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Samsung 960 PRO vs Samsung PM863a 480 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III TLC

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  • 20specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 9identical
  • 20known for one product only

Key differences

  • SSD capacity
    • 960 PRO:1 TB
    • PM863a 480 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III TLC:480 GB
  • SSD form factor
    • 960 PRO:M.2
    • PM863a 480 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III TLC:2.5"
  • Interface
    • 960 PRO:PCI Express
    • PM863a 480 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III TLC:Serial ATA III
  • Memory type
    • 960 PRO:V-NAND
    • PM863a 480 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III TLC:TLC
  • Read speed
    • 960 PRO:3500 MB/s
    • PM863a 480 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III TLC:520 MB/s
  • Write speed
    • 960 PRO:2100 MB/s
    • PM863a 480 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III TLC:480 MB/s
  • Mean time between failures (MTBF)
    • 960 PRO:1500000 h
    • PM863a 480 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III TLC:2000000 h
  • Width
    • 960 PRO:80.2 mm
    • PM863a 480 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III TLC:100 mm

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Comparison of 960 PRO, PM863a
40 specifications
Features7 differ
SSD capacityDiffers1 TB480 GB
SSD form factorDiffersM.22.5"
InterfaceDiffersPCI ExpressSerial ATA III
NVMeKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
NVMe versionKnown for one1.2Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory typeDiffersV-NANDTLC
Read speedDiffers3500 MB/s520 MB/s
Write speedDiffers2100 MB/s480 MB/s
Maximum read (4KB)Known for one440000 IOPSUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum write (4KB)Known for one360000 IOPSUnknown — not stated by the source
Controller typeKnown for oneSamsung PolarisUnknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express interface data lanesKnown for onex4Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs1500000 h2000000 h
Protection featuresKnown for oneShock resistantUnknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6 Gbit/s
Random read (4KB)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source97000 IOPS
Random write (4KB)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16000 IOPS
Uncorrectable Bit Error Rate (UBER)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source< 1 per 10^17 bits read
Poweridentical
Power consumption (average)Known for one5.3 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 V
Power consumption (read)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3 W
Power consumption (write)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.3 W
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers80.2 mm100 mm
DepthDiffers22.1 mm6.8 mm
HeightDiffers2.38 mm68.8 mm
WeightDiffers8.5 g54.34 g
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Launch dateKnown for one2/14/2017Unknown — not stated by the source
NAND controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceV-NAND
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source84717070

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