Samsung T7 1TB Portable USB 3.2
Samsung
67 Overall Score
vs
Kingston SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Kingston
98 Overall Score
Scores
Laptop
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Gaming
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Portable
Budget
Specifications
| Samsung T7 | Kingston SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | External | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | USB 3.2 | PCIe 5.0 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | — | 5★ |
| External | ✓ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | MLC★ | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓ | ✓ |
| Controller | — | SM2508 |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 3 | 5★ |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | ✗ |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
Samsung T7 1TB Portable USB 3.2
- Strong feature (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong random (81st percentile)81st %ile
Kingston SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong speed (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong endurance (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Below average affordability (6th percentile)6th %ile
Pricing
Samsung T7 1TB Portable USB 3.20.280score per dollar
vs
Kingston SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 22800.086score per dollar
Samsung T7 1TB Portable USB 3.2 offers 3.3x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Kingston SSD
Scores 98 overall, wins 4 of 6 usage categories and 8 of 17 specs.
