Product comparison · 2 internal solid state drives

Dell 400-ALXT internal solid state drive vs Samsung 960 PRO

5specifications compared
5differ
0identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

SSD capacity
- 400-ALXT internal solid state drive:800 GB
- 960 PRO:1 TB
SSD form factor
- 400-ALXT internal solid state drive:2.5"
- 960 PRO:M.2
Interface
- 400-ALXT internal solid state drive:SAS
- 960 PRO:PCI Express
Memory type
- 400-ALXT internal solid state drive:MLC
- 960 PRO:V-NAND
Product colour
- 400-ALXT internal solid state drive:Grey
- 960 PRO:Black

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Comparison of 400-ALXT, 960 PRO
37 specifications	A Dell 400-ALXT internal solid state drive Model 400-ALXT View product	B Samsung 960 PRO View product
Features4 differ
SSD capacityDiffers	800 GB	1 TB
SSD form factorDiffers	2.5"	M.2
InterfaceDiffers	SAS	PCI Express
NVMeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
NVMe versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.2
Memory typeDiffers	MLC	V-NAND
Hardware encryptionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256-bit AES
Read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3500 MB/s
Write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2100 MB/s
Maximum read (4KB)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	440000 IOPS
Maximum write (4KB)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	360000 IOPS
Controller typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Samsung Polaris
PCI Express interface data lanesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	x4
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TRIM supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1500000 h
Protection featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Shock resistant
Data transfer rateKnown for one	12 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Hot-swapKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (average)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.3 W
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80.2 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22.1 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.38 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.5 g
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 85 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1500 G
Other features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Grey	Black
Launch dateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2/14/2017
InternalKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Host transfer rateKnown for one	1200 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	Dell: PowerEdge M910 PowerEdge R320 PowerEdge R420 PowerEdge R420XR PowerEdge R515 PowerEdge R620 PowerEdge R715 PowerEdge R720 PowerEdge R720XD PowerEdge R815 PowerEdge R820 PowerEdge R920 PowerEdge R930 PowerEdge T320 PowerEdge T420 PowerEdge T630 PowerVault MD1220 PowerVault MD3220 PowerVault MD3	Unknown — not stated by the source

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