Team Group AX2

Team Group AX2

Team Group
47 Overall Score
vs
Samsung 990 PRO

Samsung 990 PRO

Samsung
97 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

Team Group AX2

No customer feedback yet

Samsung 990 PRO

88 out of 100 low confidence 5 reviews

Users are highly satisfied with this SSD, praising its exceptional speed and reliable performance for gaming and photo editing. One user noted thermal concerns during heavy gaming, reaching 62°C without a heatsink, but overall sentiment remains very positive. The drive is easy to install and has proven durable over a year of use.

Pros
  • Blazing fast speeds
  • Easy installation
  • Reliable performance
  • Good value for refurbished price
Cons
  • Thermal concerns under heavy load
  • No heatsink included
👍 Speed 5
👍 Reliability 3
👍 Ease of installation 2
👍 Value for money 1
👎 Thermal performance 1

Scores

Budget
Team Group
61
Samsung
97
Workstation
Team Group
42
Samsung
94
Gaming
Team Group
36
Samsung
94
Console
Team Group
19
Samsung
94
Laptop
Team Group
47
Samsung
86
Portable
Team Group
13
Samsung
26

Specifications

Team Group AX2Samsung 990 PRO
Drive
Capacity
1,000
2,000
Form Factor2.5"M.2 2280
InterfaceSATA IIIPCIe 4.0 x4
ProtocolSATANVMe
PCIe Generation—4★
External✗✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
540
7,450
Sequential Write (MB/s)
490
6,900
Random Read (IOPS)No data
1,400,000
Random Write (IOPS)No data
1,550,000
Hardware
NANDTLCTLC
DRAM Cache✗✓★
Controller—Samsung
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)
200
1,200
MTBF (hours)
1,000,000
1,500,000
Warranty (years)35★
Features
Heatsink✗✓★
Hardware Encryption—✓★

Pros & Cons

Team Group AX2

  • Strong social proof (71st percentile)
  • Below average random (22nd percentile)
  • Below average speed (24th percentile)

Samsung 990 PRO

  • Strong feature (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong random (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Strong social proof (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong speed (93rd percentile)93rd %ile

Pricing

Team Group AX2 is CA$481 cheaper (3.7x less).

Team Group AX20.266score per dollar
vs
Samsung 990 PRO0.149score per dollar

Team Group AX2 offers 1.8x better value for money

Verdict

★ Winner: Samsung 990 PRO

Scores 97 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 12 of 18 specs.

Samsung 990 PRO Better at:

BudgetGamingLaptopConsolePortableWorkstation

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