Introduction

Team Group is a well-known Taiwanese memory and flash storage maker with a long history of catering to the needs of users from all over the globe. Today, we have for review the Team Group MP34 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD in the 512 GB version.

The drive uses the compact M.2 form factor with a PCI-Express x4 connection to the rest of the system. Phison's brand-new E12 controller is used, paired with Toshiba 3D TLC flash chips. Rounding off the package is a 256 MB DDR3 DRAM chip to store the flash mapping tables.

The MP32 is available in capacities of 256 GB ($42), 512 GB ($80), and 1 TB ($160). Endurance is rated at 380 TB, 800 TB and 1,660 TB respectively. At this price level, the MP34 is barely more expensive than most high-performance SATA drives, making it one of the most affordable options to jump on the M.2 PCI-Express NVMe train.

Packaging and Contents

The Drive

The drive uses the M.2 2280 form factor, which makes it 22 mm wide and 80 mm long.


Like most M.2 NVMe SSDs, the MP34 uses a PCI-Express 3.0 x4 interface.


You will find the SSD controller, one DRAM chip, and two flash chips on the PCB. The other side of the PCB is empty.


The 8-channel flash controller is made by Phison and their latest model with support for 3D TLC, QLC, and PCI-Express 3.0 x4. It uses eight flash channels and is produced on a 28 nm process at TSMC Taiwan.


The two TLC flash chips are made by Toshiba, built using 64-layers on a 15 nanometer 3D NAND production process.


A single Nanya DDR3-1866 chip provides 256 MB of fast DRAM storage for the controller to store the mapping tables in.

Test Setup