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SanDisk SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
The 4TB M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe drive hits 7100 MB/s reads and 6700 MB/s writes, with 1200 TBW endurance and a 5-year warranty. Its DRAM-less QLC design keeps power draw low, making it a solid fit for laptops, though portable use scores poorly. Best for creative professionals editing 4K video or large photo libraries who need high-capacity, fast storage on a budget.
Capacity 4TB
Form Factor M.2 2280
Interface PCIe 4.0 x4
Read Speed 7,100 MB/s
NAND QLC
Endurance 1200 TBW
78 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong random (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile) 93rd
- Strong speed (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong endurance (76th percentile) 76th
Cons
- Below average affordability (12th percentile)
- Below average feature (15th 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) | 7100 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 6700 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 900000 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 1100000 |
Hardware
| NAND | QLC |
| DRAM Cache | No |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 1200 |
| MTBF (hours) | 1750000 |
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
Features
| Heatsink | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | SanDisk SSD | Samsung 9100 PRO | Kingston FURY Renegade G5 SFYR2S/4T0 | Micron T710 CT4000T710SSD5 | Crucial T700 CT2000T700SSD5 | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 4TB | 4TB | 4TB | 4TB | 2TB | 4TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 7,100 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 14,500 MB/s | 12,400 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s |
| Nand Type | QLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | true | false | true | true |
| Endurance | 1200 TBW | 2400 TBW | 4000 TBW | 2400 TBW | 1200 TBW | 2400 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SanDisk SSD | 87.1 | 94.4 | 14.7 | 92.6 | 75.6 | 12.4 |
| Samsung 9100 PRO Compare | 99.2 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 92.6 | 86 | 5.1 |
| Kingston FURY Renegade G5 SFYR2S/4T0 Compare | 99.5 | 99 | 90.9 | 92.6 | 93.6 | 6.3 |
| Micron T710 CT4000T710SSD5 Compare | 99.1 | 99.2 | 89.4 | 92.6 | 86 | 11.2 |
| Crucial T700 CT2000T700SSD5 Compare | 96.6 | 97.6 | 97.5 | 78.5 | 83 | 23.8 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X Compare | 89 | 95.6 | 93.9 | 92.6 | 81 | 8.5 |
Usage Scores
- Overall77.7
- Budget68.9
- Gaming71.6
- Laptop80.1
- Console72.3
- Portable19.6
- Workstation60.8
A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.
