Team Group MP44 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Western Digital WD Blue 250GB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
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
Western Digital WD Blue 250GB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Most users are happy with this SSD, praising its easy installation, fast speeds, and great value for money. However, one reviewer reported the drive dying after six months of light use, and another noted that performance drops significantly when the cache is full due to cheaper NAND. Overall, it's seen as a solid budget option, though not the fastest on the market.
Pros
- Easy installation
- Fast speeds
- Great value for money
- Good price/performance ratio
- Reliable for boot drive
Cons
- Drive died after six months
- Performance drops when cache full
- Cheaper NAND used
Scores
Specifications
| Team Group MP44 | Western Digital WD Blue | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 3.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4★ | 3 |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | ||
| Random Write (IOPS) | ||
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✗ | ✗ |
| Controller | Maxio | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 3★ | — |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | — |
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
Western Digital WD Blue 250GB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong social proof (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Strong random (77th percentile)
- Strong endurance (71st percentile)
- Below average capacity (13th percentile)13th %ile
- Below average user sentiment (28th percentile)
Pricing
Western Digital WD Blue 250GB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280 offers 3.9x better value for money
Verdict
Scores 89 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 8 of 17 specs.
