Corsair MP700 Elite 2TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Team Group MS30 2TB SATA III M.2 2280
What Buyers Say
Corsair MP700 Elite 2TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Users are very satisfied with this SSD, praising its compact size and fast performance that matches advertised speeds. The Q&A highlights strong durability, high endurance, and backward compatibility with older PCIe interfaces, adding to its appeal. Overall, it's a reliable and speedy storage upgrade.
Pros
- Compact form factor
- Fast performance
- High endurance
- Backward compatible
Team Group MS30 2TB SATA III M.2 2280
This budget M.2 SATA SSD has mixed reviews. Some users find it a cheap, simple upgrade for basic storage, but several report serious reliability issues like random freezes, slowdowns, and signs of failure within a month. The lack of an onboard RAM cache and low TBW rating are also concerns for heavy workloads.
Pros
- cheap price
- simple upgrade
- fast and stable (in some cases)
- good for basic storage
Cons
- random freezes
- slowdowns
- signs of failure within a month
- no onboard RAM cache
- low TBW rating
Scores
Specifications
| Corsair MP700 Elite | Team Group MS30 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x4 | SATA III |
| Protocol | NVMe | SATA |
| PCIe Generation | 5★ | — |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✗ | ✗ |
| Controller | PS5031-E31T | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | 3 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓★ | — |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
Corsair MP700 Elite 2TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong random (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong speed (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong feature (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong endurance (87th percentile)87th %ile
Team Group MS30 2TB SATA III M.2 2280
- Strong capacity (78th percentile)
- Strong endurance (77th percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (4th percentile)4th %ile
- Below average random (22nd percentile)
- Below average speed (28th percentile)
Verdict
Scores 87 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 10 of 18 specs.