22 2 TB NVMe SSDs compared by price per TB, sustained speed, and endurance. Best value picks for gaming, content creation, and PS5. Prices verified July 27, 2026.
This page ranks every 2 TB NVMe SSD we track — Gen 4 and Gen 5 combined — by price per terabyte. All 22 drives are M.2 2280 form factor with Amazon US prices last verified July 27, 2026.
At 2 TB, you're in the sweet spot for both value and capacity. 2 TB drives offer better $/TB ratios than 1 TB options (controller and packaging costs spread over more storage) and better availability than the 4-8 TB range during the 2026 NAND shortage.
The cheapest 2 TB option on this list is the Silicon Power US75 2TB at $125 ($62.50/TB). The fastest is the WD_BLACK SN8100 2TB at 14,900 MB/s sequential read.
| Product | Price | $/TB | Read | Write | TBW | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silicon Power US75 2TB★ Best | $125 | $62.50/TB | 7,000 MB/s | 6,500 MB/s | 1,200 TBW | ★ 4.4 | Buy → |
| Lexar EQ790 2TB | $135 | $67.50/TB | 7,000 MB/s | 6,000 MB/s | 1,200 TBW | ★ 4.3 | Buy → |
| WD_BLACK SN7100 2TB | $290 | $145.00/TB | 7,250 MB/s | 6,900 MB/s | 1,200 TBW | ★ 4.6 | Buy → |
| Crucial P310 2TB | $292 | $146.00/TB | 7,100 MB/s | 6,000 MB/s | 880 TBW | ★ 4.4 | Buy → |
| TeamGroup MP44L 2TB | $293 | $146.50/TB | 5,000 MB/s | 4,500 MB/s | 1,200 TBW | ★ 4.4 | Buy → |
| WD Blue SN5000 2TB | $295 | $147.50/TB | 5,500 MB/s | 5,000 MB/s | 900 TBW | ★ 4.4 | Buy → |
| INLAND TD510 2TB | $299 | $149.50/TB | 14,600 MB/s | 12,900 MB/s | 1,200 TBW | ★ 4.3 | Buy → |
| Lexar NM790 2TB | $310 | $155.00/TB | 7,400 MB/s | 6,500 MB/s | 1,500 TBW | ★ 4.5 | Buy → |
| TeamGroup Z540 2TB | $329 | $164.50/TB | 12,400 MB/s | 11,800 MB/s | 1,400 TBW | ★ 4.4 | Buy → |
| WD_BLACK SN850X 2TB | $348 | $174.00/TB | 7,300 MB/s | 6,600 MB/s | 1,200 TBW | ★ 4.8 | Buy → |
| Sabrent Rocket 5 2TB | $350 | $175.00/TB | 14,000 MB/s | 11,600 MB/s | 1,400 TBW | ★ 4.5 | Buy → |
| Samsung 990 EVO Plus 2TB | $369 | $184.50/TB | 7,250 MB/s | 6,300 MB/s | 1,200 TBW | ★ 4.6 | Buy → |
| Crucial T500 2TB | $369 | $184.50/TB | 7,400 MB/s | 7,000 MB/s | 1,200 TBW | ★ 4.6 | Buy → |
| WD_BLACK SN8100 2TB | $380 | $190.00/TB | 14,900 MB/s | 11,000 MB/s | 1,200 TBW | ★ 4.7 | Buy → |
| Samsung 990 PRO 2TB | $388 | $194.00/TB | 7,450 MB/s | 6,900 MB/s | 1,200 TBW | ★ 4.7 | Buy → |
| PNY CS2150 2TB | $395 | $197.50/TB | 10,800 MB/s | 9,500 MB/s | 1,000 TBW | ★ 4.3 | Buy → |
| Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB | $400 | $200.00/TB | 14,700 MB/s | 13,400 MB/s | 1,200 TBW | ★ 4.7 | Buy → |
| Corsair MP600 Elite 2TB | $400 | $200.00/TB | 7,000 MB/s | 6,500 MB/s | 1,200 TBW | ★ 4.5 | Buy → |
| Crucial T705 2TB | $406 | $203.00/TB | 14,500 MB/s | 12,700 MB/s | 1,200 TBW | ★ 4.6 | Buy → |
| Corsair MP700 PRO XT 2TB | $419 | $209.50/TB | 14,900 MB/s | 12,700 MB/s | 1,200 TBW | ★ 4.5 | Buy → |
| Crucial T710 2TB | $435 | $217.50/TB | 14,500 MB/s | 14,000 MB/s | 1,200 TBW | ★ 4.7 | Buy → |
| Samsung 9100 PRO w/ Heatsink 2TB | $652 | $326.00/TB | 14,700 MB/s | 13,400 MB/s | 1,200 TBW | ★ 4.7 | Buy → |
Beyond capacity, the key specs are: sequential read/write speed (matters for large file transfers, less for gaming), TBW endurance (warranty terabytes written), and whether the drive has DRAM cache or uses HMB (Host Memory Buffer).
For gaming and general productivity, DRAM-less drives perform within 5-10% of DRAM equivalents in real-world tests. The price savings ($20-40) make them worthwhile. For sustained random writes — database operations, professional video editing of multi-GB project files — DRAM matters.