Samsung 850 Pro 256GB vs GIGABYTE UD PRO 256GB SSD Comparison

Samsung 850 Pro 256GB and GIGABYTE UD PRO 256GB are both solid state drives with the same Capacity (256 GB), Interface (SATA 6 Gb/s) and Form Factor (2.5"). The main differences are in Performance (+32%), NAND Flash Type, Max Sequential Read and Max Sequential Write.

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Samsung 850 Pro 256GB

GIGABYTE UD PRO 256GB

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$199.99

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Brand

Samsung

Brand

GIGABYTE

Model

MZ-7KE256BW

Model

GP-GSTFS30256GTTD

Release Date

📅 July 2014

Release Date

📅 May 2018

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Performance (Charts)

216th / 1746

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Performance (Charts)

329th / 1746

(-32%)

Effective Value

265th / 336

Effective Value

318th / 336

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Price/GB

$0.78

Price/GB

$1.13

GB/$1

1.28

GB/$1

0.88

Pros

Great performance
Ten-year warranty
Samsung MEX controller

Pros

Cons

Not cheap

Cons

Series

850 PRO

Series

UD Pro

Capacity

256 GB

Capacity

256 GB

Interface

SATA 6 Gb/s

Interface

SATA 6 Gb/s

NVME

Form Factor

2.5"

Form Factor

2.5"

SSD Controller

Samsung MEX

SSD Controller

NAND Flash Type

3D NAND

NAND Flash Type

Toshiba BiCS3 3D TLC

Cache

256MB

Max Sequential Read

Up to 550 MB/s

Max Sequential Read

Up to 530 MB/s

Max Sequential Write

Up to 520 MB/s

Max Sequential Write

Up to 500 MB/s

MTBF

2,000,000 hours

MTBF

1.8M hours

Options (3)

	1TB SSD Only $444.45
	2TB SSD Only $844.45
	512 GB SSD Only $360.10

Options (3)

	GIGABYTE SSD 120GB (GP-GSTFS31120GNTD) $21.15
	GIGABYTE SSD 240GB (GP-GSTFS31240GNTD) $165.17
	GIGABYTE UD PRO 512GB (GP-GSTFS30512GTTD) $233.00