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SanDisk PRO-G40 2TB Portable Thunderbolt 3
Capacity 2TB
Form Factor External
Interface Thunderbolt 3
Read Speed 2,700 MB/s
50 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong capacity (79th percentile) 79th
Cons
- Below average random (4th percentile)
- Below average affordability (14th percentile)
- Below average feature (15th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 2000 |
| Form Factor | External |
| Interface | Thunderbolt 3 |
| External | Yes |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 2700 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 1900 |
Reliability
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
Features
| Heatsink | No |
| Hardware Encryption | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | SanDisk PRO-G40 | Samsung 9100 PRO | Western Digital WD_BLACK WDS800T2XHE | Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRDK/4000G | Crucial T710 | Lexar NM1090 PRO LNM109P004T-RNNNU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 2TB | 4TB | 8TB | 4TB | 4TB | 4TB |
| Form Factor | External | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | Thunderbolt 3 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 2,700 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,500 MB/s | 14,000 MB/s |
| Nand Type | - | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | SLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | true | true | false | true |
| Endurance | - | 2400 TBW | 4800 TBW | 4000 TBW | 2400 TBW | 2800 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SanDisk PRO-G40 | 56 | 3.5 | 14.7 | 78.5 | 57.3 | 64.3 | 13.8 |
| Samsung 9100 PRO Compare | 99.2 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 92.5 | 86 | 99.6 | 5.3 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK WDS800T2XHE Compare | 88.9 | 96.4 | 93.9 | 98.1 | 88.2 | 95.3 | 4 |
| Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRDK/4000G Compare | 93.2 | 94.3 | 93.9 | 92.5 | 94.2 | 95.3 | 9.3 |
| Crucial T710 Compare | 99.1 | 99.1 | 85.7 | 92.5 | 86 | 77.4 | 10.9 |
| Lexar NM1090 PRO LNM109P004T-RNNNU Compare | 98.1 | 98.5 | 97.4 | 92.5 | 75 | 56.9 | 8.7 |
Usage Scores
- Overall49.9
- Budget59.8
- Gaming33.3
- Laptop25.4
- Console21.5
- Portable75.8
- Workstation46.2
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