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4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
The Phison E18 controller and 3D TLC NAND deliver 7,000 MB/s reads and writes, plus 1,000K random IOPS, making this 4TB drive a top performer for heavy workloads. Its 3,200 TBW endurance and 5-year warranty offer long-term reliability, while the graphene-aluminum heatsink keeps thermals in check during sustained use. Best for workstation users and content creators who need maximum sustained throughput for large file transfers and 4K video editing.
Capacity 4TB
Form Factor M.2 2280
Interface PCIe 4.0 x4
Read Speed 7,000 MB/s
NAND TLC
Endurance 3200 TBW
87 Overall Score
Price £747
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong random (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong endurance (93rd percentile) 93rd
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile) 93rd
- Strong speed (88th percentile) 88th
Cons
- Below average affordability (10th percentile)
- Below average social proof (24th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 4000 |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 7000 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 7000 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 1000000 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 1000000 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| Controller | Phison E18 |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 3200 |
| MTBF (hours) | 1800000 |
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
Features
| Heatsink | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | 4TB SSD | Samsung 9100 PRO | Western Digital Black SN850X | SanDisk WD_BLACK WDS800T1X0M | Crucial T710 | Lexar NM1090 PRO LNM109P004T-RNNNU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 4TB | 4TB | 4TB | 8TB | 4TB | 4TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 |
| Seq Read | 7,000 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s | 14,500 MB/s | 14,000 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | SLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | true | true | false | true |
| Endurance | 3200 TBW | 2400 TBW | 2400 TBW | 4800 TBW | 2400 TBW | 2800 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4TB SSD | 88.3 | 94.3 | 78.5 | 92.5 | 93 | 24.1 | 10.4 |
| Samsung 9100 PRO Compare | 99.2 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 92.5 | 85.9 | 99.6 | 5.3 |
| Western Digital Black SN850X Compare | 88.9 | 95.7 | 89.3 | 92.5 | 88.1 | 95.3 | 9.7 |
| SanDisk WD_BLACK WDS800T1X0M Compare | 99.1 | 99.3 | 97.5 | 98.1 | 80.7 | 45 | 3.1 |
| Crucial T710 Compare | 99.1 | 99.1 | 85.6 | 92.5 | 85.9 | 77.5 | 10.7 |
| Lexar NM1090 PRO LNM109P004T-RNNNU Compare | 98.1 | 98.5 | 97.5 | 92.5 | 74.9 | 57 | 8.5 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall87.1
- Budget68.7
- Gaming84.7
- Laptop72.2
- Console83.3
- Portable21.3
- Workstation88.6
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