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 SN8100 1TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 1TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Western Digital
89 Overall Score

Scores

Portable
Samsung
97
Western Digital
23
Laptop
Samsung
39
Western Digital
93
Workstation
Samsung
70
Western Digital
89
Gaming
Samsung
51
Western Digital
88
Budget
Samsung
85
Western Digital
87
Console
Samsung
30
Western Digital
84

Specifications

Samsung T7Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100
Drive
Capacity
2,000
1,000
Form FactorExternalM.2 2280
InterfaceUSB 3.2 Gen 2PCIe 5.0 x4
ProtocolNVMeNVMe
PCIe Generation—5★
External✓✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
1,050
14,900
Sequential Write (MB/s)
1,000
11,000
Random Read (IOPS)No data
1,600,000
Random Write (IOPS)No data
2,400,000
Hardware
NANDMLC★TLC
DRAM Cache✓✓
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)No data
600
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 (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong random (81st percentile)81st %ile
  • Strong capacity (78th percentile)

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 1TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

  • Strong random (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong speed (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong feature (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100

Scores 89 overall, wins 4 of 6 usage categories and 7 of 17 specs.

Samsung T7 Better at:

Portable

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 Better at:

GamingLaptopConsoleWorkstation