M.2 2280 Form Factor — 18 SSDs Compared

Decision table

M.2 2280 Form Factor: which one for what?

The 18 models on this page are scored only against each other, for the use you pick. Scores come from the spec sheets; no price and no advertising go in.

What will you use it for? Gaming Content Creation Work / Productivity Value for Money

Leads for Gaming: WD_BLACK SN8100 2TB91%

Leads for Content Creation: WD_BLACK SN8100 2TB82%

Leads for Work / Productivity: Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB72%

Leads for Value for Money: Samsung 990 EVO Plus 2TB68%

#4#4#3#13
Corsair MP700 2TBCorsair
2 TB · PCIe 5.0 x4 · 10000 MB/s
80% 75% 71% 51%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 10000 MB/s sequential read
- 1500K IOPS random read
- PCIe 5
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- 10000 MB/s sequential write
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Work / Productivity
- 1400 TBW endurance
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
#7#10#8#17
Corsair MP700 1TBCorsair
1 TB · PCIe 5.0 x4 · 9500 MB/s
77% 71% 65% 50%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 9500 MB/s sequential read
- PCIe 5
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- 8500 MB/s sequential write
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Work / Productivity
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
#15#8#13#11
Corsair MP600 PRO 2TBCorsair
2 TB · PCIe 4.0 x4 · 7000 MB/s
63% 72% 59% 51%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
Why it ranks here
- 1400 TBW endurance
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
#9#7#14#12
Corsair MP600 PRO LPX 2TBCorsair
2 TB · PCIe 4.0 x4 · 7100 MB/s
66% 73% 59% 51%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
Why it ranks here
- 1400 TBW endurance
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
#12#11#15#10
Corsair MP600 ELITE 2TBCorsair
2 TB · PCIe 4.0 x4 · 7000 MB/s
64% 68% 55% 51%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
#14#15#7#3
Corsair MP600 CORE XT 2TBCorsair
2 TB · PCIe 4.0 x4 · 5900 MB/s
63% 53% 65% 59%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Work / Productivity
Why it ranks here
- Value segment
#13#3#6#9
Corsair MP600 PRO NH 4TBCorsair
4 TB · PCIe 4.0 x4 · 7000 MB/s
64% 78% 66% 54%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
Why it ranks here
- 3000 TBW endurance
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
#3#6#5#15
Crucial T705 2TBCrucial
2 TB · PCIe 5.0 x4 · 14500 MB/s
82% 75% 67% 51%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 14500 MB/s sequential read
- 1550K IOPS random read
- PCIe 5
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- 12700 MB/s sequential write
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Work / Productivity
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
#5#9#10#18
Crucial T705 1TBCrucial
1 TB · PCIe 5.0 x4 · 13600 MB/s
80% 72% 64% 50%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 13600 MB/s sequential read
- PCIe 5
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- 10200 MB/s sequential write
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Work / Productivity
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
#8#5#4#14
Crucial T700 2TBCrucial
2 TB · PCIe 5.0 x4 · 12400 MB/s
75% 75% 67% 51%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 12400 MB/s sequential read
- PCIe 5
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- 11800 MB/s sequential write
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Work / Productivity
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
#11#16#9#5
Crucial P310 2TBCrucial
2 TB · PCIe 4.0 x4 · 7100 MB/s
66% 53% 64% 59%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Work / Productivity
Why it ranks here
- Value segment
#10#18#11#6
Crucial P310 1TBCrucial
1 TB · PCIe 4.0 x4 · 7100 MB/s
66% 51% 62% 58%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Work / Productivity
Why it ranks here
- Value segment
#18#17#18#4
Crucial P3 Plus 2TBCrucial
2 TB · PCIe 4.0 x4 · 5000 MB/s
50% 52% 52% 59%
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Why it ranks here
- Value segment
#16#13#16#16
Samsung 990 PRO 2TBSamsung
2000 · PCIe 4.0 x4 · 7450 MB/s
63% 60% 55% 51%
Why it ranks here
- 1550K IOPS random read
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
#17#14#17#2
SK hynix Platinum P41 2TBSK hynix
2000 · PCIe 4.0 x4 · 7000 MB/s
55% 56% 55% 63%
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Value for Money
#1#1#2#8
WD_BLACK SN8100 2TBSanDisk
2000 · PCIe 5.0 x4 · 14900 MB/s
91% 82% 72% 56%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 14900 MB/s sequential read
- 2300K IOPS random read
- PCIe 5
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- 14000 MB/s sequential write
- Current model — 17 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Work / Productivity
- Current model — 17 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- Current model — 17 months on the market
#2#2#1#7
Samsung 9100 PRO 2TBSamsung
2 TB · PCIe 5.0 x4 · 14700 MB/s
90% 81% 72% 56%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 14700 MB/s sequential read
- 1850K IOPS random read
- PCIe 5
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- 13400 MB/s sequential write
- Current model — 19 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Work / Productivity
- Current model — 19 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- Current model — 19 months on the market
#6#12#12#1
Samsung 990 EVO Plus 2TBSamsung
2 TB · PCIe 4.0 x4 / PCIe 5.0 x2 · 7250 MB/s
78% 61% 60% 68%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- PCIe 5
- Current model — 24 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- Current model — 24 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- Current model — 24 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Value for Money
- Current model — 24 months on the market