New
Team Group T-FORCE VULCAN Z
Capacity 512GB
Form Factor 2.5"
Interface SATA III
Read Speed 540 MB/s
NAND TLC
Endurance 120 TBW
42 Overall Score
Price $78
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong endurance (66th percentile) 66th
Cons
- Below average random (22nd percentile)
- Below average speed (22nd percentile)
- Below average capacity (34th 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 cooled since launch
Based on 7 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 512 |
| Form Factor | 2.5" |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 540 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 470 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | No |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 120 |
| MTBF (hours) | 1000000 |
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
Features
| Heatsink | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | Team Group T-FORCE VULCAN Z | Samsung 990 PRO | Crucial T500 CT1000T500SSD5 | Corsair MP700 Elite | Western Digital WD Blue SN5100 | SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 850X |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 512GB | 1TB | 1TB | 1TB | 1TB | 1TB |
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 540 MB/s | 7,450 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 10,000 MB/s | 7,100 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | true | false | false | false |
| Endurance | 120 TBW | 600 TBW | 600 TBW | 600 TBW | 600 TBW | 4800 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Group T-FORCE VULCAN Z | 22 | 22 | 52.7 | 34.2 | 65.9 |
| Samsung 990 PRO Compare | 93.4 | 97 | 99 | 54.9 | 85.6 |
| Crucial T500 CT1000T500SSD5 Compare | 90.8 | 96.2 | 99 | 54.9 | 82.6 |
| Corsair MP700 Elite Compare | 94.7 | 96.6 | 85.8 | 54.9 | 86.8 |
| Western Digital WD Blue SN5100 Compare | 86.4 | 95.1 | 78.4 | 54.9 | 87.5 |
| SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 850X Compare | 88.3 | 95.9 | 78.4 | 54.9 | 99.2 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From $78
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Usage Scores
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