TEAMGROUP MP34 4TB with DRAM SLC Cache 3D NAND TLC NVMe 1.3 PCIe Gen3x4 M.2 2280 Internal SSD (Read/Write Speed up to 3,500/2,900 MB/s) Compatible with Laptop & PC Desktop TM8FP4004T0C101

Bang for buck king of 4TB m.2 SSD's in late 2023 when I got it. Went for around $165. The price has creeped up since then but its still a solid bargain here in early 2024. Uses the Realtek RTS5762 controller (low cost but decent performance) with Hynix TLC flash (decent price, performance, and durability for a consumer drive at .5 DWPD) and has 128MB of DRAM to act as a buffer. Some of the TLC flash is ran in a pseudo "SLC cache" mode to improve performance which is how this thing performs so well despite using lower cost components. That performance will drop pretty hard if you get the drive near full because of that. So don't try to fill up more than 75% of the way if you want high performance. At 4TB though that still leaves plenty of space so IMO its not a big deal. It will still certainly beat the heck out of a lot of the QLC trash drives that are usually what sell for this price in this capacity range even when near full though. The supported PCIe gen is "only" 3.0 but that is still --perfectly-- fine, really quite good IMO, for almost anything you would need out of a consumer SSD in 2023/2024 and probably 2025 or 2026 at least as well. The generation of PCIe only effects max data transfer rates (that is linear reads/writes) which hardly matters at all for most desktop use cases once you get to PCIe 3.0 speeds. ===Its low queue depth random read/write performance that matters for desktops.=== Yes even in gaming. And this SSD does pretty well there thanks to its caching scheme despite the cheaper controller. To get significantly better performance than this drive you would have to step up to buying a Optane SSD (getting harder to find in late 2023 and still fairly expensive if you want more than 2TB, probably will need u.2 adapter as well.......) or a MUUUCH higher cost enterprise class SSD like a Kioxia CD8P or CM7, or the Solidigm P5810, or a Memblaze PBlaze7 7940 drives. Which are also not m.2 and did I mention how terribly expensive they are?? Note that this MIIIIIGHT change if Microsoft's Direct Storage ever really takes off among software developers. Right now that easily seems years away at best though. I think only 1-2 games support it as of early 2024. At least 1 of which sucks fairly badly (Forspoken) and the other has some serious bugs that making playing irritating. And this drive will still benefit a whole lot from software that properly uses Direct Storage anyways so you don't have to worry about it for a long long time.

Using with an Acasis TBU405 enclosure, definitely not 40Gbps but fast enough for my needs and no issues when checking the SMART status with DriveDX. I guess if I had more money than I knew what to do with I'd get the premium brands, but I don't and this has delivered wonderfully for the price. Sitting idle at 38C, after 10 minutes of BlackMagic testing with 4GB files it's up to 44C.

I successfully installed SSD module into USB-based UGreen enclosure. I installed Ubuntu 23.10 on it. However, it often hung when disk activity is in effect. It causes filesystem to go into read-only mode without any warning. Also, it causes extremely hot when touch it. It only worked fine with Windows system. I tried to update firmware to it, but firmware updater can't see it through USB interface. I have two TeamGroup MP34 modules on other USB enclosures, but firmware updater can't see both. Update: I got Ubuntu updates. When kernel was updated to version 6.5, all problems went away. No more crashes. I updated to 5 stars! Great job!!

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 wasn't 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.

Great performing drive at great price. Look for TeamGroup over name brands. Bought this before drive prices skyrocketed...those were the says. 🤣 Dont forget to dete the drivers for your previous drive in Drive Manager or else there will be a conflict and your computer will crash.

Great upgrade storage stick got it for use with my Asus rog ally x fits perfectly and installation was easy and straightforward

The speeds are superb, and its ease of installation could not be better. I cannot comment on the gaming aspect of this product because I do not use it for that. However, if my present performance of this internal hard drive is an indicator, then it should be fantastic for gaming. A buyer cannot go wrong with the purchase of this hardware.

I got this on sale for $157, which feels right. It's quite spacious and so long as it lasts the advertised 5 years or 2400 TBW, I'll be happy. However, the performance is far from what I expected. In synthetic benchmarks, it hits the advertized speeds, but in real world workloads, I'm getting around 375MB/s read speeds for sequential loads. Perhaps it's throttling? I'm not sure, but I find it odd that it would throttle that far down and still run at 75°C. That's 55°C above ambient (outside the case) temperatures. The inside of the case shouldn't be too hot as there are no compute heavy tasks (CPU or GPU) running. Since performance wasn't actually a deciding factor, I'm not too disappointed, but 75°C is outside normal operating limits for the drive, which is worrying.

Deilivered in second day after ordered. TeamGroup SSD is a great choice for the capacity and reliability. its write speed is awesome. I have purchased 3 items from TeamGroup at past 2 years, none of them have problem.

I've been using a couple of these for light to moderate load tasks as OS/boot/primary SSDs in laptops and desktops for over a year now and they've performed fine.

Llegó intacto y sin ningún desperfecto. La instalación fue sencilla y rápida, definitivamente vale la pena el gasto en un componente así. 🫡

This is an awesome SSD and great value for money. I am very happy with the speed of uploads and downloads, it's super fast. My only complaint and this is not about the actual product, but more the price point. The price has changed 3 times since mid December. When I saved this to my wish list mid December, it was $221.99 CAD. This was the usual price and not a special sale price. Then I checked the item again on December 28th and it had risen to $234.99 CAD. I had to wait until I was paid on the 5th January. I thought, okay fine, it's still less than the rest. When I checked it again the day before I was paid, the price had gone up again, this time to $250.99 CAD. Seriously. If it hadn't still been less than everyone else, I would have gone elsewhere!! Now I see the price has come down a little to $247.97 CAD. Thanks Amazon, wait until after I buy it, then reduce it again!! Love the product, don't love the constant messing with the price!!

Works extremely well