Western Digital 8TB SSD vs Team Group MS30
Western Digital 8TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Western Digital
98 Overall Score
vs
Team Group MS30 2TB SATA III M.2 2280
Team Group
48 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Western Digital 8TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
No customer feedback yet
Team Group MS30 2TB SATA III M.2 2280
38 out of 100 low confidence 9 reviews
This budget M.2 SATA SSD has mixed reviews. Some users find it a cheap, simple upgrade for basic storage, but several report serious reliability issues like random freezes, slowdowns, and signs of failure within a month. The lack of an onboard RAM cache and low TBW rating are also concerns for heavy workloads.
Pros
- cheap price
- simple upgrade
- fast and stable (in some cases)
- good for basic storage
Cons
- random freezes
- slowdowns
- signs of failure within a month
- no onboard RAM cache
- low TBW rating
Reliability 4
Performance 4
Value for money 3
Lack of ram cache 1
Tbw rating 1
Compatibility 1
Scores
Workstation
Gaming
Console
Budget
Laptop
Portable
Specifications
| Western Digital 8TB SSD | Team Group MS30 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 | 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 | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | 3 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
Western Digital 8TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong capacity (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong random (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Below average affordability (4th percentile)4th %ile
Team Group MS30 2TB SATA III M.2 2280
- Strong capacity (78th percentile)
- Strong endurance (77th percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (5th percentile)5th %ile
- Below average random (23rd percentile)
- Below average speed (28th percentile)
Pricing
Western Digital 8TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Team Group MS30 2TB SATA III M.2 2280
No current pricing available
Verdict
Winner: Western Digital 8TB SSD
Scores 98 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 11 of 16 specs.
