SANDISK Optimus 5100 1TB vs Samsung 840 EVO 500GB SSD Comparison

The main differences between SANDISK Optimus 5100 1TB and Samsung 840 EVO 500GB are in Capacity, Interface, NVME and Form Factor.

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SANDISK Optimus 5100 1TB	Samsung 840 EVO 500GB
Prices (Change region) In Stock Free shipping $296.93	Prices (Change region) In Stock Free shipping $199.99
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Pangoly Score (How do we rate?) -	Pangoly Score (How do we rate?) 91
Brand SanDisk	Brand Samsung
Model SDSP51100TAN-000E0 SDSP51100TAN	Model MZ-7TE500BW
Release Date 📅 February 2026	Release Date 📅 August 2013
* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
User reviews Add a product review	User reviews ★★★★★ (150 reviews) Add a product review
Performance (Charts) n/a	Performance (Charts) 214th / 1746
Effective Value -	Effective Value 263rd / 336
Price history View Details ►	Price history View Details ►
Price/GB $0.30	Price/GB $0.40
GB/$1 3.37	GB/$1 2.5
Pros -	Pros Great performance Samsung MEX Controller Very good pricing
Cons -	Cons Questionable reliability compared to MLC NAND
Series -	Series 840 EVO
Capacity 1000 GB	Capacity 500 GB
Interface PCIe Gen4 x4	Interface SATA 6 Gb/s
NVME Yes	NVME No
Form Factor M.2-2280	Form Factor 2.5"
SSD Controller -	SSD Controller Samsung MEX
NAND Flash Type -	NAND Flash Type TLC
MTBF -	MTBF 1,500,000 hours
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