SanDisk Optimus 5100 vs Seagate 4TB SSD

SanDisk Optimus 5100 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

SanDisk Optimus 5100 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

SanDisk
74 Overall Score
vs
Seagate 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2

Seagate 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2

Seagate
93 Overall Score

Scores

Console
SanDisk
67
Seagate
91
Gaming
SanDisk
67
Seagate
90
Workstation
SanDisk
59
Seagate
86
Laptop
SanDisk
77
Seagate
79
Budget
SanDisk
74
Seagate
76
Portable
SanDisk
18
Seagate
24

Specifications

SanDisk Optimus 5100Seagate 4TB SSD
Drive
Capacity
2,000
4,000
Form FactorM.2 2280M.2
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4PCIe 4.0 x4
ProtocolNVMeNVMe
PCIe Generation44
External✗✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
7,100
7,400
Sequential Write (MB/s)
6,700
6,800
Random Read (IOPS)
1,000,000
1,300,000
Random Write (IOPS)
1,300,000
1,300,000
Hardware
NANDQLCTLC★
DRAM Cache✗✗
Controller—E18
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)
1,200
5,050
MTBF (hours)
1,750,000
1,800,000
Warranty (years)55
Features
Heatsink—✓★
Hardware Encryption✗—

Pros & Cons

SanDisk Optimus 5100 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

  • Strong random (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong endurance (88th percentile)88th %ile
  • Strong speed (87th percentile)87th %ile
  • Strong capacity (78th percentile)
  • Below average feature (15th percentile)15th %ile
  • Below average affordability (31st percentile)

Seagate 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2

  • Strong random (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Strong endurance (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong speed (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
  • Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
  • Below average affordability (7th percentile)7th %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: Seagate 4TB SSD

Scores 93 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 8 of 18 specs.

Seagate 4TB SSD Better at:

BudgetGamingConsolePortableWorkstation