SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 8100 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 8100 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

SanDisk
89 Overall Score
vs
Kingston 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Kingston 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Kingston
80 Overall Score

Scores

Budget
SanDisk
72
Kingston
89
Console
SanDisk
86
Kingston
77
Workstation
SanDisk
85
Kingston
72
Gaming
SanDisk
85
Kingston
77
Laptop
SanDisk
66
Kingston
84
Portable
SanDisk
24
Kingston
22

Specifications

SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 8100Kingston 4TB SSD
Drive
Capacity
8,000
4,000
Form FactorM.2 2280M.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4PCIe 4.0 x4
ProtocolNVMeNVMe
PCIe Generation5★4
External✗✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
14,900
6,000
Sequential Write (MB/s)
13,200
5,000
Random Read (IOPS)
2,200,000
No data
Random Write (IOPS)
2,400,000
No data
Hardware
NANDTLCTLC
DRAM Cache✗✗
ControllernCache 4.0—
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)
4,800
1,280
MTBF (hours)
1,750,000
2,000,000
Warranty (years)55
Features
Heatsink✓★—
Hardware Encryption✓★—

Pros & Cons

SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 8100 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 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

Kingston 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

  • Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
  • Strong social proof (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
  • Strong speed (77th percentile)
  • Strong endurance (76th percentile)

Verdict

★ Winner: SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 8100

Scores 89 overall, wins 3 of 6 usage categories and 9 of 18 specs.

SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 8100 Better at:

GamingConsoleWorkstation

Kingston 4TB SSD Better at:

BudgetLaptop