Team Group Announces T-Force Cardea Z540 M.2 PCIe 5.0 SSD

[btarunr]

With the releases of the latest generation of Intel and AMD platforms, the era of PCIe 5.0 SSD has officially arrived. Team Group today has launched the T-FORCE CARDEA Z540 M.2 PCIe 5.0 SSD. Developed with outstanding technological expertise, it is the SSD gamers of all kinds have been waiting for. Now it's ready to lead the consumer SSD market into the new era of Gen 5. The Z540 PCIe 5.0 SSD uses the latest PCIe Gen 5 x 4 interface and supports the latest NVMe 2.0 protocol, allowing it to reach read and write speeds of up to 12,000 MB/s and 10,000 MB/s respectively, nearly double the theoretical speed limit of PCIe 4.0. Possessing cutting-edge specifications, Z540 SSD brings gamers an unprecedented, next-generation gaming experience.

The T-FORCE CARDEA Z540 M.2 PCIe 5.0 SSD is equipped with an exclusive ultra-thin graphene heatspreader that combines multiple patented technologies. It's made of 100% recyclable graphene material and utilizes the advantages of hexagonal honeycomb lattice structures to rapidly and evenly disperse heat horizontally, providing Z540 SSD with top-notch cooling. The Z540's ultra-thin graphene heatspreader is less than 1 mm thick and is compatible with various PCIe 5.0 motherboard heatsinks. Based on T-FORCE LAB's internal testing, the operating temperature of Z540 SSD combining motherboard heatsink and graphene heatspreader is 3-5°C lower than the temperature with only motherboard heatsinks. Moreover, CARDEA Z540 uses the latest intelligent thermal regulation technology with built-in temperature sensing to automatically adjust performance and prevent overheating. T-FORCE LAB has created numerous temperature solutions for the Z540 SSD to not only enhance and protect data integrity of the SSD but also maintain good operating temperatures at high speeds, extending the lifespan of the SSD.



Z540 M.2 PCIe 5.0 SSD supports Team Group's patented S.M.A.R.T. monitoring software, allowing users to easily track the health and performance of the SSD. With a 5-year warranty provided by Team Group, gamers can fully enjoy the powerful speeds of Gen 5 without any worries. The first batch of T-FORCE CARDEA Z540 M.2 PCIe 5.0 SSD will be available in the 2 TB capacity and be sold worldwide in Q2, 2023. To get a first glimpse of the latest generation SSD, please stay tuned to Team Group's official sales channels.

Available from Q2-2023, the 2 TB variant will be priced at USD $499.99 (MSRP). For more information, visit the product page.

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[TumbleGeorge]

$500 for 2TB
Hmm, normal price for this SSD capacity in 2018.

 

[Tek-Check]

Controller?

 

[Chaitanya]

Controller?

Most likely the Phison but product page and spec sheet are completely void of that info.

 

[GabrielLP14]

Controller?

Most likely Phison E26, even from the package size and the page pictures it does looks like it.

 

[wEeViLz]

pricey for 2TB....might get it when that's halved

 

[AnarchoPrimitiv]

I've got a feeling...a guess really.....that the new NAND flash coming out with higher MT/s will do more to improve the SSD experience than PCIe 5.0 will....in otherwords, a PCIe 4.0 SSD equipped with the soon to be released new generations of flash with higher MT/s will give a better overall user experience than a PCIe 5.0 SSD with the current NAND. Until SSD's show marked performance gains in random reads and writes and not just in sequential transfers, I think the upgrade to 5.0 isn't worth it except for some niche use cases.....and this is coming from someone who has always considered themselves a storage enthusiast.

 

[Wirko]

I've got a feeling...a guess really.....that the new NAND flash coming out with higher MT/s will do more to improve the SSD experience than PCIe 5.0 will....in otherwords, a PCIe 4.0 SSD equipped with the soon to be released new generations of flash with higher MT/s will give a better overall user experience than a PCIe 5.0 SSD with the current NAND. Until SSD's show marked performance gains in random reads and writes and not just in sequential transfers, I think the upgrade to 5.0 isn't worth it except for some niche use cases.....and this is coming from someone who has always considered themselves a storage enthusiast.

Higher MT/s can't help to reach better random performance but is necessary to get above 8000 sequential speed with only 4 channels.

 

[Assimilator]

Oh boy, yet another product nobody will buy because PCIe 4.0 drives are plenty fast enough and much cheaper.

 

[bonehead123]

Oh boy, yet another product nobody will buy because PCIe 4.0 drives are plenty fast enough and much cheaper.

perhaps insert the words "overpriced" & "over-hyped" product into this sentence, hehehe

 

[Chris_Ramseyer]

Higher MT/s can't help to reach better random performance but is necessary to get above 8000 sequential speed with only 4 channels.

Higher MT is exactly what gives you better random performance.

Also for the other comments. I don't think there is a Gen4 controller that runs at more than 1600MT.

 

[GabrielLP14]

Higher MT is exactly what gives you better random performance.

Also for the other comments. I don't think there is a Gen4 controller that runs at more than 1600MT.

MAP1602 - Single Core Cortex-R5 @ 12nm TSMC - 4 Channels @ 2400 MT/s NV-DDR4 (16 C.E.)

Acer Predator GM7 1 TB Specs

1 TB, TLC, PCIe 4.0 x4, M.2 2280

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[Minus Infinity]

PCI-E 5 ssd's are as useless as tits on a bull. What a waste of money, but for the priviledge you get the ame real world performance, more heat, more throttling or stupidly large heatsinks, more power usage, and extortionate pricing like it was 10 years ago.

 

[chrcoluk]

The true reason for PCIE5 to exist in the consumer market, higher margin boards and SSDs.