Team Group T-FORCE CARDEA A440 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Team Group
86 Overall Score
vs
Crucial T710 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Crucial
95 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
Crucial T710 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Console
Gaming
Workstation
Budget
Laptop
Portable
Specifications
| Team Group T-FORCE CARDEA A440 | Crucial T710 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Micron |
| 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)
Crucial T710 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong endurance (86th percentile)86th %ile
- Below average affordability (13th percentile)13th %ile
Verdict
Winner: Crucial T710
Scores 95 overall, wins 4 of 6 usage categories and 7 of 18 specs.