Intel 660p 1 TB vs Samsung PM991 (OEM) 512 GB

Short answer: which is best?

Intel 660p 1 TB is 44.1 % stronger than Samsung PM991 (OEM) 512 GB. Intel 660p 1 TB ranks #46 of 54 measured system drives at WhatFPS (6,320 Drive score over 1 verified runs). Samsung PM991 (OEM) 512 GB ranks #50 of 54 measured system drives at WhatFPS (4,385 Drive score over 1 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 2 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.

Measured comparison

MetricIntel 660p 1 TBSamsung PM991 (OEM) 512 GB
Drive score (the drive's own performance: sequential read + 4K IOPS)6,3204,385
Best rig (GAMING — whole PC)4,8484,283
Sequential read1,342 MB/s1,237 MB/s
4K IOPS10,4485,455
4K latency, median (lower is better)82 µs176 µs
TypeSATA SSDSATA SSD
Size1 TB512 GB

What the numbers mean

The drive score is the system drive's measured performance in the rigs it sat in — sequential read and 4K IOPS, unbuffered. PCIe generation, fill level and driver affect it. GAMING is the whole rig's score. We show both and never mix them.

All numbers come from our benchmark suite, the same test on every PC, written in Rust with no middleware. The methodology is open at https://whatfps.com/metodik

All measurements for Intel 660p 1 TB · All measurements for Samsung PM991 (OEM) 512 GB