Team Group CX2 2TB SATA III 2.5"
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 1TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
What Buyers Say
Team Group CX2 2TB SATA III 2.5"
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
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 1TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
All seven verified reviews are overwhelmingly positive, praising the WD_BLACK SN8100 as the fastest Gen5 NVMe SSD with no issues. Users highlight its sustained speeds, strong performance on PCIe 5.0 motherboards, and good value at the time of purchase. One reviewer notes it outlasts other drives in cache performance, and Q&A confirms M.2 2280 form factor with up to 14,900 MBps read speed.
Pros
- Fastest Gen5 NVMe SSD
- No issues of any kind
- Super fast on PCIe 5.0
- Strong sustained speeds
- Good price at time of purchase
Cons
- Expensive (implied by 'if you can afford it')
Scores
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 (79th percentile)
- Strong endurance (65th percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (3rd percentile)3rd %ile
- Below average random (23rd percentile)
- Below average speed (24th percentile)
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 1TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong feature (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong speed (98th percentile)98th %ile
Verdict
Scores 95 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 10 of 17 specs.