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Teamgroup T-Force Delta Max RGB 500 GB

500 GB
Capacity
SM2258G
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
SSD Controller
Controller
NAND Die
NAND Die
The Teamgroup T-Force Delta Max RGB was a solid-state drive in the 2.5" form factor, launched in 2019, that is no longer in production. It was available in capacities ranging from 250 GB to 1 TB. This page reports specifications for the 500 GB variant. With the rest of the system, the Teamgroup T-Force Delta Max RGB interfaces using a SATA 6 Gbps connection. The SSD controller is the SM2258G from Silicon Motion, a DRAM cache chip is available. Teamgroup has installed 64-layer TLC NAND flash on the T-Force Delta Max RGB, the flash chips are made by Samsung. 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 handled more quickly, once it is full, writes complete at 442 MB/s. The T-Force Delta Max RGB is rated for sequential read speeds of up to 560 MB/s and 510 MB/s write; random IO reaches 90K IOPS for read and 80K for writes.
At its launch, the SSD was priced at 84 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: 500 GB
Variants: 250 GB 500 GB 1 TB
Overprovisioning: 46.3 GB / 10.0 %
Production: End-of-life
Released: 2019
Price at Launch: 84 USD
Part Number: T253TM500G3C302
Market: Consumer

Physical

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

Controller

Manufacturer: Silicon Motion
Name: SM2258G
Architecture: ARC 32-bit
Core Count: Single-Core
Frequency: 400 MHz
Process: 40 nm
Flash Channels: 4
Chip Enables: 8
Controller Features: DRAM (enabled)

NAND Flash

Manufacturer: Samsung
Name: V-NAND V4
Rebranded: (Rebranded by Teamgroup)
Type: TLC
Technology: 64-layer
Speed: 1000 MT/s
Capacity: 2 chips @ 2 Tbit
Toggle: 3.0
Topology: Charge Trap
Process: 20 nm
Die Size: 128 mm²
(4.0 Gbit/mm²)
Dies per Chip: 4 dies @ 512 Gbit
Planes per Die: 2
Decks per Die: 1
Word Lines: 72 per NAND String
88.9% Vertical Efficiency
Read Time (tR): 45 µs
Program Time (tProg): 700 µs
Block Erase Time (tBERS): 3.5 ms
Endurance:
(up to)
7000 P/E Cycles
(20000 in SLC Mode)
Page Size: 16 KB
Block Size: 768 Pages
Plane Size: 5748 Blocks

DRAM Cache

Type: DDR3L-1600 CL11
Name: SK Hynix H5TC4G63CFR-PBA
Capacity: 512 MB
(1x 512 MB)
Organization: 4Gx16

Performance

Sequential Read: 560 MB/s
Sequential Write: 510 MB/s
Random Read: 90,000 IOPS
Random Write: 80,000 IOPS
Endurance: 400 TBW
Warranty: 3 Years
MTBF: 1.0 Million Hours
Drive Writes Per Day (DWPD): 0.7
SLC Write Cache: Yes
Speed when Cache Exhausted: approx. 442 MB/s

Features

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

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Notes

Drive:

This drive features a small Static pSLC Cache in order to help with endurance, performance and reliability.
Even the endurance had different values, these first samples had 120 TB of TBW while newer ones had 400TB in the 500GB variant
It also have many variants with NANDs varing from Samsung 48-Layers among other vendors like Micron's

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