SanDisk 4TB Portable SSD
SanDisk
66 Overall Score
vs
Samsung 8TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2
Samsung
100 Overall Score
Scores
Workstation
Console
Gaming
Portable
Laptop
Budget
Specifications
| SanDisk 4TB Portable SSD | Samsung 8TB SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | External | M.2 |
| Interface | USB4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | — | 5★ |
| External | ✓ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | — | TLC★ |
| DRAM Cache | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Controller | — | In-House Controller |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5 | 5 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓ | ✓ |
Pros & Cons
SanDisk 4TB Portable SSD
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong social proof (68th percentile)
- Below average affordability (12th percentile)12th %ile
Samsung 8TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2
- Strong random (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong feature (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong capacity (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Below average affordability (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
Pricing
SanDisk 4TB Portable SSD
Samsung 8TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2
No current pricing available
Verdict
Winner: Samsung 8TB SSD
Scores 100 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 10 of 18 specs.
