Product comparison · 2 external solid state drives

Samsung MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black vs Seagate Pro5 Thunderbolt technology

11specifications compared
11differ
0identical
8known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Pro5 Thunderbolt technology has 6,250 MB/s more read speed than the Samsung MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black (6700 MB/s vs 450 MB/s). The Seagate Pro5 Thunderbolt technology has 4,850 MB/s more write speed than the Samsung MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black (5300 MB/s vs 450 MB/s). The Seagate Pro5 Thunderbolt technology has 44.8 mm more width than the Samsung MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black (98 mm vs 53.2 mm). Only the Seagate Pro5 Thunderbolt technology has Thunderbolt technology. SSD capacity: 250 GB on the Samsung MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black, 4 TB on the Seagate Pro5 Thunderbolt technology.

SSD capacity
- MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:250 GB
- Pro5 Thunderbolt technology:4 TB
Read speed
- MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:450 MB/s
- Pro5 Thunderbolt technology:6700 MB/s
Write speed
- MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:450 MB/s
- Pro5 Thunderbolt technology:5300 MB/s
USB connector
- MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:USB Type-A
- Pro5 Thunderbolt technology:USB Type-C
USB version
- MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- Pro5 Thunderbolt technology:USB4 Gen 2x2
Thunderbolt technology
- MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:No
- Pro5 Thunderbolt technology:Yes
Product colour
- MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:Black
- Pro5 Thunderbolt technology:Blue
Width
- MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:53.2 mm
- Pro5 Thunderbolt technology:98 mm

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Comparison of MU-PS250B, Pro5
19 specifications	A Samsung MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black Model MU-PS250B View product	B Seagate Pro5 Thunderbolt technology Model Pro5 View product
Solid state drive3 differ
SSD capacityDiffers	250 GB	4 TB
Memory typeKnown for one	MLC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Read speedDiffers	450 MB/s	6700 MB/s
Write speedDiffers	450 MB/s	5300 MB/s
SSD form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB connectorDiffers	USB Type-A	USB Type-C
USB versionDiffers	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	USB4 Gen 2x2
Thunderbolt technologyDiffers	No	Yes
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80 Gbit/s
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Blue
Securityidentical
Hardware encryptionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	256-bit AES	Unknown — not stated by the source
International Protection (IP) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IP68
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	53.2 mm	98 mm
DepthDiffers	71 mm	65 mm
HeightDiffers	9.2 mm	17 mm
WeightDiffers	24 g	150 g

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