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
90 Overall Score
vs
SIX 12 1TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

SIX 12 1TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

SIX
71 Overall Score

Scores

Console
SanDisk
86
SIX
72
Workstation
SanDisk
85
SIX
73
Gaming
SanDisk
85
SIX
73
Budget
SanDisk
57
SIX
72
Laptop
SanDisk
66
SIX
61
Portable
SanDisk
24
SIX
18

Specifications

SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 8100SIX 12
Drive
Capacity
8,000
1,000
Form FactorM.2 2280M.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4PCIe 5.0 x4
ProtocolNVMeNVMe
PCIe Generation55
External✗✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
14,900
14,356
Sequential Write (MB/s)
13,200
13,662
Random Read (IOPS)
2,200,000
2,000,000
Random Write (IOPS)
2,400,000
2,000,000
Hardware
NANDTLCTLC
DRAM Cache✗—
ControllernCache 4.0—
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)
4,800
No data
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
  • Below average affordability (3rd percentile)3rd %ile

SIX 12 1TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

  • Strong speed (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong random (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong feature (86th percentile)86th %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 8100

Scores 90 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 7 of 18 specs.

SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 8100 Better at:

GamingLaptopConsolePortableWorkstation

SIX 12 Better at:

Budget