TEAMGROUP is an established name in the consumer SSD market. Alongside SSDs, its range includes DDR5 memory, memory cards, USB drives and peripherals. The company supplied the 2TB T-FORCE G70 PRO M.2 PCIe 4.0 SSD for review. This is a direct product link; LinuxLinks does not use affiliate links. The G70 PRO is available in capacities from 512GB through to 8TB.
For the 2TB model, TEAMGROUP quotes sequential read and write speeds of up to 7,400MB/s and 6,800MB/s respectively. Endurance is rated at 1,480TBW, and the drive carries a five-year limited warranty or until the applicable TBW limit is reached, whichever comes first.
The PRO model combines dedicated DRAM with SLC caching, whereas the standard G70 omits the DRAM cache. TEAMGROUP uses an InnoGrit controller solution and offers several cooling options, including graphene and aluminium heatsinks. I’m testing the graphene-equipped version.
PCIe 5.0 SSDs now deliver much higher headline figures, but PCIe 4.0 is hardly slow. What interests me more is how the G70 PRO performs under Linux once we move beyond the manufacturer’s best-case sequential numbers. I’ll look at random access, sustained writes and temperatures as well as the usual headline benchmarks.
Here are the specifications for the 2TB SSD.
| TEAMGROUP T-Force G70 PRO 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVMe | |
|---|---|
| Brand | TEAMGROUP |
| Model: | T-FORCE G70 PRO |
| Form Factor: | M.2 2280 |
| Capacity: | 2TB. 512GB, 1TB, 4TB and 8TB capacities are also available. |
| Controller | InnoGrit controller solution (default) |
| DRAM Cache: | Yes |
| Cache: | SLC caching |
| Endurance | 1,480TBW |
| MTBF: | 3,000,000 hours |
| Interface | PCIe Gen4 x4 with NVMe |
| Warranty: | 5-year limited warranty or 1,480TBW, whichever comes first |
| Price: | £273.98 from Amazon UK at time of review. Not an affiliate link. |
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Page 2 – Benchmarks
Page 3 – Summary
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