What’s the difference between the Team Group MP33 and MP34?

Team Group has two similarly named M.2 PCIe Solid State Drives with the MP33 and MP34. So, what are the main differences between these storage products?

You can find out in this comparison for the MP33 and MP34.

Quick Summary

The Team Group MP34 has major performance advantages over the Team Group MP33 at maximum sequential reading, maximum sequential writing, maximum random reading and maximum random writing.

The MP34 also has better endurance and longer reliability than the MP33.

The two Team Group SSDs have identical temperature range, humidity range, shock resistance, vibration resistance and warranty length.

Team Group MP33 vs. Team Group MP34 Comparison Chart

You can check out Seeking Tech’s comparison table for the MP33 and MP44 drives below.

Capacity Options

You can take a look at the available capacities for both of the storage products in this versus showdown below:

MP33:

• 128 GB
• 256 GB
• 512 GB
• 1 TB
• 2 TB

MP34:

• 256 GB
• 512 GB
• 1 TB
• 2 TB
• 4 TB

Weight

The MP 33 and MP 44 internal storage drives are the same in terms of weight as both products weigh around 6 grams.

Dimensions

The two Team Group SSDs also have the same physical dimensions with the following measurements:

• 80.0 mm x 22.0 mm x 3.8 mm

Interface

For the interface, the MP33 and MP44 use PCIe 3.0 x4 with NVMe 1.3.

Maximum Sequential Read Speed

When it comes to maximum sequential reading, the 256 GB MP34 is 1,800 MB per second faster, or 112.5% faster, than the 256 GB MP33.

The 512 GB MP34 is 1,700 MB per second faster, or 100% faster, than the 512 GB MP33.

The 1 TB MP34 is 1,600 MB per second faster, or 88.89% faster, than the 1 TB MP33.

The 2 TB MP34 is 1,700 MB per second faster, or 94.44% faster, than the 2 TB MP33.

You can find the maximum sequential read speeds below:

• 128 GB MP33: Up to 1,500 MB per second
• 256 GB MP33: Up to 1,600 MB per second
• 512 GB MP33: Up to 1,700 MB per second
• 1 TB MP33: Up to 1,800 MB per second
• 2 TB MP33: Up to 1,800 MB per second

• 256 GB MP34: Up to 3,400 MB per second
• 512 GB MP34: Up to 3,400 MB per second
• 1 TB MP34: Up to 3,400 MB per second
• 2 TB MP34: Up to 3,500 MB per second
• 4 TB MP34: Up to 3,500 MB per second

Maximum Sequential Write Speed

For maximum sequential writing, the 256 GB MP34 is 100 MB per second faster, or 10% faster, than the 256 GB MP33.

The 512 GB MP33 is 600 MB per second faster, or 42.86% faster, than the 512 GB MP33.

The 1 TB and 2 TB versions of the MP34 are 1,400 MB per second faster, or 93.33% faster, than the 1 TB and 2 TB versions of the MP33.

You can check out the maximum sequential write speeds below:

• 128 GB MP33: Up to 500 MB per second
• 256 GB MP33: Up to 1,000 MB per second
• 512 GB MP33: Up to 1,400 MB per second
• 1 TB MP33: Up to 1,500 MB per second
• 2 TB MP33: Up to 1,500 MB per second

• 256 GB MP34: Up to 1,100 MB per second
• 512 GB MP34: Up to 2,000 MB per second
• 1 TB MP34: Up to 2,900 MB per second
• 2 TB MP34: Up to 2,900 MB per second
• 4 TB MP34: Up to 2,900 MB per second

Maximum Random Read Speed

For maximum random reading, the 256 GB MP34 is 290K IOPS faster, or 181.25% faster, than the 256 GB MP33.

The 512 GB, 1 TB and 2 TB MP34 SSDs are 230K IOPS faster, or 104.55% faster, than the 512 GB, 1 TB and 2 TB MP33 SSDs.

