Samsung T7 Shield 1TB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 2

Samsung T7 Shield 1TB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 2

Samsung
62 Overall Score
vs
Kingston 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280

Kingston 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280

Kingston
97 Overall Score

Scores

Workstation
Samsung
54
Kingston
97
Gaming
Samsung
42
Kingston
97
Console
Samsung
26
Kingston
96
Budget
Samsung
80
Kingston
83
Laptop
Samsung
32
Kingston
83
Portable
Samsung
82
Kingston
25

Specifications

Samsung T7 ShieldKingston 4TB SSD
Drive
Capacity
1,000
4,000
Form FactorExternalM.2 2280
InterfaceUSB 3.2 Gen 2PCIe 4.0
ProtocolNVMeNVMe
PCIe Generation—4★
External✓✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
1,050
7,300
Sequential Write (MB/s)
1,000
7,000
Random Read (IOPS)No data
1,000,000
Random Write (IOPS)No data
1,000,000
Hardware
NANDTLCTLC
DRAM Cache✗✓★
Controller—Phison E18
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)No data
4,000
MTBF (hours)No data
1,800,000
Warranty (years)35★
Features
Heatsink—✓★
Hardware Encryption✓★✗

Pros & Cons

Samsung T7 Shield 1TB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 2

  • Strong social proof (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong feature (79th percentile)

Kingston 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280

  • Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong random (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong endurance (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Below average affordability (9th percentile)9th %ile

Pricing

Samsung T7 Shield 1TB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 2

Kingston 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280

No current pricing available

Verdict

★ Winner: Kingston 4TB SSD

Scores 97 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 11 of 18 specs.

Samsung T7 Shield Better at:

Portable

Kingston 4TB SSD Better at:

BudgetGamingLaptopConsoleWorkstation

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