SanDisk 8TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Samsung T9 2TB Portable USB 3.2
Scores
Specifications
| SanDisk 8TB SSD | Samsung T9 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | External |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 | USB 3.2 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4★ | — |
| External | ✗ | ✓ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | MLC★ |
| DRAM Cache | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5 | 5 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓★ | — |
| Hardware Encryption | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
SanDisk 8TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong capacity (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong random (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Below average affordability (4th percentile)4th %ile
Samsung T9 2TB Portable USB 3.2
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong feature (86th percentile)86th %ile
- Strong capacity (78th percentile)
- Below average affordability (20th percentile)20th %ile
Pricing
Samsung T9 2TB Portable USB 3.2 offers 3.7x better value for money
SanDisk 8TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Samsung T9 2TB Portable USB 3.2
Verdict
Scores 95 overall, wins 4 of 6 usage categories and 10 of 17 specs.