Team Group SSD SATA III
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong endurance (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong social proof (78th percentile) 78th
Cons
- Below average speed (18th percentile)
- Below average capacity (18th percentile)
- Below average random (23rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 256 |
| Form Factor | 2.5" |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 520 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 450 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | No |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 200 |
| MTBF (hours) | 1000000 |
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
Features
| Heatsink | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | Team Group SSD | Crucial T500 | Samsung 990 EVO | Western Digital WD Blue SN5100 | SK Hynix Platinum P41 | Kingston NV3 SNV3SM3/2T0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 256GB | 1TB | 2TB | 1TB | 2TB | 2TB |
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2230 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 520 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 5,000 MB/s | 7,100 MB/s | 7,000 MB/s | 6,000 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | false | false | true | - |
| Endurance | 200 TBW | 600 TBW | 1200 TBW | 600 TBW | 1200 TBW | 640 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Group SSD | 17.5 | 22.9 | 52.4 | 17.8 | 87.1 | 77.6 | 93.5 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 91.3 | 96.7 | 98.9 | 55.3 | 83 | 95.3 | 53 |
| Samsung 990 EVO Compare | 72.4 | 90.4 | 77.7 | 78.3 | 83 | 95.3 | 55.3 |
| Western Digital WD Blue SN5100 Compare | 87 | 95.8 | 77.7 | 55.3 | 88 | 95.3 | 54.9 |
| SK Hynix Platinum P41 Compare | 83.9 | 97.1 | 94 | 78.3 | 85.9 | 46.7 | 58.4 |
| Kingston NV3 SNV3SM3/2T0 Compare | 77.6 | 61.8 | 52.4 | 78.3 | 69.6 | 87.2 | 23.2 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Amazon 1 offer From €59
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Usage Scores
- Overall43.8
- Budget89.4
- Gaming25.5
- Laptop39.1
- Console12.3
- Portable9.4
- Workstation39.1
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