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Samsung 2TB SSD NVMe M.2 2280
Capacity 2TB
Form Factor M.2 2280
Interface PCIe 4.0
Read Speed 7,000 MB/s
NAND TLC
DRAM Cache Yes
Endurance 1200 TBW
88 Overall Score
Price $430
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong random (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong feature (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong speed (80th percentile) 80th
Cons
- Below average affordability (18th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Owner sentiment has held steady over time
Based on 46 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 2000 |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 7000 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 5100 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 1000000 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 1000000 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | Yes |
| Controller | Elpsis |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 1200 |
| MTBF (hours) | 1500000 |
| Warranty (years) | 1 |
Features
| Heatsink | No |
| Hardware Encryption | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Samsung 2TB SSD | Crucial T500 | MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO | XPG GAMMIX S70 Blade AGAMMIXS70B-2T-CS | Corsair MP700 Elite | Team Group MP44 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 2TB | 1TB | 1TB | 2TB | 1TB | 2TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 7,000 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 10,000 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | true | true | true | true | false | false |
| Endurance | 1200 TBW | 600 TBW | 3000 TBW | 1480 TBW | 600 TBW | 1000 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung 2TB SSD | 79.7 | 94.4 | 93.9 | 78.5 | 74.3 | 95.3 | 18.3 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 91.4 | 96.7 | 98.9 | 55.4 | 83 | 95.3 | 56.3 |
| MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO Compare | 94 | 81.1 | 93.9 | 55.4 | 98.7 | 95.3 | 43.4 |
| XPG GAMMIX S70 Blade AGAMMIXS70B-2T-CS Compare | 92.9 | 90.5 | 93.9 | 78.5 | 77.7 | 77.4 | 29.4 |
| Corsair MP700 Elite Compare | 95.1 | 97 | 85.9 | 55.4 | 87.3 | 95.3 | 43.4 |
| Team Group MP44 Compare | 94 | 88.7 | 53.7 | 78.5 | 81.7 | 87.1 | 30.1 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From $430
Amazon 3 offers From $430
Best Buy 1 offer From $109
Price History
New Open Box / Refurbished
Usage Scores
- Overall88.2
- Budget85
- Gaming88.1
- Laptop94.3
- Console84.5
- Portable22.3
- Workstation87
A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.
