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TeamGroup · SSD · PCIe 4.0
TeamGroup MP44L 500GB
Works well for: System Drive
Trade-offs: you want strong value with Balanced priorities specifically
- Capacity
- 500 GB
- Interface
- M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4
- Sequential read
- 5000 MB/s
- Sequential write
- 3700 MB/s
- Endurance
- 300 TBW
- Form factor
- M.2-2280
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Is this a good buy today?
Market confidence: LowAt $103 the TeamGroup MP44L 500GB is priced in line with its $103 representative market level. Only one retailer currently backs that price, so the level is a single data point rather than a market.
Limited market: only one retailer currently has a verified offer, so treat this price as a single data point.
Prices & availability
Where to buy the TeamGroup MP44L 500GB
Compare the offers we track for this model, across variants and retailers.
1 tracked offers · 1 retailers
| Variant | Store | Condition | Price (snapshot) | Value · Balanced | Checked | Offer link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TeamGroup MP44L 500GB | Newegg | New | $103 | 48 | 2026-09-27 | View offer → |
| TeamGroup MP44L 500GBMultiple variants available | Amazon Affiliate | Varies | Find on Amazon | Not tracked | No price snapshot | Find on Amazon → |
Prices are dated snapshots, not live quotes — confirm the final price at the store. New, refurbished and used offers are listed separately; used offers carry warranty and seller risk.
Where it stands in the field
Two different questions, side by side. Performance compares what the hardware can do; Value compares what that capability costs at today’s price. A product can rank high on one and low on the other — that gap is the point.
Performance Balanced
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#166 of 388 graded solid state drives
- #163 Silicon PowerSilicon Power UD90 1TB 34
- #164 SamsungSamsung 990 EVO 1TB 34
- #165 TeamGroupTeamGroup FORCE G50 512GB 34
- #166 TeamGroupTeamGroup MP44L 500GB 34
- #167 Western DigitalWestern Digital Black SN770 500GB 34
- #168 Western DigitalWestern Digital Blue SN5000 500GB 34
- #169 CrucialCrucial P3 Plus 500GB 34
Value Balanced
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#151 of 388 currently priced solid state drives
- #148 Kingston TechnologyKingston Technology NV3 2280 1TB 49
- #149 ADATAADATA Legend 960 4TB 49
- #150 Silicon PowerSilicon Power US75 1TB 48
- #151 TeamGroupTeamGroup MP44L 500GB 48
- #152 CrucialCrucial P5 Plus 2TB 48
- #153 PatriotPatriot P400 Lite 2TB 48
- #154 Silicon PowerSilicon Power A60 2TB 48
Performance System Drive
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#166 of 388 graded solid state drives
- #163 Silicon PowerSilicon Power UD90 1TB 34
- #164 SamsungSamsung 990 EVO 1TB 34
- #165 TeamGroupTeamGroup FORCE G50 512GB 34
- #166 TeamGroupTeamGroup MP44L 500GB 34
- #167 Western DigitalWestern Digital Black SN770 500GB 34
- #168 Western DigitalWestern Digital Blue SN5000 500GB 34
- #169 CrucialCrucial P3 Plus 500GB 34
Value System Drive
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#148 of 334 currently priced solid state drives
- #145 CrucialCrucial T500 4TB 19
- #146 KingstonKingston NV3 1TB 19
- #147 CrucialCrucial T500 4TB 18
- #148 TeamGroupTeamGroup MP44L 500GB 18
- #149 TeamGroupTeamGroup FORCE G50 2TB 18
- #150 CorsairCorsair MP600 MINI 1TB 18
- #151 TeamGroupTeamGroup FORCE G50 4TB 18
Performance Game
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#317 of 388 graded solid state drives
- #314 Western DigitalWestern Digital SN7100 500GB 6
- #315 Western DigitalWestern Digital Blue SN5100 500GB 6
- #316 KingstonKingston NV3 500GB 6
- #317 TeamGroupTeamGroup MP44L 500GB 6
- #318 Western DigitalWestern Digital Black SN770 500GB 6
