Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 1TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Western Digital
89 Overall Score
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Team Group CX2 512GB SATA III 2.5"
Team Group
39 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 1TB 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
Scores
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Budget
Console
Portable
Specifications
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 | 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 | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 3 | 3 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | — |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
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
Team Group CX2 512GB SATA III 2.5"
- 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
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 1TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.356score per dollar
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Team Group CX2 512GB SATA III 2.5"0.446score per dollar
Team Group CX2 512GB SATA III 2.5" offers 1.3x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100
Scores 89 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 10 of 17 specs.
