Expert’s Rating
Pros
- Excellent on a regular basis HMB efficiency
- Super inexpensive
- Graphene warmth spreader
- 5-year guarantee
- Great TBW score for QLC NAND
Cons
- Writes gradual drastically off secondary cache
Our Verdict
Though you don’t need QLC for heavy-duty, large-scale writes, the MP44Q is a good on a regular basis performer and an excellent cut price for the common consumer.
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Teamgroup’s MP44Q — a brand new host reminiscence buffer (HMB/DRAM-less) SSD popped to the highest of the efficiency charts for that class. It’s quick and inexpensive for on a regular basis chores.
However, it’s not for prolonged heavy-duty use as its QLC NAND slows drastically as soon as secondary cache is exhausted.
What are the Teamgroup MP44Q’s options?
The MP44Q is a bunch reminiscence buffer, NVMe/PCIe 4.0 SSD that ships within the 2280 (22mm extensive, 80 mm lengthy) type issue. The NAND is multi-layer QLC (Quad-Level Cell/4-bit), and the controller is a Maxio MAP-1602A.
The guarantee on the MP44Q is 5 years and the TeraBytes that could be Written score is 512TBW. That far exceeds the 250TBW we usually see for QLC NAND SSDs, and is simply a hair shy of the 600TBW that’s the common for TLC (Triple-Level Cell/3-bit) SSDs. Nice.
How a lot does the Teamgroup MP44Q value?
The MP44Q is obtainable in $52/1TB, $102/2TB (examined), and $207/4TB capacities. Those had been outstandingly low costs on the time of this writing.
How quick is the Teamgroup MP44Q?
Glad you requested. While the 2TB MP44Q’s artificial benchmark numbers didn’t attain primary, when mixed with stable actual world efficiency they pushed the drive to the highest PCIe 4.0/HMB spot total — in our testing.
But as already said, there’s a caveat. If you go just a bit past the 450GB we write, the QLC’s native write price kicks in and drops transfers to solely 100-135MBps. Yuk.
This additionally signifies that the 1TB model would’ve turned in a a lot slower 450GB write time and never come near the highest spot within the chart.
The secondary caching appeared dynamic, however solely in restricted trend. Once laden with 450GB of information, subsequent 48GB writes proceeded at high pace, however way more than that, they usually dropped once more to the native write price.
Note that I left the drive alone for a full day earlier than mentioned subsequent writes, so there was loads of time for the controller to allot extra QLC as secondary cache.
The MP44Q’s CrystalDiskMark 8 sequential switch numbers are excellent, second solely to the Lexar NM790. The Kingston NV3 and WD SN770, additionally PCIe 4.0/HMB SSDs, proved no match on this take a look at.
The MP44Q was stable in all 4 CrystalDiskMark 8 4K checks, permitting it to high the NM790 within the mixture, due to the latter’s horrible 4K write efficiency.
The MP44Q was a hair off the Lexar NM790 within the 48GB transfers — a subjectively unnoticeable distinction.
Although, less than the Kingston NV3 within the 450GB write take a look at, the MP44Q did shave a few seconds off the Lexar NM790’s time — making up for the 2 seconds it misplaced within the 48GB transfers.
Although the CrystalDiskMark 8 numbers weren’t breathtaking, the MP44Q’s total efficiency below most circumstances impressed us. Bear in thoughts that few customers will stress an SSD with contiguous 450GB writes as we do.
Should I purchase the Teamgroup MP44Q?
If you’re not going to jot down huge quantities of information regularly, then the MP44Q will get the job achieved, and get it achieved for much less cash than absolutely anything else in the marketplace. The TBW score is improbable for a QLC drive as effectively.
But should you do write a ton of information, look for a quick TLC mannequin with higher sustained efficiency such because the WD SN770.
How we take a look at
Drive checks at present make the most of Windows 11, 64-bit working on a Z790 (PCIe 4.0/5.0) motherboard/i5-12400 CPU combo with two Kingston Fury 32GB DDR5 4800MHz modules (64GB of reminiscence whole). Both 20Gbps USB and Thunderbolt 4 are built-in to the again panel and Intel CPU/GPU graphics are used. The 48GB switch checks make the most of an ImDisk RAM disk taking over 58GB of the 64GB of whole reminiscence. The 450GB file is transferred from a 2TB Samsung 990 Pro which additionally runs the OS.
Each take a look at is carried out on a newly NTFS-formatted and TRIM’d drive so the outcomes are optimum. Note that in regular use, as a drive fills up, efficiency could lower on account of much less NAND for secondary caching, in addition to different elements. This will be much less of an element with the present crop of SSDs with far sooner late-generation NAND.
Caveat: The efficiency numbers proven apply solely to the drive we had been shipped and to the capability examined. SSD efficiency can and can range by capability on account of extra or fewer chips to shotgun reads/writes throughout and the quantity of NAND out there for secondary caching. Vendors additionally often swap parts. If you ever discover a big discrepancy between the efficiency you expertise and that which we report, by all means, tell us.