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Samsung T7
Capacity 500GB
Form Factor External
Interface USB 3.2 Gen 2
Read Speed 1,050 MB/s
NAND MLC
42 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong feature (85th percentile) 85th
Cons
- Below average capacity (26th percentile)
- Below average endurance (33rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 500 |
| Form Factor | External |
| Interface | USB 3.2 Gen 2 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| External | Yes |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 1050 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 1000 |
Hardware
| NAND | MLC |
Reliability
| Warranty (years) | 1 |
Features
| Hardware Encryption | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Samsung T7 | Crucial T700 CT1000T700SSD5 | Corsair MP700 Elite | Western Digital Black SN850X | SK Hynix Platinum P41 | SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 850X 850X |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 500GB | 1TB | 1TB | 1TB | 2TB | 1TB |
| Form Factor | External | M.2 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | USB 3.2 Gen 2 | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 1,050 MB/s | 11,700 MB/s | 10,000 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,000 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s |
| Nand Type | MLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | false | true | true | false |
| Endurance | - | 1200 TBW | 600 TBW | 600 TBW | 1200 TBW | 600 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung T7 | 41.8 | 60.3 | 85.3 | 26 | 33.2 | 62.3 |
| Crucial T700 CT1000T700SSD5 Compare | 95.6 | 96.5 | 97.5 | 54.8 | 94.7 | 82.5 |
| Corsair MP700 Elite Compare | 94.6 | 96.4 | 85.3 | 54.8 | 87.5 | 96.4 |
| Western Digital Black SN850X Compare | 84.4 | 92.1 | 93.7 | 54.8 | 88.1 | 96.4 |
| SK Hynix Platinum P41 Compare | 82.3 | 96.4 | 93.7 | 78.5 | 86.2 | 57.2 |
| SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 850X 850X Compare | 84.4 | 92.1 | 78.4 | 54.8 | 88.1 | 46.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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