Lexar 4TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280

Lexar 4TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280

Lexar
91 Overall Score
vs
Western Digital 4TB SSD USB 3.2 Gen 2x2

Western Digital 4TB SSD USB 3.2 Gen 2x2

Western Digital
68 Overall Score

Scores

Portable
Lexar
24
Western Digital
94
Laptop
Lexar
92
Western Digital
35
Workstation
Lexar
91
Western Digital
60
Gaming
Lexar
91
Western Digital
45
Console
Lexar
87
Western Digital
28
Budget
Lexar
74
Western Digital
68

Specifications

Lexar 4TB SSDWestern Digital 4TB SSD
Drive
Capacity
4,000
4,000
Form FactorM.2 2280External
InterfacePCIe 5.0USB 3.2 Gen 2x2
ProtocolNVMeNVMe
PCIe Generation5★—
External✗✓
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
14,000
2,000
Sequential Write (MB/s)
13,000
2,000
Random Read (IOPS)
2,100,000
No data
Random Write (IOPS)
1,700,000
No data
Hardware
NANDSLC★—
DRAM Cache✓★✗
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)
2,800
No data
MTBF (hours)
1,500,000
No data
Warranty (years)—5★
Features
Heatsink✗✓★
Hardware Encryption—✓★

Pros & Cons

Lexar 4TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280

  • Strong random (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong speed (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong feature (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
  • Below average affordability (10th percentile)10th %ile

Western Digital 4TB SSD USB 3.2 Gen 2x2

  • Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
  • Strong social proof (68th percentile)
  • Below average affordability (12th percentile)12th %ile

Pricing

Both products are similarly priced.

Lexar 4TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 22800.109score per dollar
vs
Western Digital 4TB SSD USB 3.2 Gen 2x20.091score per dollar

Lexar 4TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280 offers 1.2x better value for money

Lexar 4TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280

Western Digital 4TB SSD USB 3.2 Gen 2x2

Verdict

★ Winner: Lexar 4TB SSD

Scores 91 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 9 of 17 specs.

Lexar 4TB SSD Better at:

BudgetGamingLaptopConsoleWorkstation

Western Digital 4TB SSD Better at:

Portable

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