Seagate 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2
Seagate
77 Overall Score
vs
SanDisk 8TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280
SanDisk
89 Overall Score
Scores
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Specifications
| Seagate 4TB SSD | SanDisk 8TB SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 5.0 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 | 5★ |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | ||
| Random Write (IOPS) | ||
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | QLC | TLC★ |
| DRAM Cache | ✗ | ✗ |
| Controller | — | nCache 4.0 |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 5 | 5 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Hardware Encryption | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
Seagate 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong random (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong endurance (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong speed (86th percentile)86th %ile
- Below average affordability (9th percentile)9th %ile
- Below average feature (15th percentile)15th %ile
- Below average social proof (20th percentile)20th %ile
SanDisk 8TB SSD PCIe 5.0 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 (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
Verdict
Winner: SanDisk 8TB SSD
Scores 89 overall, wins 4 of 6 usage categories and 10 of 18 specs.