Team Group MP44
Western Digital WD Black SN850X
What Buyers Say
Team Group MP44
Users are overwhelmingly positive about this Team Group SSD, praising its speed, reliability, and value for money. Many recommend it for gaming and everyday use, noting it performs well despite lacking DRAM. A few mention it's not the fastest for huge writes but excellent for typical users.
Pros
- Fast read/write speeds
- Reliable performance
- Great value for money
- Good for gaming
- Suitable for everyday use
Cons
- No DRAM
- Not fastest for huge writes
Western Digital WD Black SN850X
The WD Black SN850X is highly praised for its blazing speed, reliability, and value, often compared favorably to pricier alternatives like Samsung and Solidigm. Users report excellent performance in gaming (especially PS5) and general use, with a few concerns about potential issues mitigated by firmware updates. Overall, it's seen as a top-tier NVMe drive, especially when on sale.
Pros
- Blazing fast speeds
- Excellent value for money
- Reliable high-capacity storage
- Great for PS5
- Easy installation
Cons
- Potential firmware issues
- No heatsink included
- Pricey when not on sale
Scores
Specifications
| Team Group MP44 | Western Digital WD Black SN850X | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 | 4 |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | ||
| Random Write (IOPS) | ||
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | SLC★ | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Controller | Maxio | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 3 | 3 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
Team Group MP44
- Strong speed (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong random (88th percentile)88th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (79th percentile)
Western Digital WD Black SN850X
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong random (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
Verdict
Scores 99 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 6 of 17 specs.