You can take a look at the maximum random read speed specs below:

• 128 GB MP33: Up to 90K IOPS
• 256 GB MP33: Up to 160K IOPS
• 512 GB MP33: Up to 220K IOPS
• 1 TB MP33: Up to 220K IOPS
• 2 TB MP33: Up to 220K IOPS

• 256 GB MP34: Up to 450K IOPS
• 512 GB MP34: Up to 450K IOPS
• 1 TB MP34: Up to 450K IOPS
• 2 TB MP34: Up to 450K IOPS
• 4 TB MP34: Up to 450K IOPS

Maximum Random Write Speed

When it comes to maximum random writing, the 256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB and 2 TB capacities of the MP34 are 200K IOPS faster, or 100% faster, than the 256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB and 2 TB capacities of the MP33.

You can check out the maximum random write speeds below:

• 128 GB MP33: Up to 100K IOPS
• 256 GB MP33: Up to 200K IOPS
• 512 GB MP33: Up to 200K IOPS
• 1 TB MP33: Up to 200K IOPS
• 2 TB MP33: Up to 200K IOPS

• 256 GB MP34: Up to 400K IOPS
• 512 GB MP34: Up to 400K IOPS
• 1 TB MP34: Up to 400K IOPS
• 2 TB MP34: Up to 400K IOPS
• 4 TB MP34: Up to 400K IOPS

Endurance (TBW)

For endurance, you can write around 230 TB more data, or 153.33% more data, with the 256 GB MP34 than the 256 GB MP33.

You can write around 450 TB more data, or 128.57% more data, with the 512 GB MP34 than the 512 GB MP33.

You can write around 1060 TB more data, or 176.67% more data, with the 1 TB MP34 than the 1 TB MP33.

You can write around 1000 TB more data, or 100% more data, with the 2 TB MP34 than the 2 TB MP33.

You can find the endurance specifications below:

• 128 GB MP33: More than 75 TBW
• 256 GB MP33: More than 150 TBW
• 512 GB MP33: More than 350 TBW
• 1 TB MP33: More than 600 TBW
• 2 TB MP33: More than 1000 TBW

• 256 GB MP34: More than 380 TBW
• 512 GB MP34: More than 800 TBW
• 1 TB MP34: More than 1660 TBW
• 2 TB MP34: More than 2000 TBW
• 4 TB MP34: More than 2400 TBW

Reliability (MTBF)

When it comes to reliability, the MP34 has a Mean Time Between Failures (or MTBF) rating that is 300,000 hours longer, or 20% longer, than the MP33.

You can check out the MTBF specs below:

• MP33: 1,500,000 hours
• MP34: 1,800,000 hours

Operating System Requirements

You can take a look at the OS requirements for the two Team Group SSDs in this comparison below:

MP33:

• Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8 or Windows 7
• Linux 2.6.33 or later

MP34:

• Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7 or Windows Vista
• Linux 2.6.33 or later

Voltage

Both the MP33 and MP44 have a voltage rating of DC +3.3 V.

Operation Temperature Range

The operating temperature range for these Team Group internal solid state drives is 0 ˚C to 70 ˚C.

Storage Temperature Range

During non-operating, you can store these SSDs within a temperature range of -40 ˚C to 85 ˚C.

Operation Humidity Range

When it comes to the operating humidity range, both of the internal storage drives needs to be within 90% RH under 40°C.

Vibration Resistance

The vibration resistances for the MP3 and MP44 are identical at 80 Hz to 2,000 Hz/20 G.

Shock Resistance

These M.2 PCIe solid state drives also have the same shock resistance at 1,500 G/0.5 m.

Limited Warranty

The Team Group MP33 M.2 PCIe Solid State Drive and Team Group MP34 M.2 PCIe Solid State Drive each comes with a 5-year limited warranty.

Resources:

• https://www.teamgroupinc.com/en/product/mp33
• https://www.teamgroupinc.com/en/product/mp34