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Compare SANDISK Optimus 5100 2TB vs Samsung 960 EVO Series 500GB

SANDISK Optimus 5100 2TB and Samsung 960 EVO Series 500GB are both solid state drives with the same Form Factor (M.2-2280). The main differences are in Capacity and Interface.

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SANDISK Optimus 5100 2TB

Samsung 960 EVO Series 500GB

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Brand

SanDisk

Brand

Samsung

Model

SDSP51200TAN-000E0
SDSP51200TAN

Model

MZ-V6E500
MZ-V6E500BW

Release Date

📅 February 2026

Release Date

📅 December 2016

* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.

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Performance (Charts)

117th / 1746

Effective Value

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Effective Value

164th / 336

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Price/GB

$0.28

Price/GB

$0.40

GB/$1

3.57

GB/$1

2.5

Series

-

Series

960 EVO

Capacity

2000 GB

Capacity

500 GB

Interface

PCIe Gen4 x4

Interface

PCIe Gen3 x4

NVME

Yes

NVME

Yes

Form Factor

M.2-2280

Form Factor

M.2-2280

SSD Controller

-

SSD Controller

Samsung Polaris

NAND Flash Type

-

NAND Flash Type

3D NAND

Cache

-

Cache

512MB

Max Sequential Read

-

Max Sequential Read

Up to 3200 MB/s

Max Sequential Write

-

Max Sequential Write

Up to 1800 MB/s

MTBF

-

MTBF

1,500,000 hours

-

Options (2)

	1TB $299.99
	250GB $169.99

Comparison and key differences summary

Reasons to buy the SANDISK Optimus 5100 2TB:

Newer Product, it was released around 9 years later
More Capacity (+1500 GB available)
Newer interface (PCIe Gen4 x4)

Reasons to buy the Samsung 960 EVO Series 500GB:

64% cheaper, you can save $359.97

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