SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 8100 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 8100 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

SanDisk
89 Overall Score
vs
Crucial 2TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230

Crucial 2TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230

Crucial
77 Overall Score

Scores

Budget
SanDisk
72
Crucial
87
Console
SanDisk
86
Crucial
73
Workstation
SanDisk
85
Crucial
59
Gaming
SanDisk
85
Crucial
71
Laptop
SanDisk
66
Crucial
84
Portable
SanDisk
24
Crucial
21

Specifications

SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 8100Crucial 2TB SSD
Drive
Capacity
8,000
2,000
Form FactorM.2 2280M.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4PCIe 4.0
ProtocolNVMeNVMe
PCIe Generation5★4
External✗✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
14,900
7,100
Sequential Write (MB/s)
13,200
6,000
Random Read (IOPS)
2,200,000
1,000,000
Random Write (IOPS)
2,400,000
No data
Hardware
NANDTLC★QLC
DRAM Cache✗✗
ControllernCache 4.0—
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)
4,800
440
MTBF (hours)
1,750,000
No data
Warranty (years)55
Features
Heatsink✓★✗
Hardware Encryption✓★—

Pros & Cons

SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 8100 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

  • Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong capacity (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong feature (89th percentile)89th %ile

Crucial 2TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230

  • Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong random (86th percentile)86th %ile
  • Strong speed (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
  • Strong capacity (78th percentile)
  • Below average feature (14th percentile)14th %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 8100

Scores 89 overall, wins 4 of 6 usage categories and 11 of 18 specs.

SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 8100 Better at:

GamingConsolePortableWorkstation

Crucial 2TB SSD Better at:

BudgetLaptop