250gb Samsung EVO vs 240gb HyperX Savage SSD?

[PandoranPhoenix]

Hi guys!

I'm going to build a new desktop pc soon, but I'm stuck on which ssd to buy:

1) 250gb Samsung EVO SSD http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147372&cm_re=250gb_samsung_evo-_-20-147-372-_-Product

2) 240gb HyperX Savage SSD http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA24G3435035&cm_re=240gb_hyperx_savage-_-20-104-552-_-Product

The 240/250gb space will be for the os and programs, as I've already got a hdd for games etc.
They both fit in my budget - £1,400, so either will be okay; I just want to know which one is faster...

I've heard the samsung ssd is TLC whereas the hyperx savage is MLC, meaning the savage has longer durability than the samsung, or will both last me for a lifetime? Also the obove sites tell me the savage has 560sW 530sR, which is more than samsung's 540sW 520sR

Thanks

 

[SecretzPT]

Samsung EVO - Write up to 520 MB/s and read speeds up to 540 MB/s but has 10 more GB
HyperX Savage SSD - Speeds up to 560MB/s read and 530MB/s write but less 10 GB
You make the choice, speed or storage. Keep in mind these are very small differences so you might buy the one which fits your colour scheme best. I hope I helped.

 

[Barty1884]

The 850EVO is the 'better' SSD in almost every way.

Durability won't differ much between them, and unless you're writing a ridiculous volume to them constantly, they should both have reasonable (albeit finite) lifespans.

Remember, the sW & sR are 'up to' and theoretical. In real world performance, you'd notice no difference. In some/most benchmarks, the 850 Evo actually out-performs the HyperX in the sW & sR performance (although benchmark results vary)

There's also a 5year warranty on the 850EVO vs 3year on the HyperX

 

[Natsukage]

Here:
http://ssd.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Samsung-850-Evo-250GB-vs-HyperX-Savage-240GB/2977vs3494

In terms of speed I recommend the Samsung EVO.

Both have over 1 million hours of MTBF, but the Savage has a warranty of 306TBW (terabyte written) while the EVO has only 75TBW.

Thus, the Savage should last longer. But 75 terabyte written is still quite a lot. Both should last at least 5 years, and you've changed the SSD since then.

 

[mcnumpty23]

samsung all day long they dominate the ssd market for good reason

and take that 75TBW with a pinch of salt samsung are definitely over cautious there

got one out a server a month ago working perfectly with more than twice that written to it

 

[mcnumpty23]

and if you have a £1400 budget really should be looking at a m2 drive since much faster than those

 

[Natsukage]

and if you have a £1400 budget really should be looking at a m2 drive since much faster than those

This.

at that budget, go with a nvme SSD, not SATA. Especially if your board has M.2.

 

[EtnoNyt]

In general MLC is better than TLC
TLC SSD often uses a small SLC chip as buffer to increase performance. This method usually has no issue unless you R/W a large file that larger than the buffer chip, that will lead to a significant performance drop.
Since the SLC chip will R/W much more than the TLC, it will die much earlier than other parts even it is SLC.

 

[mcnumpty23]

yeah should have clarified not a sata m2 thanks for pointing that out mate

an 850 evo 250gb is around £85 or so

a samsung sm951 256gb will probably be around £100--115 mark

my sm951 gets 2100MBS and 1600MBs read and write

and the newer m2 are faster than mine

but where these will really shine is when prices drop further and you have more than 1 copying files from 1 to the other kills a standard ssd

 

[PandoranPhoenix]

yeah should have clarified not a sata m2 thanks for pointing that out mate

an 850 evo 250gb is around £85 or so

a samsung sm951 256gb will probably be around £100--115 mark

my sm951 gets 2100MBS and 1600MBs read and write

and the newer m2 are faster than mine

but where these will really shine is when prices drop further and you have more than 1 copying files from 1 to the other kills a standard ssd

Ah thanks for the info. Btw I'm going to order from PC Spcialist (https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/computers/intel-skylake-pc/) and currently only the samsung sm961 is available, which is quite expensive and goes over my budget by a bit. The sm961 is the best nvme m.2 pcie ssd samsun's got I believe, but do I really need 3100mb 1400 read and write? For future proof maybe, but I don't think I'm gonna transfer 10gb of data frequently.

 

[PandoranPhoenix]

and if you have a £1400 budget really should be looking at a m2 drive since much faster than those

This.

at that budget, go with a nvme SSD, not SATA. Especially if your board has M.2.

Yeah the mobo I'm planning on getting does have M.2.
But is there any real life noticeable difference between a SATA SSD or a NVME M.2 PCie SSD?

 

[Natsukage]

Well, the difference is negligible in every day use, such as boot time and app load time. The only difference is when encoding/installing/copying large files on the hard drive, it will show. If you're building this for gaming and normal internet browsing, a SATA SSD is more than good enough.
If you plan on doing lots of encoding work, a PCIE NVME SSD is better, if within budget.

 

[PandoranPhoenix]

Well, the difference is negligible in every day use, such as boot time and app load time. The only difference is when encoding/installing/copying large files on the hard drive, it will show. If you're building this for gaming and normal internet browsing, a SATA SSD is more than good enough.
If you plan on doing lots of encoding work, a PCIE NVME SSD is better, if within budget.

It's gonna be for a gaming build, but I'm only planning on storing games on hdd for now.
Thank you very much for info!