SanDisk Extreme 2TB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 2

SanDisk Extreme 2TB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 2

SanDisk
47 Overall Score
vs
SanDisk 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280

SanDisk 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280

SanDisk
92 Overall Score

Scores

Console
SanDisk
20
SanDisk
93
Gaming
SanDisk
31
SanDisk
93
Workstation
SanDisk
46
SanDisk
92
Laptop
SanDisk
25
SanDisk
80
Budget
SanDisk
57
SanDisk
79
Portable
SanDisk
73
SanDisk
25

Specifications

SanDisk ExtremeSanDisk 4TB SSD
Drive
Capacity
2,000
4,000
Form FactorExternalM.2 2280
InterfaceUSB 3.2 Gen 2PCIe 4.0
Protocol—NVMe
PCIe Generation—4★
External✓✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
2,000
7,300
Sequential Write (MB/s)
2,000
6,600
Random Read (IOPS)No data
1,200,000
Random Write (IOPS)No data
1,100,000
Hardware
NAND—TLC★
DRAM Cache—✓★
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)No data
2,400
MTBF (hours)No data
1,750,000
Warranty (years)5★3
Features
Heatsink—✓★
Hardware Encryption✓★—

Pros & Cons

SanDisk Extreme 2TB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 2

  • Strong capacity (78th percentile)
  • Below average random (3rd percentile)3rd %ile
  • Below average affordability (21st percentile)
  • Below average feature (33rd percentile)

SanDisk 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280

  • Strong random (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
  • Below average affordability (9th percentile)9th %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: SanDisk 4TB SSD

Scores 92 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 11 of 17 specs.

SanDisk Extreme Better at:

Portable

SanDisk 4TB SSD Better at:

BudgetGamingLaptopConsoleWorkstation