New On sale 13%
Samsung 2TB SSD USB 3.2 Gen 2x2
Capacity 2TB
Form Factor External
Interface USB 3.2 Gen 2x2
Read Speed 2,000 MB/s
NAND MLC
78 Overall Score
Price $427
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong user sentiment (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong feature (86th percentile) 86th
- Strong capacity (79th percentile) 79th
Cons
- Below average affordability (21st percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 2000 |
| Form Factor | External |
| Interface | USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| External | Yes |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 2000 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 2000 |
Hardware
| NAND | MLC |
| DRAM Cache | No |
Reliability
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
Features
| Hardware Encryption | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Samsung 2TB SSD | Micron T710 CT4000T710SSD5 | Crucial T500 | Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X | SanDisk Black SN850X WDBB9G0040BNC-WRSN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 2TB | 4TB | 2TB | 2TB | 4TB | 4TB |
| Form Factor | External | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 |
| Interface | USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 2,000 MB/s | 14,500 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s |
| Nand Type | MLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | false | true | true | true | true |
| Endurance | - | 2400 TBW | 1200 TBW | 2000 TBW | 2400 TBW | 2400 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | User Sentiment | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung 2TB SSD | 50.8 | 61.9 | 85.8 | 78.6 | 95 | 57.4 | 95.4 | 21 |
| Micron T710 CT4000T710SSD5 Compare | 99.1 | 99.2 | 89.5 | 92.6 | 0 | 85.9 | 77.4 | 11.1 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 94 | 96.9 | 98.9 | 78.6 | 79.6 | 83 | 95.4 | 19.5 |
| Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G Compare | 93.3 | 94.4 | 94 | 78.6 | 67.6 | 94.1 | 95.4 | 16.3 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X Compare | 89 | 95.7 | 94 | 92.6 | 0 | 81 | 95.4 | 8.6 |
| SanDisk Black SN850X WDBB9G0040BNC-WRSN Compare | 89 | 95.7 | 89.5 | 92.6 | 0 | 88.1 | 95.4 | 9.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From $250
Best Buy 3 offers From $250
Amazon 1 offer From $427
Price History
New Open Box / Refurbished
Usage Scores
- Overall77.9
- Budget80.6
- Gaming49.3
- Laptop37.6
- Console30.6
- Portable96
- Workstation64.8
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