New On sale 14%
XPG BLADE 1TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Capacity 1TB
Form Factor M.2 2280
Interface PCIe 5.0 x4
Read Speed 14,000 MB/s
NAND TLC
DRAM Cache Yes
Endurance 740 TBW
82 Overall Score
Price $200
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong random (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong feature (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong speed (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong endurance (90th percentile) 90th
Cons
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Owner sentiment has cooled since launch
72/100Our AI sentiment read
Based on 4 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 1000 |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 5 |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 14000 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 10000 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 1600000 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 1650000 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | Yes |
| Controller | SMI SM2508 |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 740 |
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
Features
| Heatsink | Yes |
| Hardware Encryption | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | XPG BLADE | Samsung 990 PRO | Crucial T500 | Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 | Corsair MP700 Elite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 1TB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 14,000 MB/s | 7,450 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s | 10,000 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | true | true | true | true | true | false |
| Endurance | 740 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1200 TBW | 2000 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1200 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XPG BLADE | 97.3 | 98 | 97.5 | 54.9 | 89.8 |
| Samsung 990 PRO Compare | 93.4 | 97 | 99 | 78.3 | 85.4 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 93.8 | 96.4 | 99 | 78.3 | 82.4 |
| Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G Compare | 92.9 | 93.8 | 93.9 | 78.3 | 93.6 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 Compare | 99.7 | 99.5 | 97.5 | 78.3 | 80.4 |
| Corsair MP700 Elite Compare | 94.7 | 96.6 | 89.1 | 78.3 | 86.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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