Team Group MP44 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Kingston KC600 512GB SATA III mSATA
What Buyers Say
Team Group MP44 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Users are overwhelmingly positive about this Team Group SSD, praising its speed, reliability, and value for money. Many recommend it for gaming and everyday use, noting it performs well despite lacking DRAM. A few mention it's not the fastest for huge writes but excellent for typical users.
Pros
- Fast read/write speeds
- Reliable performance
- Great value for money
- Good for gaming
- Suitable for everyday use
Cons
- No DRAM
- Not fastest for huge writes
Kingston KC600 512GB SATA III mSATA
Users are generally satisfied with this drive, praising its speed and value for money. One reviewer noted that while it works well, the speed is limited by USB 2.0 enclosures, but with USB 3.0 it performs much better. Another used it successfully as a ZIL/SLOG drive in a large RAID array, highlighting its compact size and performance.
Pros
- Fast performance
- Good value for money
- Compact size
- Works well as ZIL/SLOG drive
Cons
- Speed limited by USB 2.0
- Not compatible with Surface Pro 7
Scores
Specifications
| Team Group MP44 | Kingston KC600 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | mSATA |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | SATA III |
| Protocol | NVMe | SATA |
| PCIe Generation | 4★ | — |
| 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 | Maxio | SM2259 |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 3 | 3 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | — |
| Hardware Encryption | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
Team Group MP44 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong speed (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong random (88th percentile)88th %ile
- Strong social proof (87th percentile)87th %ile
Kingston KC600 512GB SATA III mSATA
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong social proof (77th percentile)
- Strong user sentiment (65th percentile)
- Below average random (22nd percentile)
- Below average speed (34th percentile)
- Below average capacity (34th percentile)
Pricing
Kingston KC600 512GB SATA III mSATA offers 1.9x better value for money
Verdict
Scores 89 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 8 of 18 specs.
