Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1TB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Samsung
79 Overall Score
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Team Group MP44 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Team Group
87 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1TB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
No customer feedback yet
Team Group MP44 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
88 out of 100 medium confidence 21 reviews
The Team Group MP44 SSD is highly praised for its speed, value, and reliability, with many users recommending it for budget builds. While it lacks DRAM, reviewers note that HMB compensates well for everyday use, and endurance is considered strong. A few minor concerns include component changes without notice and compatibility issues with certain motherboards, but overall sentiment is very positive.
Pros
- Fast read/write speeds
- Great value for money
- Reliable performance
- Large storage capacity
- Runs cool
Cons
- No DRAM cache
- Component changes without notice
- Compatibility issues with some motherboards
- Not the fastest for large writes
Performance 12
Value for money 10
Reliability 8
Capacity 6
Thermal management 4
Dram cache 3
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Specifications
| Samsung 970 EVO Plus | Team Group MP44 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 3 | 4★ |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | ||
| Random Write (IOPS) | ||
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Controller | Samsung Phoenix | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 5 | 5 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | ✗ |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1TB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong random (88th percentile)88th %ile
- Strong social proof (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Strong endurance (86th percentile)86th %ile
- Below average affordability (33rd percentile)
Team Group MP44 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong speed (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong random (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong social proof (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Strong endurance (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
- Below average affordability (30th percentile)
Verdict
Winner: Team Group MP44
Scores 87 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 8 of 18 specs.