SanDisk Extreme Portable 1TB USB 3.2 Gen 2

SanDisk Extreme Portable 1TB USB 3.2 Gen 2

SanDisk
59 Overall Score
vs
Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Samsung
100 Overall Score

Scores

Gaming
SanDisk
40
Samsung
100
Console
SanDisk
24
Samsung
100
Workstation
SanDisk
54
Samsung
99
Laptop
SanDisk
29
Samsung
86
Budget
SanDisk
70
Samsung
83
Portable
SanDisk
79
Samsung
27

Specifications

SanDisk Extreme PortableSamsung 9100 PRO
Drive
Capacity
1,000
4,000
Form FactorExternalM.2 2280
InterfaceUSB 3.2 Gen 2PCIe 5.0 x4
ProtocolNVMeNVMe
PCIe Generation—5★
External✓✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
1,050
14,800
Sequential Write (MB/s)
1,000
13,400
Random Read (IOPS)No data
2,200,000
Random Write (IOPS)No data
2,600,000
Hardware
NANDTLCTLC
DRAM Cache✗✓★
Controller—In-House Controller
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)No data
2,400
MTBF (hours)No data
1,500,000
Warranty (years)55
Features
Heatsink✗✓★
Hardware Encryption✓✓

Pros & Cons

SanDisk Extreme Portable 1TB USB 3.2 Gen 2

  • Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong feature (79th percentile)
  • Below average affordability (34th percentile)

Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

  • Strong random (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong feature (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong social proof (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Below average affordability (5th percentile)5th %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: Samsung 9100 PRO

Scores 100 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 10 of 18 specs.

SanDisk Extreme Portable Better at:

Portable

Samsung 9100 PRO Better at:

BudgetGamingLaptopConsoleWorkstation