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Compare Crucial M550 256GB vs SANDISK Optimus GX PRO 8100 8TB

The main differences between Crucial M550 256GB and SANDISK Optimus GX PRO 8100 8TB are in Capacity, Interface, NVME and Form Factor.
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Brand
Crucial
Brand
SanDisk
Model
CT256M550SSD1
Model
  • SDSP82800TAN-000E0
  • SDSP82800TAN
Release Date
📅 March 2014
Release Date
📅 February 2026
* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
User reviews
★★★★★
(152 reviews)
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Performance (Charts)
255th / 1746
Performance (Charts)
n/a
Effective Value
277th / 336
Effective Value
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Price/GB
$0.70
Price/GB
$0.05
GB/$1
1.44
GB/$1
21.62
Pros
  • Strong performance
  • Good upgrade over the M500
  • Marvell 88SS9189 controller
Pros
-
Cons
  • Not as fast as some high-end drives
Cons
-
Series
M550
Series
-
Capacity
256 GB
Capacity
8000 GB
Interface
SATA 6 Gb/s
Interface
PCIe Gen5 x4
NVME
No
NVME
Yes
Form Factor
2.5"
Form Factor
M.2-2280
SSD Controller
Marvell 9189
SSD Controller
-
NAND Flash Type
MLC
NAND Flash Type
-
Max Sequential Read
Up to 550 MB/s
Max Sequential Read
-
Max Sequential Write
Up to 500 MB/s
Max Sequential Write
-
MTBF
1,500,000 hours
MTBF
-
-

Comparison and key differences summary

Reasons to buy the Crucial M550 256GB:

  • 52% cheaper, you can save $191.85

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Reasons to buy the SANDISK Optimus GX PRO 8100 8TB:

  • Newer Product, it was released around 12 years later
  • More Capacity (+7744 GB available)
  • Newer interface (PCIe Gen5 x4)

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