Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Samsung
100 Overall Score
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Team Group CX2 2TB SATA III 2.5"
Team Group
47 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
No customer feedback yet
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
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Specifications
| Samsung 9100 PRO | Team Group CX2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | 2.5" |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x4 | 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 | Samsung in-house Controller | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | 3 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓★ | — |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong random (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong feature (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong capacity (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Below average affordability (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
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)
Pricing
Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.051score per dollar
vs
Team Group CX2 2TB SATA III 2.5"0.195score per dollar
Team Group CX2 2TB SATA III 2.5" offers 3.8x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Samsung 9100 PRO
Scores 100 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 12 of 18 specs.