- #319 Western DigitalWestern Digital Blue SN5000 500GB 6
- #320 CrucialCrucial P3 Plus 500GB 6
Value Game
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#235 of 388 currently priced solid state drives
- #232 PatriotPatriot P300 512GB 44
- #233 CorsairCorsair Force Series .4 MP600 1TB 44
- #234 Western DigitalWestern Digital Blue 2TB 44
- #235 TeamGroupTeamGroup MP44L 500GB 44
- #236 CrucialCrucial T500 1TB 44
- #237 MSIMSI SPATIUM M480 HS 1TB 44
- #238 SolidigmSolidigm P41 Plus 1TB 44
Performance Heavy Creative Work
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#181 of 388 graded solid state drives
- #178 SeagateSeagate FireCuda 520 1TB 27
- #179 Silicon PowerSilicon Power XS70 1TB 27
- #180 CorsairCorsair MP600 CORE 2TB 26
- #181 TeamGroupTeamGroup MP44L 500GB 26
- #182 CrucialCrucial P3 Plus 500GB 26
- #183 PatriotPatriot VP4000 Mini 2TB 25
- #184 TeamGroupTeamGroup MP44S 2TB 25
Value Heavy Creative Work
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#174 of 293 currently priced solid state drives
- #171 ADATAADATA LEGEND 900 2TB 9
- #172 Silicon PowerSilicon Power UD90 1TB 9
- #173 PNYPNY CS2241 1TB 9
- #174 TeamGroupTeamGroup MP44L 500GB 9
- #175 ADATAADATA Legend 960 2TB 8
- #176 Western DigitalWestern Digital Black SN770 500GB 8
- #177 SamsungSamsung 990 EVO 1TB 8
These ladders follow the preset scenario shown above. Your own weights re-score this product, not the whole field.
What it is good for
| Scenario | this productCapability grade · Value at current price | Higher capability | Higher Value with current priorities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balanced (all-round)Weighted all-round view | GradeNo grade Value48 | Higher capability Western Digital SN7100 500GB 62 +36% capability · +12% price | Higher Value with current priorities Kingston NV3 500GB 54 +20% capability · -4% price |
| System DriveScenario capability | GradeA Value18 | Higher capability Western Digital SN7100 500GB S 35 +36% capability · +12% price | Higher Value with current priorities Kingston NV3 500GB A 23 +20% capability · -4% price |
| Game & File StorageScenario capability | GradeC Value44 | — | — |
| Heavy Creative WorkScenario capability | GradeB Value9 | Higher capability Western Digital SN7100 500GB B 24 +57% capability · +12% price | — |
Balanced has no letter: it is a weighting preset, not a capability rubric. A grade answers “how well does this handle that job?” — price is never part of it. Relative Value puts the current market price back in.
Trade-offs
Works well if
- System Drive is your main prioritygraded A for System Drive on the same rubric as the tier list
Consider other options if
- You want strong value with Balanced priorities specificallyat today's market no realistic price for this model reaches strong value with Balanced priorities — the calculation only gets there near $50, against a cheapest tracked $103
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelKingston NV3 500GB holds Relative Value 54 against its 48 with Balanced priorities, at $99
- Game & File Storage is what you actually need it forit grades only C there
Works well if
- System Drive is your main prioritygraded A for System Drive on the same rubric as the tier list
Consider other options if
- You want strong value for System Drive specificallycompeting products deliver so much more for System Drive per dollar that no price this model realistically trades at reaches the strong-value mark for this job
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelKingston NV3 500GB holds Relative Value 23 against its 18 for System Drive, at $99
- Game & File Storage is what you actually need it forit grades only C there
For the selected scenario this is not a strong fit — the grade above is the reason, and the models below suit it better.
