2639 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1
min: 182.2     avg: 518     median: 485.1 (16%)     max: 884 MB/s
min: 268.3     avg: 460.7     median: 462 (15%)     max: 656 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1
min: 375     avg: 678     median: 675.8 (11%)     max: 1113 MB/s
min: 289     avg: 498.6     median: 512.5 (8%)     max: 730 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1
min: 2723     avg: 4824     median: 5188 (35%)     max: 5336 MB/s
min: 788     avg: 2903     median: 3011.5 (20%)     max: 3033 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1
min: 5777     avg: 6702     median: 6797 (36%)     max: 6958 MB/s
min: 2853     avg: 3479     median: 3540.5 (19%)     max: 3568 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 6 Write 4K Q8T8
min: 406     avg: 497.9     median: 460.7 (9%)     max: 627 MB/s
1491 MB/s (30%)
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 6 Read 4K Q8T8
min: 716     avg: 1002     median: 993.2 (15%)     max: 1296 MB/s
1499 MB/s (22%)
DiskSpd - DiskSpd 4k_q1t1_write
min: 85     avg: 175.9     median: 165 (38%)     max: 305 MB/s
min: 77.8     avg: 139.4     median: 131 (30%)     max: 240 MB/s
DiskSpd - DiskSpd 4k_q1t1_read
min: 52.4     avg: 71.3     median: 74.1 (21%)     max: 88 MB/s
min: 33.4     avg: 48.5     median: 47.8 (14%)     max: 75.7 MB/s
DiskSpd - DiskSpd 4k_q32t16_write
min: 162.3     avg: 859     median: 512 (8%)     max: 2907 MB/s
min: 293     avg: 1426     median: 1971 (31%)     max: 2161 MB/s
DiskSpd - DiskSpd 4k_q32t16_read
min: 417     avg: 1460     median: 1078.5 (13%)     max: 4245 MB/s
min: 598     avg: 1506     median: 1816 (22%)     max: 2506 MB/s
DiskSpd - DiskSpd seq_write
min: 2767     avg: 3838     median: 3813 (38%)     max: 5015 MB/s
min: 809     avg: 2113     median: 2103 (21%)     max: 2957 MB/s
DiskSpd - DiskSpd seq_read
min: 3265     avg: 3731     median: 3719.5 (49%)     max: 4224 MB/s
min: 834     avg: 1988     median: 2110 (28%)     max: 2746 MB/s
DiskSpd - DiskSpd seq_q8t1_write
min: 4454     avg: 5121     median: 5160.5 (35%)     max: 5412 MB/s
min: 2769     avg: 2967     median: 2994 (21%)     max: 3028 MB/s
DiskSpd - DiskSpd seq_q8t1_read
min: 6674     avg: 6884     median: 6900 (43%)     max: 6984 MB/s
min: 2863     avg: 3359     median: 3408 (21%)     max: 3579 MB/s
DiskSpd - DiskSpd Loop seq_q8t1_read
min: 3543     avg: 6065     median: 6402 (39%)     max: 6954 MB/s
min: 1469     avg: 3162     median: 3383 (21%)     max: 3565 MB/s

Average Benchmarks WDC PC SN810 1TB → 100% n=33

Average Benchmarks Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR → 97% n=33

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