Samsung 1TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2
Samsung
91 Overall Score
vs
Team Group CX2 512GB SATA III 2.5"
Team Group
39 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Samsung 1TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2
No customer feedback yet
Team Group CX2 512GB SATA III 2.5"
45 out of 100 medium confidence 18 reviews
The Team Group CX2 512GB SSD receives mixed reviews. Several users praise its speed and value, noting significant boot time improvements over mechanical drives. However, a concerning number of reviews report the drive failing after a short period, sometimes within months, leading to data loss and frustration. While it's affordable and effective for some, reliability issues are a major concern.
Pros
- Fast boot times
- Affordable price
- Good value for money
- Effective upgrade for older PCs
- SLC caching technology
Cons
- Drive failures after short use
- Data loss risk
- Unreliable for critical data
- Fatal errors during file copy
- Incompatibility with some laptops
Reliability 4
Performance 4
Value for money 3
Ease of installation 2
Compatibility 2
Data loss 2
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Specifications
| Samsung 1TB SSD | Team Group CX2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 | 2.5" |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 | SATA III |
| Protocol | NVMe | SATA |
| PCIe Generation | 5★ | — |
| 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 | In-House Controller | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | 3 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓★ | — |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
Samsung 1TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2
- Strong feature (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
Team Group CX2 512GB SATA III 2.5"
- Strong affordability (80th percentile)80th %ile
- Strong social proof (78th percentile)
- Strong endurance (67th percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (7th percentile)7th %ile
- Below average speed (20th percentile)20th %ile
- Below average random (22nd percentile)
- Below average capacity (35th percentile)
Verdict
Winner: Samsung 1TB SSD
Scores 91 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 12 of 18 specs.