SanDisk PRO-G40 2TB Portable Thunderbolt 3

SanDisk PRO-G40 2TB Portable Thunderbolt 3

SanDisk
50 Overall Score
vs
Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Samsung
100 Overall Score

Scores

Gaming
SanDisk
33
Samsung
100
Console
SanDisk
22
Samsung
100
Workstation
SanDisk
46
Samsung
99
Laptop
SanDisk
25
Samsung
86
Budget
SanDisk
60
Samsung
84
Portable
SanDisk
76
Samsung
26

Specifications

SanDisk PRO-G40Samsung 9100 PRO
Drive
Capacity
2,000
4,000
Form FactorExternalM.2 2280
InterfaceThunderbolt 3PCIe 5.0 x4
Protocol—NVMe
PCIe Generation—5★
External✓✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
2,700
14,800
Sequential Write (MB/s)
1,900
13,400
Random Read (IOPS)No data
2,200,000
Random Write (IOPS)No data
2,600,000
Hardware
NAND—TLC★
DRAM Cache—✓★
Controller—In-House Controller
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)No data
2,400
MTBF (hours)No data
1,500,000
Warranty (years)55
Features
Heatsink✗✓★
Hardware Encryption✗✓★

Pros & Cons

SanDisk PRO-G40 2TB Portable Thunderbolt 3

  • Strong capacity (79th percentile)
  • Below average random (4th percentile)4th %ile
  • Below average affordability (14th percentile)14th %ile
  • Below average feature (15th percentile)15th %ile

Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

  • Strong random (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong feature (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong social proof (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Below average affordability (5th percentile)5th %ile

Pricing

SanDisk PRO-G40 2TB Portable Thunderbolt 3 is CA$929 cheaper (2.0x less).

SanDisk PRO-G40 2TB Portable Thunderbolt 3

Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Verdict

★ Winner: Samsung 9100 PRO

Scores 100 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 12 of 18 specs.

SanDisk PRO-G40 Better at:

Portable

Samsung 9100 PRO Better at:

BudgetGamingLaptopConsoleWorkstation

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