Samsung T7 Shield 2TB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 2
Samsung
67 Overall Score
vs
Team Group 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Team Group
90 Overall Score
Scores
Laptop
Portable
Gaming
Console
Budget
Workstation
Specifications
| Samsung T7 Shield | Team Group 4TB SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | SLC★ |
| DRAM Cache | — | ✗ |
| Controller | — | Maxio |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 3 | 3 |
| 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
Team Group 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong speed (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong random (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong social proof (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Below average affordability (16th percentile)16th %ile
Pricing
Samsung T7 Shield 2TB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 20.100score per dollar
vs
Team Group 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.126score per dollar
Team Group 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280 offers 1.3x better value for money
Samsung T7 Shield 2TB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 2
Team Group 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Verdict
Winner: Team Group 4TB SSD
Scores 90 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 9 of 18 specs.
