Lexar NS100 vs Seagate 4TB SSD

Lexar NS100 512GB SATA III 2.5"

Lexar NS100 512GB SATA III 2.5"

Lexar
41 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

What Buyers Say

Lexar NS100 512GB SATA III 2.5"

72 out of 100 low confidence 6 reviews

Most users are very satisfied with this 128GB SSD, praising its value for money, speed, and suitability as an upgrade for older systems. One reviewer had a defective unit that failed diagnostics, but others found it a hidden gem. Overall, it's recommended for budget-conscious upgrades.

Pros
  • Great value for money
  • Fast performance
  • Easy upgrade for old systems
  • Recommended by users
Cons
  • Defective unit risk
  • Diagnostic failures
  • Requires GPT conversion
👍 Value for money 3
👍 Performance 2
🤔 Reliability 2
👍 Ease of installation 2
👍 Compatibility 1
👍 Recommendation 2

Seagate 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2

No customer feedback yet

Scores

Console
Lexar
13
Seagate
91
Gaming
Lexar
26
Seagate
90
Budget
Lexar
87
Seagate
76
Workstation
Lexar
39
Seagate
86
Laptop
Lexar
41
Seagate
79
Portable
Lexar
10
Seagate
24

Specifications

Lexar NS100Seagate 4TB SSD
Drive
Capacity
512
4,000
Form Factor2.5"M.2
InterfaceSATA IIIPCIe 4.0 x4
ProtocolSATANVMe
PCIe Generation—4★
External✗✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
550
7,400
Sequential Write (MB/s)No data
6,800
Random Read (IOPS)No data
1,300,000
Random Write (IOPS)No data
1,300,000
Hardware
NAND—TLC★
DRAM Cache—✗
Controller—E18
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)
256
5,050
MTBF (hours)No data
1,800,000
Warranty (years)35★
Features
Heatsink—✓★

Pros & Cons

Lexar NS100 512GB SATA III 2.5"

  • Strong social proof (87th percentile)87th %ile
  • Strong affordability (80th percentile)80th %ile
  • Strong endurance (74th percentile)
  • Below average feature (15th percentile)15th %ile
  • Below average speed (20th percentile)20th %ile
  • Below average random (23rd percentile)
  • Below average user sentiment (28th 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

Pricing

Lexar NS100 512GB SATA III 2.5"

Seagate 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2

No current pricing available

Verdict

★ Winner: Seagate 4TB SSD

Scores 93 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 11 of 17 specs.

Lexar NS100 Better at:

Budget

Seagate 4TB SSD Better at:

GamingLaptopConsolePortableWorkstation

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