Crucial SSD SATA III 2.5"
Crucial
68 Overall Score
vs
Micron 4TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Micron
97 Overall Score
Scores
Console
Gaming
Workstation
Laptop
Budget
Portable
Specifications
| Crucial SSD | Micron 4TB SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 5.0 |
| Protocol | SATA | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | — | 5★ |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | ||
| Random Write (IOPS) | ||
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Controller | — | Micron |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 5 | 5 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓ | ✓ |
Pros & Cons
Crucial SSD SATA III 2.5"
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong social proof (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Strong capacity (79th percentile)
- Strong endurance (71st percentile)
- Below average affordability (15th percentile)15th %ile
Micron 4TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong feature (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Below average affordability (11th percentile)11th %ile
Verdict
Winner: Micron 4TB SSD
Scores 97 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 8 of 18 specs.