Samsung 990 PRO
Team Group T-FORCE VULCAN Z
What Buyers Say
Samsung 990 PRO
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
Team Group T-FORCE VULCAN Z
Users are generally very satisfied with this budget SATA SSD, praising its low price, easy installation, and noticeable speed improvement over traditional HDDs. Some reviewers note that while it's not top-tier, it offers good value for the money, with one detailed comparison showing slower mixed read/write performance than premium drives. A few minor quirks mentioned include the lack of a temperature sensor and the need to purchase a SATA data cable separately.
Pros
- low price
- easy installation
- fast boot and load times
- good value for money
- reliable performance
Cons
- no temperature sensor
- slower mixed read/write performance
- SATA data cable not included
- blank drive requires OS installation
Scores
Specifications
| Samsung 990 PRO | Team Group T-FORCE VULCAN Z | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | 2.5" |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | SATA III |
| Protocol | NVMe | SATA |
| PCIe Generation | 4★ | — |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Controller | Samsung in-house controller | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | 3 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | ✗ |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
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
Team Group T-FORCE VULCAN Z
- Below average random (22nd percentile)
- Below average speed (28th percentile)
Pricing
Team Group T-FORCE VULCAN Z offers 1.7x better value for money
Samsung 990 PRO
Team Group T-FORCE VULCAN Z
Verdict
Scores 98 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 11 of 18 specs.
