TEAMGROUP T-FORCE G70 Pro (1 TB) NVMe SSD Review

What we have for review is the T-FORCE G70 Pro SSD from TEAMGROUP. This is a midrange PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD, with a slated price of $84.99 USD for the 1 TB aluminum heatsink variant.

Disclosure: TEAMGROUP sent the T-FORCE G70 Pro for the purpose of this storage review. The company did not ask me to say anything particular about it.

Update (2024/08/23): TEAMGROUP issued a response regarding the T-Force G70 Pro’s sequential read speed performance. A representative stated that an early batch of the drive equipped with an early firmware, was provided for review, which resulted in the observed performance results. TEAMGROUP has since resolved the issue, ensuring that the retail versions of the drive will perform as expected without any problems.

“Regarding your review mentioning that our product’s read speed did not meet the official claims, we apologize for this initial issue. The sample we sent you was from our first batch, but we have since identified and corrected the problem. The affected products will not be sold,” said TEAMGROUP.

Technical Specifications

Tech specs suggests that the T-FORCE G70 Pro in its 1 TB variant is able to reach sequential speeds of up to 7400 MB/s (read) and 5500 MB/s (write). It offers a Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) of 3 million hours along with a Terabyte Written (TBW) of 740 TB.

Storage
Capacity	1 TB
Cache	Nanya
Flash Controller	Innogrit
Flash Memory	SK Hynix TLC
Form Factor	M.2 2280
Interface	PCIe 5.0 x4
Sequential Read	7400 MB/s
Sequential Write	5500 MB/s
Random Read	N/A
Random Write	N/A
Endurance
MTBF	3,000,000 Hours
TBW	740 TB
Dimensions
Length	80 mm
Width	22 mm
Height	8.7 mm
Weight	54 grams

Packaging and Accessories

Like many other TEAMGROUP storage offerings, the T-FORCE G70 Pro features a straightforward packaging.

Scope of delivery are as follows:

• TEAMGROUP T-FORCE G70 Pro (1 TB) SSD
• Aluminum heatsink
• 4x Mounting Screws

Design, Build and Connectivity

Like many SSDs before it, the G70 Pro comes in a M.2 2280 form factor. Obviously, you have to install the heatsink yourself, but this gave us an opportunity to take a look at the drive’s components. From the left, we have the Innogrit IG5236 PCIe 4.0 controller, the Nanya DRAM cache, and the dual SK Hynix 512 GB NAND, making up the drive’s total capacity of 1 TB.

The other end of the drive is devoid of any significant components that the eyes could see. Regardless, it is nice to know that TEAMGROUP offers a 5 year warranty for the G70 Pro.

Installing the G70 Pro’s Aluminum heatsink is no ordeal. Align the thermal pad, install the heatsinks and screw them all evenly for a tight fit. Make sure to remove the pad’s protective film as it is easy enough to miss.

With the heatsink installed, the G70 Pro looks like a proper NVMe SSD for the $84.99 USD price point. Looks classy enough too, to fit most systems without standing out like a sore thumb.

Throughput

CristalDiskMark performance is great, however, the drive did not met its rated sequential read speed of 7400 MB/s (869 MB/s short). Sequential write speed on the other hand surges over the specified rating at 6345 MB/s (850 MB/s faster).

IOPS

The G70 Pro reached a peak of 1 million for read and 789K for write IOPS during the CrystalDiskMark Random 4K (RND4KQ1T1) benchmark. These are good results for the tiny drive.

Access Time

As for access times, the G70 Pro offers a 16.98 μs (lowest) and 1318.16 μs (highest). Yet another excellent result we got here.

File Copy

The T-FORCE G70 Pro offers great file copy performance – almost as fast as our recently tested Z540 PCIe 5.0 SSD in this metric.

The results mentioned correspond to 0.26, 1.07, and 0.41 seconds, respectively.

Compression

Now as for compression, both read and write results are stable, with only a single dip around 75% of the write compression benchmark. Read stays put above 5700 MB/s, while it is about 5500 MB/s for the write.

Cache

The read performance maintains consistency throughout the benchmark, while the write performance drops from 2300 MB/s to around 1100 MB/s after writing 186 GB of data. Subsequently, it slightly recovers to 1300 MB/s. Such performance is outstanding for the G70 Pro SSD.

Temperature

Thermal output is on the higher end of the scale. Idle for instance peaks at 66 °C but remains mostly under that figure. Under load, it peaks at 81 °C until the drive temperature starts to stabilize. Note that this SSD comes with three sensors and we deliberately chose the one with the highest reading.

Final Thoughts

The TEAMGROUP T-FORCE G70 Pro 1TB SSD offers solid performance for its midrange PCIe 4.0 positioning and $84.99 price point. While it fell slightly short of its rated 7400 MB/s sequential read speed, it exceeded my expectations in sequential write performance. The drive also demonstrated excellent IOPS and access times, particularly impressing with its file copy speeds.

The SSD’s cache performance is noteworthy, maintaining consistent read speeds throughout our testing and showing only a moderate drop in write speeds after 186GB of data has been written. This suggests good sustained performance for larger file size operations.

Now temperature management is an area of potential concern, with the drive reaching relatively high temperatures under load (peaking at 81°C). System builders may want to ensure adequate airflow in their systems to mitigate this issue.

Overall, the T-FORCE G70 Pro presents a compelling option in the midrange NVMe SSD market. It offers strong performance across various metrics, and comes with a 5-year warranty.