Team Group T-FORCE CARDEA A440 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Team Group
86 Overall Score
vs
Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Samsung
100 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Team Group T-FORCE CARDEA A440 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
72 out of 100 medium confidence 11 reviews
The Teamgroup T-Force Cardea A440 SSD receives mostly positive feedback for its exceptional speed and value, with several users praising its performance in gaming and content creation. However, a few reviewers reported the drive failing after a short period, raising concerns about long-term reliability. Overall, it's a high-performance drive that may have occasional quality control issues.
Pros
- Exceptional speed
- Great value for money
- Smooth gaming performance
- Fast data streaming
- Good for photo/video editing
Cons
- Reliability concerns
- Drive failure after short period
- Potential quality control issues
Performance 5
Value for money 3
Reliability 3
Gaming 2
Content creation 2
Speed 4
Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
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Scores
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Laptop
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Specifications
| Team Group T-FORCE CARDEA A440 | Samsung 9100 PRO | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 | 5★ |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | ||
| Random Write (IOPS) | ||
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓ | ✓ |
| Controller | Phison E18 | In-House Controller |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 5 | 5 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hardware Encryption | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
Team Group T-FORCE CARDEA A440 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong endurance (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong random (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong speed (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Below average user sentiment (29th percentile)
- Below average affordability (31st percentile)
Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong random (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong feature (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong social proof (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Below average affordability (5th percentile)5th %ile
Verdict
Winner: Samsung 9100 PRO
Scores 100 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 8 of 18 specs.