Team Group CX2 2TB SATA III 2.5"
Team Group
47 Overall Score
vs
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 1TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Western Digital
89 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Team Group CX2 2TB SATA III 2.5"
35 out of 100 medium confidence 18 reviews
The Team Group CX2 2TB SSD has received mixed reviews, with several users reporting failures within months, including one that died in less than three months and another after four months. While some appreciate its low price and use as a secondary or game drive, reliability concerns dominate, with multiple reports of drives failing and poor customer service. It may be suitable for light workloads, but not recommended for servers or critical data.
Pros
- Low price
- Good for light workloads
- Works as secondary drive
- Easy installation
Cons
- High failure rate
- Poor reliability
- Bad customer service
- Slow with large file transfers
- Low TBW rating
Reliability 6
Value for money 4
Performance 3
Customer service 2
Ease of installation 2
Warranty 1
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 1TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
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Scores
Laptop
Budget
Workstation
Gaming
Console
Portable
Specifications
| Team Group CX2 | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Protocol | SATA | NVMe |
| 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 | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 3 | 3 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | — | ✗ |
| Hardware Encryption | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
Team Group CX2 2TB SATA III 2.5"
- Strong capacity (78th percentile)
- Strong endurance (65th percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (3rd percentile)3rd %ile
- Below average random (22nd percentile)
- Below average speed (24th percentile)
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 1TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong random (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong speed (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong feature (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
Verdict
Winner: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100
Scores 89 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 9 of 17 specs.