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Team Group T-FORCE VULCAN Z 1TB SATA III 2.5"
Capacity 1TB
Form Factor 2.5"
Interface SATA III
Read Speed 550 MB/s
NAND QLC
Endurance 200 TBW
44 Overall Score
Price $147
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (66th percentile) 66th
- Strong endurance (65th percentile) 65th
Cons
- Below average feature (15th percentile)
- Below average random (22nd percentile)
- Below average speed (28th 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 8 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 1000 |
| Form Factor | 2.5" |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 550 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 500 |
Hardware
| NAND | QLC |
| DRAM Cache | No |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 200 |
| MTBF (hours) | 1000000 |
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
Features
| Heatsink | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | Team Group T-FORCE VULCAN Z | Samsung 990 PRO | Crucial T500 | Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO | MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO | XPG GAMMIX S70 Blade AGAMMIXS70B-2T-CS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 1TB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB | 1TB | 2TB |
| 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 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 550 MB/s | 7,450 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 14,000 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s |
| Nand Type | QLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | true | true | true | true |
| Endurance | 200 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1400 TBW | 3000 TBW | 1480 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Group T-FORCE VULCAN Z | 28.2 | 22.4 | 14.7 | 55.3 | 65.4 | 61.5 | 66.3 |
| Samsung 990 PRO Compare | 93.7 | 97.4 | 99 | 78.5 | 86 | 95.3 | 20.5 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 94 | 96.9 | 99 | 78.5 | 83 | 95.3 | 19.6 |
| Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO Compare | 98.1 | 98.5 | 97.6 | 78.5 | 91.1 | 51.8 | 24.1 |
| MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO Compare | 94 | 81.1 | 93.9 | 55.3 | 98.7 | 95.3 | 43.6 |
| XPG GAMMIX S70 Blade AGAMMIXS70B-2T-CS Compare | 92.9 | 90.5 | 93.9 | 78.5 | 77.6 | 77.3 | 29.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
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