SanDisk 2TB SSD NVMe

SanDisk 2TB SSD NVMe

SanDisk
88 Overall Score
vs
Lexar Air Portable SSD AFA Edition 512GB USB 3.2 Gen 1

Lexar Air Portable SSD AFA Edition 512GB USB 3.2 Gen 1

Lexar
25 Overall Score

Scores

Laptop
SanDisk
93
Lexar
13
Budget
SanDisk
93
Lexar
64
Gaming
SanDisk
84
Lexar
11
Console
SanDisk
82
Lexar
7
Workstation
SanDisk
80
Lexar
22
Portable
SanDisk
23
Lexar
37

Specifications

SanDisk 2TB SSDLexar Air Portable SSD AFA Edition
Drive
Capacity
2,000
512
Form FactorM.2 2280External
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4USB 3.2 Gen 1
ProtocolNVMe—
PCIe Generation4★—
External✗✓
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
7,250
390
Sequential Write (MB/s)
6,900
400
Random Read (IOPS)
1,000,000
No data
Random Write (IOPS)
1,400,000
No data
Hardware
NANDTLC★—
DRAM Cache✗—
ControllerWD Black SN7100—
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)
1,200
No data
MTBF (hours)
1,750,000
No data
Warranty (years)5★3
Features
Heatsink✗—
Hardware Encryption✗—

Pros & Cons

SanDisk 2TB SSD NVMe

  • Strong social proof (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong random (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong speed (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
  • Strong endurance (88th percentile)88th %ile

Lexar Air Portable SSD AFA Edition 512GB USB 3.2 Gen 1

  • Strong affordability (69th percentile)
  • Below average speed (3rd percentile)3rd %ile
  • Below average random (3rd percentile)3rd %ile
  • Below average feature (15th percentile)15th %ile
  • Below average capacity (34th percentile)

Pricing

Lexar Air Portable SSD AFA Edition 512GB USB 3.2 Gen 1 is CA$260 cheaper (2.7x less).

SanDisk 2TB SSD NVMe0.214score per dollar
vs
Lexar Air Portable SSD AFA Edition 512GB USB 3.2 Gen 10.163score per dollar

SanDisk 2TB SSD NVMe offers 1.3x better value for money

Lexar Air Portable SSD AFA Edition 512GB USB 3.2 Gen 1

Verdict

★ Winner: SanDisk 2TB SSD

Scores 88 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 10 of 18 specs.

SanDisk 2TB SSD Better at:

BudgetGamingLaptopConsoleWorkstation

Lexar Air Portable SSD AFA Edition Better at:

Portable

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