New On sale 41%
Samsung 2TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2
Capacity 2TB
Form Factor M.2
Interface PCIe 5.0
Read Speed 14,700 MB/s
NAND TLC
DRAM Cache Yes
Endurance 1200 TBW
96 Overall Score
Price $400
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong random (100th percentile) 100th
- Strong feature (100th percentile) 100th
- Strong speed (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong social proof (95th percentile) 95th
Cons
- Below average affordability (18th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 2000 |
| Form Factor | M.2 |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 5 |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 14700 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 13400 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 2200000 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 2600000 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | Yes |
| Controller | In-House Controller |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 1200 |
| MTBF (hours) | 1500000 |
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
Features
| Heatsink | Yes |
| Hardware Encryption | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Samsung 2TB SSD | Western Digital Black SN850X | Crucial T500 | Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G | Lexar NM1090 PRO | Team Group MP44 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 2TB | 4TB | 2TB | 2TB | 4TB | 4TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 14,700 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,000 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | SLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | true | true | true | true | true | false |
| Endurance | 1200 TBW | 2400 TBW | 1200 TBW | 2000 TBW | 2800 TBW | 2000 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung 2TB SSD | 98.9 | 99.9 | 99.7 | 78.5 | 86.1 | 95.3 | 18.1 |
| Western Digital Black SN850X Compare | 89 | 95.7 | 89.5 | 92.6 | 88.2 | 95.3 | 10.5 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 94 | 96.9 | 99 | 78.5 | 83.1 | 95.3 | 19.7 |
| Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G Compare | 93.3 | 94.5 | 94 | 78.5 | 94 | 95.3 | 16 |
| Lexar NM1090 PRO Compare | 98.1 | 98.4 | 97.6 | 92.6 | 75.1 | 56.7 | 9.6 |
| Team Group MP44 Compare | 93.5 | 88.7 | 53.8 | 92.6 | 77.1 | 87.1 | 15.5 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From $400
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Amazon 1 offer From $400
Newegg 1 offer From $400
Price History
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Usage Scores
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