Product comparison · 2 internal solid state drives

Samsung 960 PRO vs Samsung SM863a 1.92 TB 2.5" Serial ATA III

18specifications compared
10differ
8identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

SSD capacity
- 960 PRO:1 TB
- SM863a 1.92 TB 2.5" Serial ATA III:1.92 TB
SSD form factor
- 960 PRO:M.2
- SM863a 1.92 TB 2.5" Serial ATA III:2.5"
Interface
- 960 PRO:PCI Express
- SM863a 1.92 TB 2.5" Serial ATA III:Serial ATA III
Read speed
- 960 PRO:3500 MB/s
- SM863a 1.92 TB 2.5" Serial ATA III:510 MB/s
Write speed
- 960 PRO:2100 MB/s
- SM863a 1.92 TB 2.5" Serial ATA III:485 MB/s
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- 960 PRO:1500000 h
- SM863a 1.92 TB 2.5" Serial ATA III:2000000 h
Width
- 960 PRO:80.2 mm
- SM863a 1.92 TB 2.5" Serial ATA III:100.2 mm
Depth
- 960 PRO:22.1 mm
- SM863a 1.92 TB 2.5" Serial ATA III:6.8 mm

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Comparison of 960 PRO, SM863a
42 specifications	A Samsung 960 PRO View product	B Samsung SM863a 1.92 TB 2.5" Serial ATA III Model SM863a View product
Features6 differ
SSD capacityDiffers	1 TB	1.92 TB
SSD form factorDiffers	M.2	2.5"
InterfaceDiffers	PCI Express	Serial ATA III
NVMeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
NVMe versionKnown for one	1.2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory typeKnown for one	V-NAND	Unknown — not stated by the source
Hardware encryptionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Read speedDiffers	3500 MB/s	510 MB/s
Write speedDiffers	2100 MB/s	485 MB/s
Maximum read (4KB)Known for one	440000 IOPS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum write (4KB)Known for one	360000 IOPS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller typeKnown for one	Samsung Polaris	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express interface data lanesKnown for one	x4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	1500000 h	2000000 h
Protection featuresKnown for one	Shock resistant	Unknown — not stated by the source
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Server/workstation
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 Gbit/s
Random read (4KB)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	95000 IOPS
Random write (4KB)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	28000 IOPS
Poweridentical
Power consumption (average)Known for one	5.3 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 V
Power consumption (read)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5 W
Power consumption (write)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4 W
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	80.2 mm	100.2 mm
DepthDiffers	22.1 mm	6.8 mm
HeightDiffers	2.38 mm	69.8 mm
WeightDiffers	8.5 g	54.3 g
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Launch dateKnown for one	2/14/2017	Unknown — not stated by the source
NAND controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	V-NAND
SSD endurance ratingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.6 DWPD
Packaging dataidentical
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84717070

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