Team Group MP44L 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Team Group
77 Overall Score
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Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Western Digital
94 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Team Group MP44L 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
82 out of 100 high confidence 53 reviews
The TeamGroup MP44L M.2 SSD is widely praised for its excellent value, offering solid PCIe 4.0 performance at a budget-friendly price. Users appreciate its easy installation, good speeds, and reliability for gaming and as a secondary drive. However, a few reviewers reported serious issues like failure to POST, crashes, and formatting problems, though these appear to be isolated cases. Overall, it's a recommended budget NVMe drive for most users.
Pros
- Excellent value for money
- Easy installation
- Good PCIe 4.0 speeds
- Reliable for gaming
- Large capacity options
Cons
- Defective units reported
- POST failure issues
- Crashes and shutdowns
- Formatting problems
- Not fastest advertised speeds
Value for money 12
Performance 10
Ease of installation 8
Reliability 7
Defective units 4
Temperature 3
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
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Scores
Gaming
Console
Workstation
Budget
Laptop
Portable
Specifications
| Team Group MP44L | 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 | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | 3 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Hardware Encryption | ✗ | — |
Pros & Cons
Team Group MP44L 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong random (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Strong capacity (79th percentile)
- Strong social proof (78th percentile)
- Strong endurance (76th percentile)
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong random (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Below average affordability (9th percentile)9th %ile
Verdict
Winner: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X
Scores 94 overall, wins 4 of 6 usage categories and 9 of 17 specs.