The new TeamGroup T-Force Cardea Z44Q uses QLC Flash memory chips and a PCI-Express 4.0 x4 interface that supports the latest NVMe 1.4 standard and offers a maximum capacity of 4TB (in fact, they only release it in two capacities, with 2 and 4 TB). So consumers can choose different specs depending on their preferences, budget and needs, but the idea is that gamers can have it all, from the best possible cooling to the best in class performance and capability.
TeamGroup T-Force Cardea Z44Q, with graphene radiator
Equipped with QLC Flash memory chips, the T-Force Cardea Z44Q PCIe 4.0 supports the latest PCIe 4 × 4 interface and NVMe 1.4 standard, which means it also supports PCIe 3.0 interface. This SSD offers read speeds of up to 5,000MB / s while the write speed remains at 4000MB / s, far from the latest models which already offer more than 7000MB / s of performance.
In any case, the great novelty of these SSDs is that they are equipped with two proprietary cooling modules that users can swap out freely. On the one hand, we have a heat sink with high strength aluminum foils that will provide the best possible passive cooling in its class, while the second module is much thinner and therefore compatible with a greater number of devices. . It is made with graphene
This is not the first time that this manufacturer has “experimented” with materials to cool their semiconductor devices, as we cannot forget the Cardea Ceramic series which used a ceramic heat sink and offers excellent performance. thermal, but the use of graphene are words. bigger. According to TeamGroup, this SSD only experiences thermal limitation after 70 ° C temperature.
As we mentioned before, the Z44Q is only available in two capacities: 2TB and 4TB. The former has a durability of 400 TBW while the latter has 800 TBW, and both have the same technical specifications in terms of performance (moreover they did not specify which controller they are using).
The 2TB version has a suggested retail price of $ 350, while the cost of the 4TB capacity version is $ 690, which if the custom is followed at that manufacturer will result in a conversion to 350 and 690 dollars respectively. The manufacturer has stated that this new solid-state device is already available, and yet, as usual, this means that they have already started sending it to their partners because at the moment they are not in stores, although it is true that it should not take more than a few weeks before you can start buying them.
