Team Group MP44L 500GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
ADATA Ultimate SU650 240GB SATA III 2.5"
What Buyers Say
Team Group MP44L 500GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
This budget NVMe SSD from TEAMGROUP is a hit with users, who praise its speed, reliability, and value for money. Many note it runs cool and is easy to install, with several mentioning long-term use without issues. The only minor criticisms are that it's not the most advanced drive and some wish for higher capacities.
Pros
- fast speeds
- great value for money
- reliable
- runs cool
- easy installation
Cons
- not the most advanced
- limited capacity options
ADATA Ultimate SU650 240GB SATA III 2.5"
The ADATA SU650 960GB SSD offers excellent value for budget builds, with fast load times and solid sequential speeds. However, reliability is a major concern, as multiple users reported failures within months and a cumbersome warranty process. While some praise its performance for the price, others advise against it for critical systems.
Pros
- Fast load times
- Great value for budget
- Good sequential speeds
- Large capacity
- Compatible with SATA II/III
Cons
- Unreliable, failures within months
- Cumbersome warranty process
- Not recommended for critical systems
- No SATA cable included
- Inconsistent boot behavior
Scores
Specifications
| Team Group MP44L | ADATA Ultimate SU650 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | 2.5" |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | SATA III |
| Protocol | NVMe | SATA |
| PCIe Generation | 4★ | — |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | ||
| Random Write (IOPS) | ||
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✗ | ✗ |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 3★ | 1 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓★ | — |
| Hardware Encryption | ✗ | — |
Pros & Cons
Team Group MP44L 500GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong user sentiment (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong social proof (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Strong random (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Strong feature (79th percentile)
- Below average capacity (27th percentile)
ADATA Ultimate SU650 240GB SATA III 2.5"
- Strong affordability (88th percentile)88th %ile
- Strong endurance (73rd percentile)
- Below average capacity (11th percentile)11th %ile
- Below average user sentiment (11th percentile)11th %ile
- Below average speed (17th percentile)17th %ile
Pricing
Team Group MP44L 500GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
No current pricing available
ADATA Ultimate SU650 240GB SATA III 2.5"
Verdict
Scores 72 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 9 of 17 specs.
