Product comparison · 2 external solid state drives

MSI DATAMAG 20GBPS 4TB vs Seagate Pro5 Thunderbolt technology

11specifications compared
9differ
2identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Pro5 Thunderbolt technology has 5,100 MB/s more read speed than the MSI DATAMAG 20GBPS 4TB (6700 MB/s vs 1600 MB/s). The Seagate Pro5 Thunderbolt technology has 3,800 MB/s more write speed than the MSI DATAMAG 20GBPS 4TB (5300 MB/s vs 1500 MB/s). The Seagate Pro5 Thunderbolt technology has 60 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the MSI DATAMAG 20GBPS 4TB (80 Gbit/s vs 20 Gbit/s). USB version: USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 on the MSI DATAMAG 20GBPS 4TB, USB4 Gen 2x2 on the Seagate Pro5 Thunderbolt technology. Product colour: Black on the MSI DATAMAG 20GBPS 4TB, Blue on the Seagate Pro5 Thunderbolt technology.

Read speed
- DATAMAG 20GBPS 4TB:1600 MB/s
- Pro5 Thunderbolt technology:6700 MB/s
Write speed
- DATAMAG 20GBPS 4TB:1500 MB/s
- Pro5 Thunderbolt technology:5300 MB/s
USB version
- DATAMAG 20GBPS 4TB:USB 3.2 Gen 2x2
- Pro5 Thunderbolt technology:USB4 Gen 2x2
Data transfer rate
- DATAMAG 20GBPS 4TB:20 Gbit/s
- Pro5 Thunderbolt technology:80 Gbit/s
Product colour
- DATAMAG 20GBPS 4TB:Black
- Pro5 Thunderbolt technology:Blue
Width
- DATAMAG 20GBPS 4TB:66 mm
- Pro5 Thunderbolt technology:98 mm
Depth
- DATAMAG 20GBPS 4TB:66 mm
- Pro5 Thunderbolt technology:65 mm
Height
- DATAMAG 20GBPS 4TB:13 mm
- Pro5 Thunderbolt technology:17 mm

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Comparison of DATAMAG 20GBPS 4TB, Pro5
24 specifications	A MSI DATAMAG 20GBPS 4TB View product	B Seagate Pro5 Thunderbolt technology Model Pro5 View product
Solid state drive2 differ
SSD capacity	4 TB	4 TB
Memory typeKnown for one	3D NAND	Unknown — not stated by the source
Read speedDiffers	1600 MB/s	6700 MB/s
Write speedDiffers	1500 MB/s	5300 MB/s
SSD form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB connector	USB Type-C	USB Type-C
USB versionDiffers	USB 3.2 Gen 2x2	USB4 Gen 2x2
Data transfer rateDiffers	20 Gbit/s	80 Gbit/s
Thunderbolt technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Thunderbolt versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Blue
Housing materialKnown for one	Aluminium	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 85 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	66 mm	98 mm
DepthDiffers	66 mm	65 mm
HeightDiffers	13 mm	17 mm
WeightDiffers	81 g	150 g
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	USB Type-C, USB Type-C to USB Type-A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Warranty periodKnown for one	5 year(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
International Protection (IP) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IP68

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