Western Digital Elements SE vs Samsung 990 PRO
Western Digital Elements SE 4TB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 1
Western Digital
27 Overall Score
vs
Samsung 990 PRO 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Samsung
93 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Western Digital Elements SE 4TB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 1
No customer feedback yet
Samsung 990 PRO 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
72 out of 100 low confidence 5 reviews
The product appears to be a heatsink for the Samsung 990 Pro SSD, likely pre-assembled and easy to install. Users are interested in purchasing it separately and want to know the difference between gaming and normal versions. Overall sentiment is positive but based on limited information.
Pros
- Pre-assembled
- Easy installation
Cons
- Not sold separately
- Unclear version differences
Installation ease 1
Availability 3
Version clarity 1
Scores
Gaming
Workstation
Console
Budget
Laptop
Portable
Specifications
| Western Digital Elements SE | Samsung 990 PRO | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | External | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | USB 3.2 Gen 1 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | — | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | — | 4★ |
| External | ✓ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | No data | |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | No data | |
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | — | TLC★ |
| DRAM Cache | — | ✓★ |
| Controller | — | Samsung |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | — | 5★ |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | — | ✓★ |
| Hardware Encryption | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
Western Digital Elements SE 4TB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 1
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Below average affordability (0th percentile)0th %ile
- Below average speed (3rd percentile)3rd %ile
- Below average random (4th percentile)4th %ile
- Below average feature (14th percentile)14th %ile
Samsung 990 PRO 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong feature (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong random (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong speed (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Below average affordability (24th percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (28th percentile)
Verdict
Winner: Samsung 990 PRO
Scores 93 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 12 of 18 specs.