Samsung T7 2TB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 2

Samsung T7 2TB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 2

Samsung
72 Overall Score
vs
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Western Digital
94 Overall Score

Scores

Portable
Samsung
98
Western Digital
25
Console
Samsung
31
Western Digital
95
Gaming
Samsung
51
Western Digital
95
Workstation
Samsung
70
Western Digital
94
Budget
Samsung
80
Western Digital
81
Laptop
Samsung
38
Western Digital
81

Specifications

Samsung T7Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X
Drive
Capacity
2,000
4,000
Form FactorExternalM.2 2280
InterfaceUSB 3.2 Gen 2PCIe 4.0 x4
ProtocolNVMeNVMe
PCIe Generation—4★
External✓✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
1,050
7,300
Sequential Write (MB/s)
1,000
6,600
Random Read (IOPS)No data
1,200,000
Random Write (IOPS)No data
1,100,000
Hardware
NANDMLC★TLC
DRAM Cache✓✓
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)No data
2,400
MTBF (hours)No data
1,750,000
Warranty (years)33
Features
Heatsink✗✓★
Hardware Encryption✓★—

Pros & Cons

Samsung T7 2TB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 2

  • Strong feature (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong random (81st percentile)81st %ile
  • Strong capacity (79th percentile)
  • Below average affordability (22nd percentile)

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

  • Strong random (96th percentile)96th %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

Verdict

★ Winner: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X

Scores 94 overall, wins 4 of 6 usage categories and 9 of 17 specs.

Samsung T7 Better at:

Portable

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X Better at:

GamingLaptopConsoleWorkstation