Seagate 4TB SSD vs Silicon Power A55
Seagate 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2
Seagate
93 Overall Score
vs
Silicon Power A55 256GB SATA III M.2 2280
Silicon Power
28 Overall Score
Scores
Console
Gaming
Workstation
Laptop
Budget
Portable
Specifications
| Seagate 4TB SSD | Silicon Power A55 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | SATA III |
| Protocol | NVMe | SATA |
| PCIe Generation | 4★ | — |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✗ | ✗ |
| Controller | E18 | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | 1 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
Seagate 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2
- Strong random (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong endurance (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong speed (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Below average affordability (7th percentile)7th %ile
Silicon Power A55 256GB SATA III M.2 2280
- Strong affordability (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Below average capacity (18th percentile)18th %ile
- Below average random (23rd percentile)
- Below average endurance (34th percentile)
Verdict
Winner: Seagate 4TB SSD
Scores 93 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 10 of 17 specs.