Lexar 1TB SSD USB

Lexar 1TB SSD USB

Lexar
35 Overall Score
vs
Micron 4TB SSD

Micron 4TB SSD

Micron
96 Overall Score

Scores

Console
Lexar
17
Micron
95
Gaming
Lexar
25
Micron
94
Workstation
Lexar
30
Micron
89
Laptop
Lexar
18
Micron
82
Budget
Lexar
63
Micron
82
Portable
Lexar
62
Micron
26

Specifications

Lexar 1TB SSDMicron 4TB SSD
Drive
Capacity
1,000
4,000
Form FactorExternalM.2 2280
InterfaceUSBPCIe 5.0
Protocol—NVMe
PCIe Generation—5★
External✓✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
2,000
14,500
Sequential Write (MB/s)
1,800
13,800
Random Read (IOPS)No data
2,200,000
Random Write (IOPS)No data
2,300,000
Hardware
NAND—TLC★
DRAM Cache—✗
Controller—Micron
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)No data
2,400
MTBF (hours)No data
1,500,000
Warranty (years)—5★
Features
Heatsink—✓★
Hardware Encryption—✓★

Pros & Cons

Lexar 1TB SSD USB

  • Below average random (3rd percentile)3rd %ile
  • Below average endurance (15th percentile)15th %ile
  • Below average feature (15th percentile)15th %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

Lexar 1TB SSD USB is $369 cheaper (2.6x less).

Lexar 1TB SSD USB

Micron 4TB SSD

Verdict

★ Winner: Micron 4TB SSD

Scores 96 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 12 of 18 specs.

Lexar 1TB SSD Better at:

Portable

Micron 4TB SSD Better at:

BudgetGamingLaptopConsoleWorkstation

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