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Samsung T9 Portable SSD 4TB USB 3.2 Gen 2x2
Capacity 4TB
Form Factor External
Interface USB 3.2 Gen 2x2
Read Speed 2,000 MB/s
NAND MLC
65 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile) 93rd
- Strong feature (86th percentile) 86th
Cons
- Below average random (3rd percentile)
- Below average affordability (13th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 4000 |
| Form Factor | External |
| Interface | USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| External | Yes |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 2000 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 2000 |
Hardware
| NAND | MLC |
Reliability
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
Features
| Hardware Encryption | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Samsung T9 Portable SSD | Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRDK/4000G | Western Digital Black SN850X | Micron T710 CT4000T710SSD5 | Crucial T500 | SanDisk WD_BLACK SN8100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 4TB | 4TB | 4TB | 4TB | 2TB | 8TB |
| Form Factor | External | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 2,000 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,500 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s |
| Nand Type | MLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | true | false | true | true |
| Endurance | - | 4000 TBW | 2400 TBW | 2400 TBW | 1200 TBW | 4800 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung T9 Portable SSD | 50.7 | 3.2 | 85.9 | 92.6 | 57.2 | 95.3 | 13 |
| Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRDK/4000G Compare | 93.3 | 94.4 | 93.9 | 92.6 | 94 | 95.3 | 8.5 |
| Western Digital Black SN850X Compare | 89 | 95.6 | 89.4 | 92.6 | 88.2 | 95.3 | 10.3 |
| Micron T710 CT4000T710SSD5 Compare | 99.1 | 99.2 | 89.4 | 92.6 | 86 | 77.3 | 11.3 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 94 | 96.9 | 98.9 | 78.5 | 83 | 95.3 | 19.5 |
| SanDisk WD_BLACK SN8100 Compare | 99.1 | 99.3 | 97.6 | 98.1 | 81 | 44.5 | 3.2 |
Usage Scores
- Overall64.8
- Budget72.9
- Gaming45.4
- Laptop33
- Console29.6
- Portable99.6
- Workstation62.2
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