SanDisk Extreme PRO Portable SSD 2TB USB4

SanDisk Extreme PRO Portable SSD 2TB USB4

SanDisk
62 Overall Score
vs
Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Samsung
100 Overall Score

Scores

Gaming
SanDisk
42
Samsung
100
Console
SanDisk
25
Samsung
100
Workstation
SanDisk
59
Samsung
99
Laptop
SanDisk
32
Samsung
86
Portable
SanDisk
85
Samsung
27
Budget
SanDisk
70
Samsung
83

Specifications

SanDisk Extreme PRO Portable SSDSamsung 9100 PRO
Drive
Capacity
2,000
4,000
Form FactorExternalM.2 2280
InterfaceUSB4PCIe 5.0 x4
ProtocolNVMeNVMe
PCIe Generation—5★
External✓✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
4,000
14,800
Sequential Write (MB/s)
3,800
13,400
Random Read (IOPS)No data
2,200,000
Random Write (IOPS)No data
2,600,000
Hardware
NAND—TLC★
DRAM Cache—✓★
Controller—In-House Controller
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)No data
2,400
MTBF (hours)No data
1,500,000
Warranty (years)55
Features
Heatsink✓✓
Hardware Encryption✓✓

Pros & Cons

SanDisk Extreme PRO Portable SSD 2TB USB4

  • Strong capacity (79th percentile)
  • Below average affordability (23rd percentile)

Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

  • Strong random (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong feature (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong social proof (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Below average affordability (5th percentile)5th %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: Samsung 9100 PRO

Scores 100 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 10 of 18 specs.

SanDisk Extreme PRO Portable SSD Better at:

Portable

Samsung 9100 PRO Better at:

BudgetGamingLaptopConsoleWorkstation