TEAMGROUP MP44S SSD 2TB SLC Cache Gen 4x4 M.2 2230 PCIe 4.0

Written analysis

TEAMGROUP MP44S SSD 2TB SLC Cache Gen 4x4 M.2 2230 PCIe 4.0 at a glance

The TEAMGROUP MP44S SSD 2TB SLC Cache Gen 4x4 M.2 2230 PCIe 4.0 is a 2000 GB M.2 2230 SSD using PCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 1.4. The controller is Phison E21T. Flash type is QLC 176-layer. Cache is listed as Host-Memory-Buffer (HMB).

Rated sequential throughput is 5000 MB/s read and 3500 MB/s write. Random throughput is 480K read IOPS and 500K write IOPS. The calculated specification score is 62.2.

Best fit: General storage workloads where compatibility and price matter more than peak transfer rates.

Endurance and thermals

Rated endurance is 450 TBW, or approximately 225 TBW per TB of capacity. The listed warranty is 5 years. Active power is listed at 3.1 W, with 1.4 W idle. Check the drive and motherboard guidance to determine whether a heatsink is recommended for sustained transfers.

Current value

At $300, the drive costs $150.00 per TB. Performance / price is 31.1 and capacity value is 62.3. Compare these values with nearby drives below; interface generation and headline speed alone do not determine value.