TeamGroup CX2 Classic 1TB SATA SSD

Here you will find a detailed speed, performance and benchmark test review. Tested was the SATA SSD CX2 Classic with 1TB (T253X6001T0C101) from the brand TeamGroup.

Performance score 
669
Price/GB
0.13 $
Read
540 MB/s
 Write
490 MB/s
Connector
2.5"
Interface
SATA 6 Gbps
Technical specifications (manufacturer information)
Product image Product image CX2 Classic
Manufacturer TeamGroup  
Model number T253X6001T0C101
Capacity 1024 GB (954 GiB)
pSLC cache >300 GB approx.
Read speed 540 MB/s
Write speed 490 MB/s
Interface SATA 6 Gbps
Connector 2.5"
Memory module (NAND) TLC
TBW (Total Bytes Written) 800 terabyte
Warranty 3 Years
Controller Silicon Motion SM2259XT

Product
Score
Price
  Current price
~ 133 $
(= 0.13 $ / GB)
Compare product Compared to the test winner*
Read speed
100 %
Write speed
95 %
*) Test result rated by AS SSD score within the same capacity.
v0.567a
Drive: 0(ATA)
OS: 10.0 build 19045 
Model: TEAM T2531TB                            
Fw   : W0714A0 
Size : 976762 MB [1024.2 GB]
From smart : [SMI2259XT] [W0714A0 04] [SDKB4]
Controller : SM2259XA bufferless
FlashID: 0x45,0x3e,0x99,0xb3,0x7a,0x6b,0x0,0x0 - Sandisk 96L BiCS4 TLC 16k 512Gb/CE 256Gb/die 2Plane/die
Channel: 2
CE     : 4
TotDie : 16
Plane  : 2
Die/Ce : 2
Ch map : 0x03
CE map : 0x33
Inter. : 8
First Fblock  :    2
Total Fblock  : 1980
Total Hblock  : 15262
Fblock Per Ce : 1980
Fblock Per Die: 1980
Original Spare Block Count :   130
Vendor Marked Bad Block    :     0
Bad Block From Pretest     :    47

We put the TeamGroup SATA SSD through a detailed test. You can find the test result / test report here:


AS SSD Benchmark

Standard performance test

The standard test was performed with a 1 GB file. A total score of 669 points was achieved.

AS SSD Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: TeamGroup CX2 Classic 1TB SATA SSD
AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
515.53 MB/s
439.57 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
26.94 MB/s
86.27 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
161.52 MB/s
168.61 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0.040 ms
0.153 ms
Score
240
299
Total score 
669

Copy performance test

A common everyday scenario is simulated here. Three test folders are created:

  • ISO (folder with two large files)
  • Program (folder with many small files)
  • Game (folder with small and large files)

The three folders are copied using the Windows copy command (cache remains enabled). The real-world test from 12 February 2024 shows performance during simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better.

AS SSD TEST: TeamGroup CX2 Classic 1TB SATA SSD
AS SSD Copy Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
2,344.21 MB/s
0.46 s
Program
typical program folder with many small files
1,192.89 MB/s
1.18 s
Game
a game folder with small and large files
1,423.56 MB/s
0.97 s

Compression performance test

Here, speed is measured depending on how compressible the data is.

AS SSD TEST: TeamGroup CX2 Classic 1TB SATA SSD

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark

Similar to AS SSD, two sequential and two random performance tests are carried out here and the write and read speed (manufacturer specs: 540 MB/s and 490 MB/s) the TeamGroup SATA SSD is measured.

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: TeamGroup CX2 Classic 1TB SATA SSD
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
550.20
462.96
SEQ1M
Q1T1
539.34
454.72
RND4K
Q32T16
234.66
179.73
RND4K
Q1T1
43.70
92.36

IOPS (Input/Output operations per second)

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
524.70
441.50
SEQ1M
Q1T1
514.40
433.70
RND4K
Q32T16
57,289.80
43,879.20
RND4K
Q1T1
10,669.70
22,548.80

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
15,215.20
18,051.90
SEQ1M
Q1T1
1,943.49
2,304.92
RND4K
Q32T16
8,925.20
11,645.70
RND4K
Q1T1
93.59
44.22

HD Tune Pro long-term test

A long-term test was performed to fully utilize the storage. You can see at what point the cache (if present) becomes full and write performance drops. A test file of 300 GB was written to the medium. The exact cache size could not be determined because the test file did not exhaust (push to the limit) the cache. The test file could at least be read with an average read speed of 529 MB/s and written at 435 MB/s.

HD Tune endurance test TEST: TeamGroup CX2 Classic 1TB SATA SSD

HD Tune Pro Benchmark

HD Tune writes a 1 GB file to the TeamGroup SATA SSD. The transfer data of the read speed is displayed graphically. The minimum, maximum and average values are also determined. The measured access time and burst rate are also shown.

HD Tune TEST: TeamGroup CX2 Classic 1TB SATA SSD

ATTO Disk Benchmark

Here, a 256 MB file is written to the TeamGroup SATA SSD multiple times. The I/O block size varies (from 512 bytes to 64 megabytes). The larger the blocks, the faster writing and reading usually becomes.

ATTO Disk Benchmark TEST: TeamGroup CX2 Classic 1TB SATA SSD

SSD-Z Benchmark

Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the TeamGroup SATA SSD here. The transfer data is displayed. The more consistent the line, the better. Unfortunately, the tool no longer works correctly from around 4,000 MB/s and no line is displayed (and sometimes incorrect min/max data is shown).

SSD-Z TEST: TeamGroup CX2 Classic 1TB SATA SSD

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