The Teamgroup T-Create Classic PCIe 4.0 is a solid-state drive in the M.2 2280 form factor, launched on April 21st, 2021. It is available in capacities ranging from 1 TB to 2 TB. This page reports specifications for the 2 TB variant. With the rest of the system, the Teamgroup T-Create Classic PCIe 4.0 interfaces using a PCI-Express 4.0 x4 connection. The SSD controller is the PS5016-E16-32 from Phison, a DRAM cache chip is available. Teamgroup has installed 96-layer TLC NAND flash on the T-Create Classic PCIe 4.0, the flash chips are made by Toshiba. To improve write speeds, a pseudo-SLC cache is used, so bursts of incoming writes are absorbed more quickly. Thanks to support for the fast PCI-Express 4.0 interface, performance is excellent. The T-Create Classic PCIe 4.0 is rated for sequential read speeds of up to 5,000 MB/s and 4,400 MB/s write; random IO reaches 750K IOPS for read and 750K for writes.
At its launch, the SSD was priced at 329 USD. The warranty length is set to five years, which is an excellent warranty period. Teamgroup guarantees an endurance rating of 3600 TBW, a good value.