Team Group T-FORCE CARDEA A440
Team Group
86 Overall Score
vs
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X
Western Digital
95 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Team Group T-FORCE CARDEA A440
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
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Laptop
Budget
Gaming
Workstation
Console
Portable
Specifications
| Team Group T-FORCE CARDEA A440 | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 | 4 |
| 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 | WD 20-82-20035-B1 |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 5 | 5 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Hardware Encryption | — | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
Team Group T-FORCE CARDEA A440
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong endurance (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong random (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong social proof (88th percentile)88th %ile
- Below average user sentiment (29th 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
Pricing
Team Group T-FORCE CARDEA A4400.263score per dollar
vs
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X0.159score per dollar
Team Group T-FORCE CARDEA A440 offers 1.7x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X
Scores 95 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 5 of 18 specs.
