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Timetec Premium SSD 256GB SATA III M.2 2280
Capacity 256GB
Form Factor M.2 2280
Interface SATA III
Read Speed 550 MB/s
NAND TLC
Endurance 128 TBW
38 Overall Score
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (92nd percentile) 92nd
- Strong endurance (77th percentile) 77th
- Strong social proof (68th percentile) 68th
Cons
- Below average capacity (18th percentile)
- Below average random (23rd percentile)
- Below average speed (28th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Owner sentiment has held steady over time
Based on 11 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 256 |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 550 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 500 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | No |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 128 |
| MTBF (hours) | 1500000 |
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
Features
| Heatsink | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | Timetec Premium SSD | Samsung 9100 PRO | Western Digital WD_BLACK WDS800T2XHE | Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRDK/4000G | Crucial T710 | SanDisk Black SN850X WDBB9G0040BNC-WRSN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 256GB | 4TB | 8TB | 4TB | 4TB | 4TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 550 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,500 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | true | true | false | true |
| Endurance | 128 TBW | 2400 TBW | 4800 TBW | 4000 TBW | 2400 TBW | 2400 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timetec Premium SSD | 28.2 | 22.8 | 53.5 | 17.8 | 76.6 | 68.3 | 91.6 |
| Samsung 9100 PRO Compare | 99.2 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 92.6 | 86 | 99.6 | 5.3 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK WDS800T2XHE Compare | 89 | 96.4 | 93.9 | 98.1 | 88.1 | 95.3 | 4 |
| Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRDK/4000G Compare | 93.3 | 94.4 | 93.9 | 92.6 | 94.1 | 95.3 | 9.3 |
| Crucial T710 Compare | 99.1 | 99.2 | 85.7 | 92.6 | 86 | 77.4 | 10.9 |
| SanDisk Black SN850X WDBB9G0040BNC-WRSN Compare | 89 | 95.8 | 89.4 | 92.6 | 88.1 | 95.3 | 9.6 |
Usage Scores
- Overall37.6
- Budget77.5
- Gaming22.7
- Laptop37.4
- Console10.9
- Portable8.3
- Workstation34.8
A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.
