Samsung 2TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong random (100th percentile) 100th
- Strong feature (100th percentile) 100th
- Strong speed (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong social proof (95th percentile) 95th
Cons
- Below average affordability (20th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 2000 |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 5 |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 14700 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 13400 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 2200000 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 2600000 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | Yes |
| Controller | In-House Controller |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 1200 |
| MTBF (hours) | 1500000 |
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
Features
| Heatsink | Yes |
| Hardware Encryption | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Samsung 2TB SSD | Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRDK/4000G | Western Digital Black SN850X | Micron T710 CT4000T710SSD5 | Crucial T500 | SanDisk WD_BLACK WDS400T1X0M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 2TB | 4TB | 4TB | 4TB | 2TB | 4TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 |
| Seq Read | 14,700 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,500 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | true | true | true | false | true | true |
| Endurance | 1200 TBW | 4000 TBW | 2400 TBW | 2400 TBW | 1200 TBW | 2400 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung 2TB SSD | 98.9 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 78.5 | 86 | 95.3 | 19.5 |
| Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRDK/4000G Compare | 93.3 | 94.4 | 93.9 | 92.6 | 94 | 95.3 | 8.5 |
| Western Digital Black SN850X Compare | 89 | 95.6 | 89.4 | 92.6 | 88.2 | 95.3 | 10.3 |
| Micron T710 CT4000T710SSD5 Compare | 99.1 | 99.2 | 89.4 | 92.6 | 86 | 77.3 | 11.3 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 94 | 96.9 | 98.9 | 78.5 | 83 | 95.3 | 19.5 |
| SanDisk WD_BLACK WDS400T1X0M Compare | 99.6 | 99.6 | 99.7 | 92.6 | 81 | 44.9 | 8.1 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall95.8
- Budget89.5
- Gaming96
- Laptop85.3
- Console95.6
- Portable25.3
- Workstation95.7
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