Samsung T7 Shield 2TB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 2
Samsung
67 Overall Score
vs
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 8TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Western Digital
98 Overall Score
Scores
Workstation
Console
Gaming
Portable
Budget
Laptop
Specifications
| Samsung T7 Shield | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | External | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | USB 3.2 Gen 2 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | — | 4★ |
| External | ✓ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | — | ✓★ |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 3 | 5★ |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | — | ✓★ |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
Samsung T7 Shield 2TB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 2
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong feature (79th percentile)
- Strong capacity (79th percentile)
- Below average affordability (17th percentile)17th %ile
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 8TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong capacity (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong random (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Below average affordability (4th percentile)4th %ile
Pricing
Samsung T7 Shield 2TB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 20.100score per dollar
vs
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 8TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.039score per dollar
Samsung T7 Shield 2TB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 2 offers 2.6x better value for money
Samsung T7 Shield 2TB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 2
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 8TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Verdict
Winner: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X
Scores 98 overall, wins 4 of 6 usage categories and 11 of 17 specs.
