TEAMGROUP MP33 PRO 1TB SLC Cache 3D NAND TLC NVMe 1.3 PCIe Gen3x4 M.2 2280 Internal Solid State Drive SSD (Read Speed up to 2100MB/s) TBW>600TB Compatible with Laptop & PC Desktop TM8FPD001T0C101

Had one fail in literally minutes so off a star. Its a great company and I would have given five stars but had to tag one of /em.

Its amazing how much value this drive delivers. 2TB with DRAM and TLC for 80 bucks!?! Shut the front door with the Gen4 talk. Using it for the system drive in a new build with Win11 Pro installed on it. It is Gen3 but in day to day use youd be hard pressed to tell the difference from Gen4. Flawless victory.

I bought this M.2 NVMe SSD for my Windows 11 system disk. Before buying it, I read some online reviews carefully. In particular, I was interested in the SSDs write speed after the SLC buffer had been filled. (I shall call it the steady state write speed below.) It was because after testing a few SSDs, I found this writing speeds and SLC buffer sizes varied widely. For cheap and/or not well designed SSDs, the SLC buffer could be only a few GB and their steady state writing speed might be very low, e.g., below 20MB/s. Because these parameters can not be determined by popular benchmarking programs such as CrystalDiskMark, it could degrade the computer performances. Read speed is usually not a problem. From the review articles that I read, it indicates that the steady state writing speed of TEAMGROUP MP33 should be above 400 MB/s. The SLC buffer should be able to contain 100 GB of data. I think such a design is pretty good for me. Another advantage of this SSD is that it uses TLC as the main memory. It should be more reliable than the lower cost QLC memories. Thus, I bought one from Amazon. After I received it, I did a few tests. The test results from CrystalDiskMark is shown in the first figure attached. It looks pretty good and meeting what specified by the manufacture. To test the write speeds, I used the AIDA64 programs disk linear write test. The results are shown in the second figure. First of all, the write speed maintained above 1.5GP/s for data over 100GB. This basically agrees with the published review results. However, after that, the write speed further redused to about 200MB/s, and then, after the data written into the drive beyond 280GB, the write speed reached the stead state of about 100MB/s. This is a little disappointing even though it should be O.K. for being used as a Windows PCs system drive. I also did a test of writing an 100 GB data file to the SSD. The result is shown in the third figure. From the figure, it can be seen that the write data speed is maintained above 1.15GB/s and thus verified the previous conclusion. Overall, I think this SSD is pretty good, better than some other MVNe drives at similar cost. The only concern is why the steady state is not as good as I read from some of the published reviews that I have seen. That is why I give a 4 star rating hear. However, I think it should be work satisfactory as a Windows 10/11 system disk without problem.

WARNING: The 2tb version of the MP44L is NOT Phison E21T with Micron 176 layer TLC like I had hoped when I bought it based on reviews. Instead of uses a Maxio MAP1602A with YMTC 128 layer TLC NAND. These both are from state sponsored Chinese national entities for their interests. Normally this would be fine as the MAP1602A is unusually high performance controller that seemingly stacks higher than its peers as no 2tb model seems available for the e21t, smi, innogrit 5220, etc until smi comes out with next mid range soon. The issue is one of the reasons I bought this is to use hardware encryption that was a feature of the e21t sometime down the road. Now I have no way of knowing if it was rendered intentionally useless or otherwise compromised. Second reason is YMTC is still currently embargoed by the United States. I hope this review is used for people who care about transparency.

Los productos de team group son muy buenos

They are really fast and they do seem to last! Load my games instantly. Good value too!

This NVME is worth the few extra dollars to upgrade from a dramless model and still costs a lot less than the really high performance drives. For the average desktop user or gamer on a budget this is currently the drive to get. It has a great balance of price, capacity, and performance for the normal PC users. But, if you are looking for a drive for a server or professional workstation, this aint it. Dont be a cheapskate and go find something designed for that workload.

