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Teamgroup Vulcan G 512 GB

512 GB
Capacity
SM2258XT
Controller
TLC
Flash
SATA 6 Gbps
Interface
2.5"
Form Factor

Multiple hardware versions found.

Performance could vary due to unannounced flash/controller changes.

Package
Package
PCB Back
PCB Back
Flash
Flash
SSD Controller
Controller
NAND Die
NAND Die
The Teamgroup Vulcan G is a solid-state drive in the 2.5" form factor, launched on August 11th, 2020. It is available in capacities ranging from 512 GB to 2 TB. This page reports specifications for the 512 GB variant. With the rest of the system, the Teamgroup Vulcan G interfaces using a SATA 6 Gbps connection. The SSD controller is the SM2258XT from Silicon Motion, a DRAM cache is not available. Teamgroup has installed 64-layer TLC NAND flash on the Vulcan G, the flash chips are made by Toshiba. Please note that this SSD is sold in multiple variants with different NAND flash or controller, which could affect performance, the "Notes" section at the end of this page has more info. To improve write speeds, a pseudo-SLC cache is used, so bursts of incoming writes are soaked up more quickly. The Vulcan G is rated for sequential read speeds of up to 550 MB/s and 560 MB/s write; random IOPS reach up to 70K for reads and 60K for writes.
At its launch, the SSD was priced at 50 USD. The warranty length is set to three years, which is above average, but shorter than the five years offered by many other vendors. Teamgroup guarantees an endurance rating of 400 TBW, a good value.

Solid-State-Drive

Capacity: 512 GB
Variants: 512 GB 1 TB 2 TB
Overprovisioning: 35.2 GB / 7.4 %
Production: Unknown
Released: Aug 11th, 2020
Price at Launch: 50 USD
Part Number: T253TG512G3C301
Market: Consumer

Physical

Form Factor: 2.5"
Interface: SATA 6 Gbps
Protocol: AHCI
Power Draw: Unknown

Controller

Manufacturer: Silicon Motion
Name: SM2258XT
Architecture: ARC 32-bit
Core Count: Single-Core
Frequency: 437 MHz
Foundry: TSMC
Process: 40 nm
Flash Channels: 4 @ 400 MT/s
Chip Enables: 4

NAND Flash

Manufacturer: Toshiba
Name: BiCS3
Part Number: TH58TFT1V23BA8H
Type: TLC
Technology: 64-layer
Speed: 533 MT/s
Capacity: 2 chips @ 2 Tbit
ONFI: 3.2
Toggle: 2.0
Topology: Charge Trap
Process: 19 nm
Dies per Chip: 8 dies @ 256 Gbit
Planes per Die: 2
Decks per Die: 2
Read Time (tR): 80 µs
Program Time (tProg): 695 µs
Die Read Speed: 400 MB/s
Die Write Speed: 46 MB/s
Endurance:
(up to)
3000 P/E Cycles
(30000 in SLC Mode)
Page Size: 16 KB
Block Size: 768 Pages
Plane Size: 1478 Blocks

DRAM Cache

Type: None

Performance

Sequential Read: 550 MB/s
Sequential Write: 560 MB/s
Random Read: 70,000 IOPS
Random Write: 60,000 IOPS
Endurance: 400 TBW
Warranty: 3 Years
MTBF: 1.0 Million Hours
Drive Writes Per Day (DWPD): 0.7
SLC Write Cache: Yes

Features

TRIM: Yes
SMART: Yes
Power Loss Protection: No
Encryption:
  • No
RGB Lighting: No
PS5 Compatible: No

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Notes

Controller:

This controller - as per all "XT" Silicon Motion's controller - doesn't support DRAM.
Controller clock ranges between 400 MHz ~ 437.5 MHz

NAND Die:

Read latency:
tR: 64µs (SBL)
tR: 80µs (ABL)

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