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DATO ARES Q4
Capacity 1TB
Form Factor External
Interface USB4
Read Speed 4,000 MB/s
38 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
Cons
- Below average random (3rd percentile)
- Below average feature (14th percentile)
- Below average social proof (24th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 1000 |
| Form Factor | External |
| Interface | USB4 |
| External | Yes |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 4000 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 3600 |
Reliability
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
Features
| Heatsink | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | DATO ARES Q4 | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X | Samsung 990 PRO | Crucial T710 | Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G | SanDisk WD_Black SN8100 WDS100T1X0M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 1TB | 4TB | 2TB | 4TB | 2TB | 1TB |
| Form Factor | External | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | USB4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 4,000 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,450 MB/s | 14,500 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s |
| Nand Type | - | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | true | false | true | true |
| Endurance | - | 2400 TBW | 1200 TBW | 2400 TBW | 2000 TBW | 4800 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DATO ARES Q4 | 63.1 | 3 | 14.3 | 54.6 | 56.5 | 23.6 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X Compare | 88 | 94.8 | 93.8 | 92.8 | 81 | 95.6 |
| Samsung 990 PRO Compare | 93.2 | 96.9 | 99 | 78.4 | 86 | 95.6 |
| Crucial T710 Compare | 98.7 | 98.7 | 85.6 | 92.8 | 86 | 79.7 |
| Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G Compare | 92.7 | 93.4 | 93.8 | 78.4 | 94 | 95.6 |
| SanDisk WD_Black SN8100 WDS100T1X0M Compare | 97.4 | 99 | 90.6 | 54.6 | 99 | 95.6 |
Price
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