I was excited to add 4TB to my rig. My MoBo has 4 M.2 ports. If this worked out, I would add others. Unfortunately the stick was DOA. It was delivered in an unopened package, so it wasnt tampered. I loaded it in my first port, controlled by the CPU. In my case it is a 12th Gen i9. No Joy. It was not recognized by the BIOS nor Windows 11 PRO. Next I loaded it into each of my remaining 3 slots controlled by the CHIP SET, Z690. Again, No Joy. I contacted Amazon and will be returning it. I also reached out to TEAMGROUP regarding compatibility with my MoBo, figuring perhaps it was not compatible, GIGABYTE Z690 AORUS Ultra. I have not heard back from them yet. I would also want to verify that it now uses RTS5763DL controller and not Phison PS5013-E13 **UPDATE** I heard back from TEAMGROUP regarding compatibility with my MoBo, they responded Upon checking GIGABYTE online resources, the GIGABYTE Z690 AORUS Ultra motherboard can support TEAMGROUP MP34 M.2 PCIe SSD. We suggest contacting GIGABYTE customer service for further assistance in checking the maximum storage requirement confirmation. I then asked about the Controller and DRAM chips on the drive, they responded TEAMGROUP’s SSDs will have different DRAM configurations and sizes, and will not have fixed certain solutions (brand or configuration, or ranks). Please be assured that TEAMGROUP’s SSDs are safe to use and covered under a limited warranty. In addition, the TEAMGROUP MP34 M.2 PCIe SSD has a DRAM Cache. This answers another reviewers statement that they do not. Finally I asked about the controller being shipped, they responded We understand the importance of customer reviews and the impact they can have on the buying decision. Our company takes product quality and customer satisfaction seriously, and we appreciate your concerns regarding the controller and NAND chips used in our products. While we are unable to disclose specific information about the current shipping controller, we can assure you that our products go through rigorous testing and quality assurance measures to ensure that they meet industry standards and provide reliable performance. We understand that transparency is important to our customers, and we strive to provide as much information as possible about our products. We regularly update our website with the latest reviews and specifications, and we encourage our customers to leave feedback about their experiences with our products. Regarding your concern about cutting corners to reduce costs, we want to assure you that we do not compromise on quality to lower prices. Our team of engineers and designers work tirelessly to create innovative and high-quality products that meet the needs of our customers. We appreciate your feedback and will take it into consideration as we continue to improve our products and services. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any further questions or concerns. Thank you for your interest in our product. Best regards, Jasper TEAMGROUP This last answer raises a lot of red flags in my opinion. I, like many of us, count on 3rd party reviews that test products using standardized tests as well as customer reviews. The fact that they change important components such as controllers from what is being reviewed looks suspicious to me. The appearance is that they put a quality controller on the M.2 for the early reviews, then switch it out with a cheaper level controller to meet a price point. While I can not confirm this, TEAMGROUP will not disclose what is being used or why they changed. I returned my DOA 4TB drive and purchased 2- 2TB G4 Drives from Western Digital that cost roughly $100.00 more. To be Fair, I have 64GB RAM From TEAMGROUP, TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan DDR5 32GB, in my build and am very happy with them. Had the M.2 drive worked, I would have kept it.

arrived very quickly and was very easy to install.

I purchased the 4TB product, TeamGroup TM8FP4004T (TM8FP4004T0C101). Team, like ADATA and XPG, have become notorious for changing out controllers and NAND modules. First off, the good news. It *IS* confirmed to be Hynix 128-layer, 3-bit TLC, not 4-bit QLC. (32) Hynix 3dv6-128L TLC 16k 1024Gb/CE 1024Gb/die Bad news? Its the hard to find info about RealTek RL6447 PCIe 3.0 x4 controller. It does *NOT* seem to have embedded DRAM on-die, unlike other controllers. E.g.,here is what rtl_nvme_flash_id gave me ... v0.15a OS: 10.0 build 19045 Drive : 0(NVME) Scsi : 0 Driver : W10 Model : TEAM TM8FP4004T Fw : VB421D65 HMB : 65536 - 65536 KB (Enabled, 64 M) Size : 3907018 MB [4096.8 GB] LBA Size: 512 Fw Str : [REALTEK_RL6447 _p_tH3V6V] [] Yes, this is Host Memory Buffer (HMB) ... DRAM-*less*. The Amazon listing explicitly stated: TEAMGROUP MP34 4TB with DRAM SLC Cache 3D NAND TLC NVMe 1.3 PCIe Gen3x4 M.2 2280 Note the DRAM SLC 3D NAND which pretty much FALSELY ADVERTISES DRAM.