Team Group MP33
Team Group
55 Overall Score
vs
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X
Western Digital
95 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Team Group MP33
58 out of 100 medium confidence 22 reviews
The TeamGroup MP33 SSD receives mixed feedback. Many users praise its excellent price-to-performance ratio, with fast speeds and easy installation for everyday and gaming use. However, a significant number of verified buyers report the drive failing within a few months, leading to data loss and boot issues, which raises serious reliability concerns.
Pros
- Great price for performance
- Fast sequential speeds
- Easy installation
- Good for gaming and daily use
- Works as advertised
Cons
- Drive fails within months
- Data loss and boot issues
- No heatsink included
- Controller swap without notice
- Warranty requires return shipping
Reliability 4
Value for money 5
Performance 4
Ease of installation 3
Warranty support 2
Component changes 1
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Laptop
Budget
Gaming
Workstation
Console
Portable
Specifications
| Team Group MP33 | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | WD 20-82-20035-B1 |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 3 | 5★ |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | ✗ |
| Hardware Encryption | — | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
Team Group MP33
- Strong social proof (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong random (78th percentile)
- Strong endurance (66th percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (12th percentile)12th %ile
- Below average capacity (34th percentile)
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X
- Strong social proof (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong random (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong feature (89th percentile)89th %ile
Verdict
Winner: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X
Scores 95 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 10 of 18 specs.