A Closer Look

The Team Group T-Force Delta RGB modules are a satin black color with the heatspreader covering the entire PCB.


Team Group has placed the T-Force series name front and center with the Team Group logo above it. On the left is "DDR5 RGB," with "Delta" on the right.


On one side of each DIMM module is the identification sticker listing the SKU, rated XMP operating frequency, corresponding voltage of 1.35, and XMP timings.


Laying the DIMMs on the side, you can see that one corner has "T-FORCE" in bold black lettering.


The Team Group T-Force Delta RGB weighs in at 47 grams on my scale. For Z-height, it is 46 mm rounding up with my calipers. Like much of the memory on the market today, these are unnecessarily tall. However, a larger heatspreader brings with it the advantage of dissipating more excess heat. The ideal height for the broadest compatibility with air coolers is 40 mm or below. I also suggest checking with the manufacturer of the air cooler you intend to use. Often, all you need to do is raise the attached fan; other times, the actual heatsink fin-stack is in the way, preventing the installation of the memory DIMMs altogether.


After taking the heatspreader off, we see that these are single-sided DIMMs with eight 2 GB ICs. This is as expected for a DDR5 32 GB kit since densities increased with DDR5. The thermal pad covers the entire length and the PMIC.


Getting a closer look at the ICs, Team Group has their own silkscreen and numbers reading "Team 2146X T5D20488HT-64." While this does not help in figuring out what ICs are used, the good news is that the SPD data states that this is SK Hynix. More confirmation comes from various motherboard QVL lists that state the same thing. To cement this, no Micron-based memory kit currently available reaches these speeds, and Samsung ICs are extremely rare as-is. I will use my best judgment here and say that these are indeed SK Hynix branded ICs.


With DDR5, one of the major changes is how the motherboard directly provides 5 V to the memory module's PMIC, which is then stepped down and split accordingly. No longer is the motherboard responsible for regulating the voltages seen with DDR4.

The PMIC used has the part number "0D=8H35N." Nothing comes up with a quick search for the manufacturer. I think Team Group has re-branded these as well. That being said, it is too early to tell how important this will be for overclocking, or voltage tolerance outside of specifications. We can document it now and revisit it at a later date.