SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 850X 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 850X 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

SanDisk
88 Overall Score
vs
Micron 4TB SSD

Micron 4TB SSD

Micron
96 Overall Score

Scores

Console
SanDisk
83
Micron
95
Gaming
SanDisk
88
Micron
94
Workstation
SanDisk
91
Micron
89
Laptop
SanDisk
89
Micron
82
Budget
SanDisk
69
Micron
82
Portable
SanDisk
23
Micron
26

Specifications

SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 850XMicron 4TB SSD
Drive
Capacity
4,000
4,000
Form FactorM.2 2280M.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4PCIe 5.0
ProtocolNVMeNVMe
PCIe Generation45★
External✗✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
7,300
14,500
Sequential Write (MB/s)
6,600
13,800
Random Read (IOPS)
1,200,000
2,200,000
Random Write (IOPS)
1,200,000
2,300,000
Hardware
NANDTLCTLC
DRAM Cache✓★✗
Controller—Micron
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)
4,800
2,400
MTBF (hours)No data
1,500,000
Warranty (years)55
Features
Heatsink—✓★
Hardware Encryption✓✓

Pros & Cons

SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 850X 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

  • Strong random (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong endurance (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
  • Below average affordability (6th percentile)6th %ile

Micron 4TB SSD

  • Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
  • Strong feature (90th percentile)90th %ile
  • Below average affordability (12th percentile)12th %ile

Pricing

Micron 4TB SSD is $251 cheaper (1.4x less).

SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 850X 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.104score per dollar
vs
Micron 4TB SSD0.160score per dollar

Micron 4TB SSD offers 1.5x better value for money

SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 850X 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Micron 4TB SSD

Verdict

★ Winner: Micron 4TB SSD

Scores 96 overall, wins 4 of 6 usage categories and 7 of 18 specs.

SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 850X Better at:

LaptopWorkstation

Micron 4TB SSD Better at:

BudgetGamingConsolePortable

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