Samsung 2TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong random (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong feature (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong speed (80th percentile) 80th
Cons
- Below average affordability (19th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 2000 |
| Form Factor | M.2 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 7000 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 5100 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 1000000 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 1000000 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | Yes |
| Controller | Elpsis |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 1200 |
| MTBF (hours) | 1500000 |
| Warranty (years) | 1 |
Features
| Heatsink | No |
| Hardware Encryption | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Samsung 2TB SSD | Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRDK/4000G | Micron T710 CT4000T710SSD5 | SanDisk WD_BLACK WDS800T2XHE | Crucial T500 | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 2TB | 4TB | 4TB | 8TB | 2TB | 4TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 7,000 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,500 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | true | true | false | true | true | true |
| Endurance | 1200 TBW | 4000 TBW | 2400 TBW | 4800 TBW | 1200 TBW | 2400 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung 2TB SSD | 79.7 | 94.4 | 93.9 | 78.5 | 74.3 | 95.3 | 18.5 |
| Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRDK/4000G Compare | 93.2 | 94.4 | 93.9 | 92.5 | 94.1 | 95.3 | 9.1 |
| Micron T710 CT4000T710SSD5 Compare | 99 | 99.2 | 89.4 | 92.5 | 86 | 77.4 | 11 |
| SanDisk WD_BLACK WDS800T2XHE Compare | 89 | 96.3 | 93.9 | 98.1 | 88.1 | 95.3 | 3.7 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 93.9 | 96.9 | 98.9 | 78.5 | 83 | 95.3 | 19.3 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X Compare | 89 | 95.6 | 93.9 | 92.5 | 81 | 95.3 | 8.5 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Amazon 1 offer From CA$791
We started tracking prices for this product on Nov 8, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.
Usage Scores
- Overall88.3
- Budget85.2
- Gaming88.1
- Laptop94.3
- Console84.5
- Portable22.3
- Workstation87
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