Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Samsung
100 Overall Score
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Team Group CX2 512GB SATA III 2.5"
Team Group
39 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
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Team Group CX2 512GB SATA III 2.5"
45 out of 100 medium confidence 18 reviews
The Team Group CX2 512GB SSD receives mixed reviews. Several users praise its speed and value, noting significant boot time improvements over mechanical drives. However, a concerning number of reviews report the drive failing after a short period, sometimes within months, leading to data loss and frustration. While it's affordable and effective for some, reliability issues are a major concern.
Pros
- Fast boot times
- Affordable price
- Good value for money
- Effective upgrade for older PCs
- SLC caching technology
Cons
- Drive failures after short use
- Data loss risk
- Unreliable for critical data
- Fatal errors during file copy
- Incompatibility with some laptops
Reliability 4
Performance 4
Value for money 3
Ease of installation 2
Compatibility 2
Data loss 2
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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 512GB SATA III 2.5"
- Strong affordability (81st percentile)81st %ile
- Strong social proof (77th percentile)
- Strong endurance (66th percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (6th percentile)6th %ile
- Below average speed (20th percentile)20th %ile
- Below average random (22nd percentile)
- Below average capacity (34th percentile)
Pricing
Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.051score per dollar
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Team Group CX2 512GB SATA III 2.5"0.447score per dollar
Team Group CX2 512GB SATA III 2.5" offers 8.8x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Samsung 9100 PRO
Scores 100 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 12 of 18 specs.
