Lexar 4TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Lexar
90 Overall Score
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Samsung 970 PRO 512GB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Samsung
70 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Lexar 4TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280
No customer feedback yet
Samsung 970 PRO 512GB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
92 out of 100 low confidence 8 reviews
Users are overwhelmingly positive about this Samsung 970 Pro NVMe M.2 drive, praising its exceptional speed and performance compared to SATA SSDs. It works out of the box without formatting and is considered a great value at its price point. Some users noted that boot times were unchanged, but overall it's highly recommended.
Pros
- Exceptional speed
- Works out of the box
- Great value for money
- High quality build
- Easy installation
Cons
- Boot times unchanged
- Tracking number not provided
Speed 5
Value for money 2
Ease of installation 2
Build quality 2
Boot time 1
Customer service 1
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Specifications
| Lexar 4TB SSD | Samsung 970 PRO | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 3.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 5★ | 3 |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | ||
| Random Write (IOPS) | ||
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | SLC★ | MLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓ | ✓ |
| Controller | — | Samsung Phoenix |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | — | 5★ |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | ✗ |
| Hardware Encryption | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
Lexar 4TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong speed (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong feature (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Below average affordability (10th percentile)10th %ile
Samsung 970 PRO 512GB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong feature (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong endurance (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong random (85th percentile)85th %ile
- Below average affordability (22nd percentile)
- Below average capacity (35th percentile)
Pricing
Lexar 4TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 22800.123score per dollar
vs
Samsung 970 PRO 512GB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.286score per dollar
Samsung 970 PRO 512GB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280 offers 2.3x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Lexar 4TB SSD
Scores 90 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 8 of 18 specs.
