Lexar SL500 2TB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 2x2
Lexar
45 Overall Score
vs
Kingston 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Kingston
97 Overall Score
Scores
Workstation
Gaming
Console
Budget
Laptop
Portable
Specifications
| Lexar SL500 | Kingston 4TB SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | External | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 | PCIe 4.0 |
| Protocol | — | 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★ |
| DRAM Cache | — | ✓★ |
| Controller | — | Phison E18 |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5 | 5 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | — | ✓★ |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓★ | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
Lexar SL500 2TB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 2x2
- Strong capacity (79th percentile)
- Below average random (4th percentile)4th %ile
- Below average social proof (27th percentile)
- Below average affordability (29th percentile)
- Below average feature (34th 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
Lexar SL500 2TB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 2x2
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.
