Intel Optane Series 900P (2017) vs Samsung 850 PRO Series SSDs

The Intel Optane SSD 900P U.2 280GB hasn't managed to earn a top spot in any roundups from sources that conduct trustworthy hands-on testing. Nevertheless, reviewers from sites, such as PC Gamer, PCWorld, and PCmag all gave it a spot on their list.

Moving on to the Samsung 850 Pro 1TB: it was unable to reach the very top of any roundups from sources that conduct reliable and unbiased testing. Nonetheless, it still managed to impress reviewers from a number of such sites, like Techradar, TechSpot, hardwarezone.com.sg, TrustedReviews, CNET, PC Gamer, PCmag, and Expert Reviews, enough for them to include them on those lists.

Our direct Intel Optane SSD 900P U.2 280GB vs. Samsung 850 Pro 1TB comparison of their review scores has shown that, out of sources that tested both Internal Hard Drives, PC Gamer preferred the Intel Optane SSD 900P U.2 280GB, whereas PCmag seemed to like both equally.

We also looked at which sources liked these products best and found that the Intel Optane SSD 900P U.2 280GB got its highest, 9.2, review score from PC Gamer, while the Samsung 850 Pro 1TB most impressed reviewers at Techradar, which gave it a score of 10.