Works well if
- Game is not actually your main job — System Drive isit grades C for Game, but A for System Drive
Consider other options if
- Game is what you actually need it forit grades C there; Western Digital SN7100 500GB grades C at $116
- You want strong value for Game specificallyat today's market no realistic price for this model reaches strong value for Game — the calculation only gets there near $41, against a cheapest tracked $103
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelPatriot P320 512GB holds Relative Value 45 against its 44 for Game, at $85
Works well if
- Heavy Creative Work is your main prioritygraded B for Heavy Creative Work on the same rubric as the tier list
- Nothing in this budget scores better for Heavy Creative Workno graded product within the 10% budget envelope around $103 reaches a higher Relative Value for Heavy Creative Work
Consider other options if
- You want strong value for Heavy Creative Work specificallycompeting products deliver so much more for Heavy Creative Work per dollar that no price this model realistically trades at reaches the strong-value mark for this job
- Game & File Storage is what you actually need it forit grades only C there
Every line states the fact it was derived from, for the scenario selected above. Thresholds are calculated points on our value curve — information about where the maths turns, not instructions about what to pay.
Similar options to the TeamGroup MP44L 500GB
Chosen for Balanced
Chosen for System Drive
Chosen for Game
Chosen for Heavy Creative Work
Alternatives stay near this product’s price range. Step-up options may exceed the standard budget envelope when the capability gain is meaningful.
Upgrade planner
Judge the change in the active scenario, then make the cash gap explicit.
Using page scenarioWhat are you upgrading from? These are the axes we compare on, and where this product stands in the current market.
Capability differences are expressed as tiers and index points, not as benchmark percentages we did not measure.
Specifications & compatibility
What this product is, and what to check before it goes into your build.
Performance
- Sequential read
- 5000 MB/s
- Sequential write
- 3700 MB/s
- Random read
- 0 IOPS
- Random write
- 0 IOPS
- Controller
- Maxio MAP1602A
Media
- Capacity
- 500 GB
- NAND type
- YMTC 232-layer TLC
- DRAM cache
- None (DRAM-less)
Power / Interface
- Interface
- M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4
- Form factor
- M.2-2280
Physical / Outputs
- Heatsink included
- No
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Endurance & warranty
- Endurance
- 300 TBW
- Warranty
- 5 years
- Manufacturer part number
- TM8FPK500G0C101
Hover any value to see where it came from: a manufacturer specification, or a figure The Comparator calculated.
Sources: Comparator offer frame 2026-09-27
What to check in your build
M.2-2280
The slot must take M.2-2280
M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4
PCIe 4.0 M.2 slot for full speed
PCIe 4.0 — runs in older slots at their speed
Fits under an M.2 shroud
Bare drive — it fits under a motherboard M.2 shroud
Below Sony's PS5 speed guidance
Sony asks for PCIe 4.0 and 5500 MB/s read; this drive reads 5000 MB/s over M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4
Found an error? Report this specification Email the field, corrected value and an optional source.
Compatibility guidance is practical help, not a score. Missing data is shown as unknown, never invented.
Summary
TeamGroup MP44L 500GB offers a balanced view across an all-round mix of priorities. It ranks #166 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is drive capability 5000. The main limitation appears when Game & File Storage becomes the priority, where it grades C.
TeamGroup MP44L 500GB offers A-grade capability for System Drive. It ranks #166 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is drive capability 5000. The main limitation appears when Game & File Storage becomes the priority, where it grades C.
TeamGroup MP44L 500GB offers C-grade capability for Game. It ranks #317 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is drive capability 5000. The C grade is the decisive limitation for this workload.
TeamGroup MP44L 500GB offers B-grade capability for Heavy Creative Work. It ranks #181 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is drive capability 5000. The main limitation appears when Game & File Storage becomes the priority, where it grades C.
FAQ
Why does Relative Value change when I choose another scenario?
Each scenario changes the weights applied to capability, price and the other published factors. The hardware facts stay fixed, but the value question changes, so its score and rank can change too.
Why can Amazon appear without a tracked price?
Amazon is shown as a discovery link when we do not have a permitted verified price snapshot. It is excluded from price comparisons, rankings and Relative Value until a compliant tracked price exists.
Useful links & sources
offer frame 2026-09-27 · formula ssd-value-v1.5 · facts facts-2026-09-27 · Relative Value is an estimate from our current dataset, the selected weights and dated market prices — not an official product rating and not a price forecast. Target prices are calculation thresholds, not predictions. Methodology We are not a shop. Affiliate links may earn us a commission; they never change the calculations or the ranking.