Samsung PM991 (OEM) 512 GB vs ADATA S510 120 GB

Short answer: which is best?

Samsung PM991 (OEM) 512 GB is 38.7 % stronger than ADATA S510 120 GB. Samsung PM991 (OEM) 512 GB ranks #50 of 54 measured system drives at WhatFPS (4,385 Drive score over 1 verified runs). ADATA S510 120 GB ranks #51 of 54 measured system drives at WhatFPS (3,162 Drive score over 1 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 2 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.

Measured comparison

MetricSamsung PM991 (OEM) 512 GBADATA S510 120 GB
Drive score (the drive's own performance: sequential read + 4K IOPS)4,3853,162
Best rig (GAMING — whole PC)4,28310,973
Sequential read1,237 MB/s488 MB/s
4K IOPS5,4557,191
4K latency, median (lower is better)176 µs122 µs
TypeSATA SSDSATA SSD
Size512 GB120 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 Samsung PM991 (OEM) 512 GB · All measurements for ADATA S510 120 GB