Verbatim Pocket 32190 1TB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 2

Verbatim Pocket 32190 1TB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 2

Verbatim
43 Overall Score
vs
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 2TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 2TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Western Digital
89 Overall Score

Scores

Laptop
Verbatim
22
Western Digital
93
Workstation
Verbatim
39
Western Digital
91
Gaming
Verbatim
30
Western Digital
89
Console
Verbatim
18
Western Digital
85
Budget
Verbatim
70
Western Digital
79
Portable
Verbatim
63
Western Digital
23

Specifications

Verbatim Pocket 32190Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100
Drive
Capacity
1,000
2,000
Form FactorExternalM.2 2280
InterfaceUSB 3.2 Gen 2PCIe 5.0 x4
ProtocolNVMeNVMe
PCIe Generation—5★
External✓✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
1,000
14,900
Sequential Write (MB/s)
1,000
14,000
Random Read (IOPS)No data
2,300,000
Random Write (IOPS)No data
2,400,000
Hardware
NAND—TLC★
DRAM Cache—✓★
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)No data
1,200
MTBF (hours)No data
1,750,000
Warranty (years)—3★
Features
Heatsink—✗
Hardware Encryption—✓★

Pros & Cons

Verbatim Pocket 32190 1TB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 2

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

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 2TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

  • Strong speed (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong random (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong feature (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong endurance (81st percentile)81st %ile
  • Below average affordability (21st percentile)

Pricing

Verbatim Pocket 32190 1TB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 2 is $248 cheaper (2.7x less).

Verbatim Pocket 32190 1TB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 20.287score per dollar
vs
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 2TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.224score per dollar

Verbatim Pocket 32190 1TB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 2 offers 1.3x better value for money

Verbatim Pocket 32190 1TB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 2

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 2TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Verdict

★ Winner: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100

Scores 89 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 12 of 17 specs.

Verbatim Pocket 32190 Better at:

Portable

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 Better at:

BudgetGamingLaptopConsoleWorkstation

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