What’s the difference between the Samsung T7 and WD_BLACK P50?

The Samsung T7 and WD_BLACK P50 are two of the more popular external storage drives currently available. So, how do these SSD products compare against each other?

You can find out in this comparison between the T7 and P50.

Quick Summary

When compared to the Samsung T7 Portable Solid State Drive, the Western Digital WD_BLACK P50 Game Drive is nearly twice as fast at maximum sequential reading. Thus, you should get quicker loading and transfer speeds.

On the other hand, the T7 Portable SSD is lighter when it comes to weight and smaller when it comes to size. Therefore, it is more portable than the P50.

So, if you want the best performance, then we recommend getting the WD_BLACK P50. If you want the easiest external SSD to carry and/or the more affordable option, then you might want to consider getting the T7 instead.

Samsung T7 vs. WD_BLACK P50 Comparison Chart

You can take a look at Seeking Tech’s comparison table for the T7 and P50 drives below.

What’s in the Box

In addition to the main solid state drive, both products come with USB Type-C to USB Type-A cable, USB Type-C to USB Type-C cable in addition to documentation.

You can check out the contents included inside each box for the Samsung and Western Digital products below:

Samsung T7 Portable:

• Samsung Portable T7 Solid State Drive
• USB Type-C to USB Type-A cable
• USB Type-C to USB Type-C cable
• Quick Start Guide and Warranty Statement

WD_BLACK P50:

• WD_BLACK P50 Game Drive
• USB Type-C to USB Type-C Cable
• USB Type-C to USB Type-A Cable
• Quick Install Guide

Capacity Options

You can find the available capacity options for both the Samsung and Western Digital solid state drives below:

Samsung T7 Portable:

• 500 GB
• 1 TB
• 2 TB

WD_BLACK P50:

• 500 GB
• 1 TB
• 2 TB
• 4 TB

Compatible Systems

The Samsung T7 Portable SSD and Western Digital WD_BLACK P50 Game Drive are compatible with the following systems:

• PC
• Mac
• PlayStation 4
• PlayStation 4 Pro
• PlayStation 5
• Xbox One
• Xbox One S
• Xbox One X
• Xbox Series S
• Xbox Series X

In regards to the new consoles, you can use both the T7 and WD_BLACK P50 to store PS4 and PS5 games on the PlayStation 5. You can also play backwards compatible PS4 games directly from the external storage drives. PS5 games can only be played on the console storage; therefore, you need to transfer over a PS5 game from the external storage to the console storage.

For the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, you can use the T7 and WD_BLACK P50 to store Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One and Xbox Series games. The backwards compatible Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One videogames can be played directly from the external storage drives. To play the Xbox Series games, you need to transfer them from the external storage to the console storage or the SSD expansion card.

Weight

When it comes to weight, the P50 weighs nearly twice as much as the T7.

You can check out the weight specifications for the two external storage drives in this versus showdown below:

• Samsung T7 Portable: 58 grams
• WD_BLACK P50: 115 grams

Dimensions

The WD_BLACK P50 is also all around bigger when compared to the T7.

You can find the measurements for both of the external SSDs in this comparison guide below:

• Samsung T7 Portable: 3.40” x 2.20” x 0.30”
• WD_BLACK P50: 4.65″ x 2.44″ x 0.55″

Interface

For the interface, the Samsung T7 Portable uses USB 3.2 Gen 2 while the Western Digital WD_BLACK P50 uses USB 3.2 Gen 2×2.

Maximum Sequential Read Speed

When it comes to the maximum sequential reading speed, the WD_BLACK P50 is 950 MB per second faster, or 90.48% faster, than the T7.

As a result, you will get faster loading and transferring speeds.

You can take a look at the maximum sequential read speeds below:

• Samsung T7 Portable: Up to 1050 MB per second
• WD_BLACK P50: Up to 2000 MB per second

Warranty

The Samsung T7 Portable Solid State Drive comes with a 3 year warranty while the Western Digital WD_BLACK P50 Game Drive comes with a longer 5 year warranty.

Resources:

• https://s3.ap-northeast-2.amazonaws.com/global.semi.static/PSSD_T7_Series_Brochure_Web_2004.pdf
• https://documents.westerndigital.com/content/dam/doc-library/en_us/assets/public/wd/product/portable/wd-black-p50-game-drive-usb-3-2-ssd/data-sheet-wd-black-p50-game-drive-usb-3-2-ssd.pdf