Samsung T7 4TB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 2

Samsung T7 4TB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 2

Samsung
60 Overall Score
vs
Micron 4TB SSD

Micron 4TB SSD

Micron
96 Overall Score

Scores

Console
Samsung
26
Micron
95
Gaming
Samsung
42
Micron
94
Workstation
Samsung
60
Micron
89
Portable
Samsung
83
Micron
26
Laptop
Samsung
29
Micron
82
Budget
Samsung
54
Micron
82

Specifications

Samsung T7Micron 4TB SSD
Drive
Capacity
4,000
4,000
Form FactorExternalM.2 2280
InterfaceUSB 3.2 Gen 2PCIe 5.0
ProtocolNVMeNVMe
PCIe Generation—5★
External✓✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
1,050
14,500
Sequential Write (MB/s)
1,000
13,800
Random Read (IOPS)No data
2,200,000
Random Write (IOPS)No data
2,300,000
Hardware
NANDMLC★TLC
DRAM Cache—✗
Controller—Micron
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)No data
2,400
MTBF (hours)No data
1,500,000
Warranty (years)15★
Features
Heatsink—✓★
Hardware Encryption✓✓

Pros & Cons

Samsung T7 4TB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 2

  • Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
  • Strong feature (86th percentile)86th %ile
  • Below average affordability (7th percentile)7th %ile
  • Below average social proof (14th percentile)14th %ile
  • Below average endurance (34th percentile)

Micron 4TB SSD

  • Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
  • Strong feature (90th percentile)90th %ile
  • Below average affordability (12th percentile)12th %ile

Pricing

Samsung T7 4TB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 2

No current pricing available

Micron 4TB SSD

Verdict

★ Winner: Micron 4TB SSD

Scores 96 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 9 of 18 specs.

Samsung T7 Better at:

Portable

Micron 4TB SSD Better at:

BudgetGamingLaptopConsoleWorkstation

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