SanDisk 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Samsung T9 1TB Portable USB 3.2
Scores
Specifications
| SanDisk 4TB 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★ | — |
| DRAM Cache | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 3 | 5★ |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Hardware Encryption | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
SanDisk 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong random (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Below average affordability (9th percentile)9th %ile
Samsung T9 1TB Portable USB 3.2
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Below average feature (33rd percentile)
Pricing
Samsung T9 1TB Portable USB 3.2 offers 2.3x better value for money
SanDisk 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Samsung T9 1TB Portable USB 3.2
Verdict
Scores 92 overall, wins 4 of 6 usage categories and 11 of 17 specs.