Team Group AX2 1TB SATA III 2.5"
Team Group
49 Overall Score
vs
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Western Digital
87 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Team Group AX2 1TB SATA III 2.5"
No customer feedback yet
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
85 out of 100 medium confidence 10 reviews
Users are thrilled with the blazing-fast performance of this NVMe SSD, especially for 8K video editing and gaming. The price at Best Buy is considered a great deal. However, one reviewer warns that it's only worth it if your motherboard supports Gen 5, as Gen 4 systems won't see the speed benefits.
Pros
- Extremely fast read/write speeds
- Great for 8K video editing and gaming
- Best price at Best Buy
- One of the best NVMe drives available
Cons
- Requires Gen 5 motherboard support
- Not worth it on Gen 4 systems
Performance 3
Value for money 2
Compatibility 1
Use case 2
Scores
Laptop
Gaming
Console
Budget
Workstation
Portable
Specifications
| Team Group AX2 | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Protocol | SATA | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | — | 5★ |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✗ | ✗ |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 3 | 3 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | ✗ |
| Hardware Encryption | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
Team Group AX2 1TB SATA III 2.5"
- Strong social proof (68th percentile)
- Strong affordability (67th percentile)
- Strong endurance (65th percentile)
- Below average random (23rd percentile)
- Below average speed (24th percentile)
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong speed (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong random (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong feature (86th percentile)86th %ile
- Below average affordability (8th percentile)8th %ile
Pricing
Team Group AX2 1TB SATA III 2.5"0.279score per dollar
vs
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.049score per dollar
Team Group AX2 1TB SATA III 2.5" offers 5.7x better value for money
Team Group AX2 1TB SATA III 2.5"
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Verdict
Winner: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100
Scores 87 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 9 of 17 specs.
