Team Group Cardea Zero Z340 512Gb SSD detailed review
Team Group's Cardea Zero Z340 NVMe works on PCIe M.2 3.0 x 4. Detailed characteristics of this SSD here.
Team Group Cardea Zero Z340 512Gb is powered by Phison PS5012-E12 controller. The drive write a data location map on DRAM 1GB DDR4 to launch a programs faster. The Cardea Zero Z340 comes equipped with 3D TLC flash memory. Team Group Cardea Zero Z340 besides, available in 1 Tb and 256 Gb capacities.
Performance and benchmarks
NVMe SSD use PCIe M.2 3.0 x 4 computer expansion bus standard with sequential read speeds 3400 Mbps, and write speeds equals to 3000 MB/s. It also has IOPS 400000 on writing and 450000 on reading operations.
Endurance and warranty
Manufacturer provide 5 years warranty that limited by endurance 808 Total Bytes Written. As well it has 2 million hours mean time between failure.
Specs
| Category | Value |
| Capacity | 512 Gb |
| Interface | M.2 3.0 x 4 |
| Controller | Phison PS5012-E12 |
| Memory type | 3D TLC |
| DRAM | 1GB DDR4 |
| Read speed (Mb/s) | 3400 |
| Write speed (Mb/s) | 3000 |
| Read IOPS | 450000 |
| Write IOPS | 400000 |
| Endurance (TBW) | 808 |
| MTBF (million hours) | 2 |
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
Conclusion
Team Group Cardea Zero Z340 512Gb may work on PCIe 3.0 that is significantly slower than PCIe 4. The maximum write speed is 3000 Mb/s, that is common for this computer expansion bus standard. The Team Group Cardea Zero Z340 provide possibility to write 808 TBW, that is quite well compared to closest rivals. When everything is weighed in the balance, Team Group Cardea Zero Z340 512Gb is a well-balanced drive.
+ Pros
- Good writing speed
- Endurance
- Cons
- PCIe 3.0
- Capacity
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