Intel 2TB SSD PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong feature (85th percentile) 85th
- Strong random (84th percentile) 84th
- Strong capacity (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong endurance (78th percentile) 78th
Cons
- Below average user sentiment (11th percentile)
- Below average social proof (25th percentile)
- Below average affordability (30th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 2000 |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 3 |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 3500 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 2700 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 310000 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 340000 |
Hardware
| NAND | QLC |
| DRAM Cache | Yes |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 740 |
| MTBF (hours) | 1600000 |
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
Features
| Hardware Encryption | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Intel 2TB SSD | Western Digital Black SN850X | Samsung 990 PRO | Crucial T500 | Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G | Lexar NM1090 PRO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 2TB | 4TB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB | 4TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 3,500 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,450 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,000 MB/s |
| Nand Type | QLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | SLC |
| Dram Cache | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Endurance | 740 TBW | 2400 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1200 TBW | 2000 TBW | 2800 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | User Sentiment | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intel 2TB SSD | 61.2 | 83.7 | 84.9 | 78.5 | 11 | 77.9 | 25 | 30.1 |
| Western Digital Black SN850X Compare | 89 | 95.7 | 89.5 | 92.6 | 94.6 | 88.2 | 95.3 | 10.5 |
| Samsung 990 PRO Compare | 93.7 | 97.4 | 99 | 78.5 | 78.3 | 86.1 | 95.3 | 20.5 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 94 | 96.9 | 99 | 78.5 | 78.3 | 83.1 | 95.3 | 19.7 |
| Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G Compare | 93.3 | 94.5 | 94 | 78.5 | 66.1 | 94 | 95.3 | 16 |
| Lexar NM1090 PRO Compare | 98.1 | 98.4 | 97.6 | 92.6 | 0 | 75.1 | 56.7 | 9.6 |
Price
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