SanDisk Extreme PRO 1TB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 2

SanDisk Extreme PRO 1TB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 2

SanDisk
57 Overall Score
vs
Samsung 8TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2

Samsung 8TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2

Samsung
100 Overall Score

Scores

Workstation
SanDisk
55
Samsung
100
Console
SanDisk
23
Samsung
98
Gaming
SanDisk
39
Samsung
98
Portable
SanDisk
78
Samsung
27
Laptop
SanDisk
28
Samsung
75
Budget
SanDisk
75
Samsung
72

Specifications

SanDisk Extreme PROSamsung 8TB SSD
Drive
Capacity
1,000
8,000
Form FactorExternalM.2
InterfaceUSB 3.2 Gen 2PCIe 5.0 x4
ProtocolNVMeNVMe
PCIe Generation—5★
External✓✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
2,000
14,800
Sequential Write (MB/s)
2,000
13,400
Random Read (IOPS)No data
2,200,000
Random Write (IOPS)No data
2,600,000
Hardware
NAND—TLC★
DRAM Cache—✓★
Controller—In-House Controller
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)No data
4,800
MTBF (hours)No data
1,500,000
Warranty (years)55
Features
Heatsink✓✓
Hardware Encryption✓✓

Pros & Cons

SanDisk Extreme PRO 1TB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 2

  • Strong social proof (77th percentile)

Samsung 8TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2

  • Strong random (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong feature (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong capacity (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Below average affordability (2nd percentile)2nd %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: Samsung 8TB SSD

Scores 100 overall, wins 4 of 6 usage categories and 10 of 18 specs.

SanDisk Extreme PRO Better at:

BudgetPortable

Samsung 8TB SSD Better at:

GamingLaptopConsoleWorkstation