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Crucial E100 480GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
The 480GB M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe drive delivers 4700 MB/s reads and 2500 MB/s writes, making it a fast Gen4 upgrade for older HDDs or SATA SSDs. Its DRAM-less design keeps costs low, and the 3-year warranty adds basic peace of mind for a budget-focused build. Best for gamers or general users replacing a slow boot drive in a desktop or workstation without needing portable storage.
Capacity 480GB
Form Factor M.2 2280
Interface PCIe 4.0 x4
Read Speed 4,700 MB/s
48 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (78th percentile) 78th
- Strong social proof (68th percentile) 68th
Cons
- Below average feature (15th percentile)
- Below average capacity (23rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 480 |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 4700 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 2500 |
Hardware
| DRAM Cache | No |
Reliability
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Crucial E100 | Samsung 9100 PRO | Western Digital WD_BLACK WDS800T2XHE | Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRDK/4000G | SanDisk Black SN850X WDBB9G0040BNC-WRSN | Lexar NM1090 PRO LNM109P004T-RNNNU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 480GB | 4TB | 8TB | 4TB | 4TB | 4TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 4,700 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,000 MB/s |
| Nand Type | - | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | SLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | true | true | true | true |
| Endurance | - | 2400 TBW | 4800 TBW | 4000 TBW | 2400 TBW | 2800 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crucial E100 | 64.9 | 61.7 | 14.7 | 23.3 | 42.2 | 68.3 | 78.3 |
| Samsung 9100 PRO Compare | 99.2 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 92.5 | 86 | 99.6 | 5.3 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK WDS800T2XHE Compare | 88.9 | 96.4 | 93.9 | 98.1 | 88.2 | 95.3 | 4 |
| Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRDK/4000G Compare | 93.2 | 94.3 | 93.9 | 92.5 | 94.2 | 95.3 | 9.3 |
| SanDisk Black SN850X WDBB9G0040BNC-WRSN Compare | 88.9 | 95.7 | 89.3 | 92.5 | 88.2 | 95.3 | 9.6 |
| Lexar NM1090 PRO LNM109P004T-RNNNU Compare | 98.1 | 98.5 | 97.4 | 92.5 | 75 | 56.9 | 8.7 |
Usage Scores
- Overall48.4
- Budget82.1
- Gaming38.7
- Laptop51.1
- Console30.3
- Portable12
- Workstation41.2
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