Team Group T-FORCE CARDEA A440 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Team Group
85 Overall Score
vs
Micron 4TB SSD
Micron
96 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
Micron 4TB SSD
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Console
Gaming
Workstation
Budget
Laptop
Portable
Specifications
| Team Group T-FORCE CARDEA A440 | Micron 4TB SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 |
| 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 (88th percentile)88th %ile
- Below average user sentiment (29th percentile)
- Below average affordability (30th percentile)
Micron 4TB SSD
- Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong feature (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Below average affordability (12th percentile)12th %ile
Pricing
Team Group T-FORCE CARDEA A440 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.261score per dollar
vs
Micron 4TB SSD0.160score per dollar
Team Group T-FORCE CARDEA A440 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280 offers 1.6x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Micron 4TB SSD
Scores 96 overall, wins 4 of 6 usage categories and 8 of 18 specs.
