The MP34 high speed solid state drive from TEAMGROUP is built with premium quality 3D flash memory, and supports the new generation of PCIe Gen3 x4 high speed interface and the latest NVMe 1.3 protocol. The superior performance reaches sequential read/write speed up to 3000/2600 MB/s, ensuring ultra-fast system bootup/shutdown and instant application launching. Its M.2 2280 form factor fits in the latest desktops and laptops where space is at premium. Plus, an array of advanced technologies such as TRIM, Wear-leveling and ECC (Error Correction Code) is built in, allowing you to enjoy stable, reliable and consistently fast performance throughout the usage of the SSDs.
Transfer performance is 5 times higher than SATA III interface
In an era when speed matters, shifting to employ PCIe interface has become a trend for M.2 solid state drive. The MP34 M.2 PCIe SSD uses PCIe Gen3 x4 high speed transfer interface. With support for PCIe bus bandwidth, it can offer a transfer speed of at least 2000 MB/s, or up to over 3000 MB/s, which is 5 times higher than SATA III interface and allows you to hop aboard the high speed train that goes straight to the core of performance.
Support NVMe 1.3 standard
MP34 M.2 PCIe SSD supports the latest NVMe 1.3 protocol. The system communicates with it through PCIe bus and connects to the built-in PCIe controller of the chipset or processor, so the signal transfer is as simple, precise as point to point, that offers you a pleasant high-performance transfer experience, without a bit of lag or delay.
Reliable advanced technology
The MP34 M.2 PCIe SSD supports S.M.A.R.T. function and its built-in smart algorithm management mechanism has functions that are able to ensure operation efficiency, prolong the service life of the SSD and bring it to its maximum performance. Meanwhile, the powerful Wear-Leveling technology and ECC (Error Correction Code) function improve the accuracy of data transfer and prolong the service life of flash memory.
Pros: -Price -Performance -Easy installation -Appears very well constructed -Benchmark test results match advertised speeds -5 Year Warranty
Cons: Being unfamiliar with the manufacturer, I am not sure how well they honer any warranty issues that may arise within the 5 year period. No paperwork comes with the drive indicating how to register/contact for warranty issues. (other than listing their website for warranty policy) Paperwork doesn't change, however a website can. Not a big deal but I listed for completeness.
Overall Review: Purchased for a new PC build centered around a Ryzen 7 1700x/B450 Tomahawk. Install was easy, BIOS detected everything. Windows install went as expected, partitioned and allocated full drive to C: (other than the small volume Windows creates). For a daily use/gaming PC, I cannot justify paying the costs associated with higher end drives that claim 5000MBs read rates when this drive can reach 3000MBs and my system can never utilize 100% of that. Ran a simple SSD benchmark util and the results were very close to the advertised speeds. AS SSD Benchmark 2.0.6821.41776 ------------------------------ Name: TEAM TM8FP4001T Firmware: ECFM22.6 Controller: stornvme Offset: 593920 K - OK Size: 953.86 GB Date: 12/28/2019 4:18:18 PM ------------------------------ Sequential: ------------------------------ Read: 2940.50 MB/s Write: 2721.00 MB/s ------------------------------ 4K: **A bit confused by these numbers as write is faster than read, however I didn't run the test more than once and was reading a webpage while it ran. ------------------------------ Read: 56.27 MB/s Write: 112.60 MB/s ------------------------------ 4K-64Threads: ------------------------------ Read: 1698.54 MB/s Write: 2170.10 MB/s ------------------------------ Access Times: ------------------------------ Read: 0.043 ms Write: 0.033 ms ------------------------------ Score: ------------------------------ Read: 2049 Write: 2555 Total: 5645 ------------------------------