Netac Zslim 500GB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 2

Netac Zslim 500GB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 2

Netac
25 Overall Score
vs
Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Samsung
100 Overall Score

Scores

Gaming
Netac
12
Samsung
100
Console
Netac
8
Samsung
100
Workstation
Netac
22
Samsung
100
Laptop
Netac
12
Samsung
86
Budget
Netac
65
Samsung
83
Portable
Netac
39
Samsung
27

Specifications

Netac ZslimSamsung 9100 PRO
Drive
Capacity
500
4,000
Form FactorExternalM.2 2280
InterfaceUSB 3.2 Gen 2PCIe 5.0 x4
Protocol—NVMe
PCIe Generation—5★
External✓✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
550
14,800
Sequential Write (MB/s)
450
13,400
Random Read (IOPS)No data
2,200,000
Random Write (IOPS)No data
2,600,000
Hardware
NAND—TLC★
DRAM Cache—✓★
Controller—In-House Controller
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)No data
2,400
MTBF (hours)No data
1,500,000
Warranty (years)35★
Features
Heatsink✗✓★
Hardware Encryption—✓★

Pros & Cons

Netac Zslim 500GB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 2

  • Strong affordability (79th percentile)
  • Below average random (3rd percentile)3rd %ile
  • Below average feature (15th percentile)15th %ile
  • Below average speed (22nd percentile)
  • Below average capacity (26th percentile)

Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

  • Strong random (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong feature (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong social proof (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Below average affordability (5th percentile)5th %ile

Pricing

Netac Zslim 500GB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 2 is $754 cheaper (8.9x less).

Netac Zslim 500GB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 20.258score per dollar
vs
Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.118score per dollar

Netac Zslim 500GB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 2 offers 2.2x better value for money

Netac Zslim 500GB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 2

Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Verdict

★ Winner: Samsung 9100 PRO

Scores 100 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 13 of 18 specs.

Netac Zslim Better at:

Portable

Samsung 9100 PRO Better at:

BudgetGamingLaptopConsoleWorkstation

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