Seagate Expansion 4TB Portable USB 3.0
Seagate
33 Overall Score
vs
Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Samsung
100 Overall Score
Scores
Workstation
Console
Gaming
Laptop
Budget
Portable
Specifications
| Seagate Expansion | Samsung 9100 PRO | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | External | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | USB 3.0 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Protocol | — | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | — | 5★ |
| External | ✓ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | No data | |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | No data | |
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | — | TLC★ |
| DRAM Cache | — | ✓★ |
| Controller | — | Samsung in-house Controller |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | — | 5★ |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | — | ✓★ |
| Hardware Encryption | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
Seagate Expansion 4TB Portable USB 3.0
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Below average speed (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
- Below average random (3rd percentile)3rd %ile
- Below average feature (15th percentile)15th %ile
- Below average endurance (15th percentile)15th %ile
Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong random (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong feature (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong capacity (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Below average affordability (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
Pricing
Seagate Expansion 4TB Portable USB 3.00.176score per dollar
vs
Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.051score per dollar
Seagate Expansion 4TB Portable USB 3.0 offers 3.5x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Samsung 9100 PRO
Scores 100 overall, wins 4 of 6 usage categories and 13 of 18 specs.
