A Closer Look

The Team Group T-Force Dark Z FPS sticks feature a classic T-Force-winged profile with details stamped into the heat spreader to produce an association with knight armor.


My Team Group T-Force Dark Z FPS sample has a deep black aluminium heatsink with white lines; the only color option available for the Dark Z FPS.


"Dark Z FPS" is printed in a silvery white font on the front. Except for the specification sticker in the center, the back of the sticks are unadorned.


The specifications on the Team Group T-Force Dark Z FPS are a 4000 MHz XMP profile at 16-18-18-38 and 1.45 V.


The T-Force logo sits front and center, finished in a mirror silver, a great contrast to the metallic red of the heatspreader. The top of each stick also has "T-Force" printed in silver white.


The Team Group T-Force Dark Z FPS sticks are single-sided. The Dark Z FPS utilize Samsung B-Die ICs.


I like to weigh a stick from each kit I get as the difference in mass can be pretty drastic between kits. Mass is not the best indicator of cooling efficiency because material can matter, and of course, heat dissipation is reliant on surface area, not volume or mass. That said, it is still interesting to compare.

The Team Group T-Force Dark Z FPS comes in at 43.25 g on my scale. For height, the Team Group T-Force Dark Z FPS comes in at just over 43.48 mm with my calipers, a little below the average 45–50 mm range.