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Seagate Expansion
Capacity 4TB
Form Factor External
Interface USB 3.0
33 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile) 93rd
Cons
- Below average speed (2nd percentile)
- Below average random (3rd percentile)
- Below average endurance (14th percentile)
- Below average feature (14th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 4000 |
| Form Factor | External |
| Interface | USB 3.0 |
| External | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Seagate Expansion | Samsung 9100 PRO | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X | Crucial T710 | Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G | SanDisk Western Digital WDS400T1X0M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 4TB | 8TB | 4TB | 4TB | 2TB | 4TB |
| Form Factor | External | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | USB 3.0 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | - | 14,800 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,500 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s |
| Nand Type | - | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | true | false | true | true |
| Endurance | - | 4800 TBW | 2400 TBW | 2400 TBW | 2000 TBW | 2400 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seagate Expansion | 2 | 3 | 14.3 | 92.8 | 14.3 |
| Samsung 9100 PRO Compare | 99 | 99.7 | 99.8 | 98.2 | 86 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X Compare | 88 | 94.8 | 93.8 | 92.8 | 81 |
| Crucial T710 Compare | 98.7 | 98.7 | 85.6 | 92.8 | 86 |
| Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G Compare | 92.7 | 93.4 | 93.8 | 78.4 | 94 |
| SanDisk Western Digital WDS400T1X0M Compare | 97.4 | 99 | 97.4 | 92.8 | 81 |
Usage Scores
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