New On sale 5%
Samsung T7 1TB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 2
Capacity 1TB
Form Factor External
Interface USB 3.2 Gen 2
Read Speed 1,050 MB/s
NAND MLC
DRAM Cache Yes
67 Overall Score
Price $240
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong feature (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong social proof (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong random (81st percentile) 81st
Cons
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 1000 |
| 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 |
| DRAM Cache | Yes |
Reliability
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
Features
| Heatsink | No |
| Hardware Encryption | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Samsung T7 | Crucial T500 | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 | Corsair MP700 Elite | Kingston FURY Renegade G5 SFYR2S/1T0 | Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 1TB | 2TB | 1TB | 1TB | 1TB | 2TB |
| Form Factor | External | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | USB 3.2 Gen 2 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 1,050 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s | 10,000 MB/s | 14,200 MB/s | 14,000 MB/s |
| Nand Type | MLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | true | true | true | false | true | true |
| Endurance | - | 1200 TBW | 600 TBW | 600 TBW | 1000 TBW | 1400 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung T7 | 42.8 | 80.6 | 97.5 | 54.9 | 41.5 | 95.5 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 93.8 | 96.4 | 99 | 78.3 | 82.4 | 95.5 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 Compare | 97.6 | 99.1 | 90.7 | 54.9 | 98.8 | 95.5 |
| Corsair MP700 Elite Compare | 94.7 | 96.6 | 85.8 | 54.9 | 86.6 | 95.5 |
| Kingston FURY Renegade G5 SFYR2S/1T0 Compare | 97 | 98.6 | 90.7 | 54.9 | 91.8 | 88 |
| Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO Compare | 97.9 | 98.1 | 97.5 | 78.3 | 90.5 | 24.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From $240
Amazon 1 offer From $240
Newegg 1 offer From $258
Best Buy 3 offers From $260
Price History
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Usage Scores
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