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CARDEA M.2 PCIe SSD

480GB, 240GB

Features
  • Cooling module with gaming fin type design can provide effective cooling for continuous and high-intensity use.
  • High performance superconductivity – Thermally conductive adhesive offers average heat radiating, instantaneously thermal energy transfer and accelerates the radiating process.
  • Extreme read/write speed – Over 2600MB/s* of reading speed can enhance the speed and performance of the overall system.
  • NVMe interface – Support latest NVMe specification.
  • Support S.M.A.R.T. technology – Monitoring hard drive status efficiently.
  • Support TRIM – Bring out its best performance on the compatible operating system.
  • Product warranty – 3-year product warranty. Free technical support service.
  • Taiwan Utility PATENT (number: M541645)
Color
IntroductionSpecificationReviewsVideo
Patent module increases radiating performance by 15%

Patent module increases radiating performance by 15%

T-FORCE M.2 PCIe SSD – CARDEA is the first high performance M.2 PCIe SSD product in the market that is specifically designed for gaming and high performance computer. Using Teamgroup's cooling module with patent gaming fin type design, it allows natural convection or forced air cooling (e.g. fan) to enhance radiating. Therefore, when gaming/high performance computer operating at full speed, users don’t have to worry about the heat generated will affect the system performance anymore.
T-Force M.2 PCIe SSD –
CARDEA has passed our long and rigorous internal laboratory tests and burn-in test. The computer using TEAMGROUP’s cooling module with patent gaming fin type design can be cooled down about 30˚C in an open space, and 10˚C in a closed space. The exceptional radiating performance offers T-FORCE M.2 PCIe SSD – CARDEA a more stable performance and prolongs the service life effectively.

PCIe Gen3 SSD – A great leap forward in extreme performance!

The TEAMGROUP T-FORCE series for gaming now release the first gaming M.2 PCIe SSD - CARDEA, the Goddess of Storm. CARDEA supports the new generation PCIe Gen3 x4 high speed interface and the latest NVMe specification. Besides its powerful superior read/write speed, with its outstanding performance of sequential read/write speed up to 2,600/1,450 MB/s*, and random read/write speed up to 180K/140K IOPS*, it is still able to reduce operating delays of the operating system and game/software, and delivers the finest and smoothest gaming experience and an extremely high speed performance without any lag even reading/writing large amounts of game data, complex 3D graphics and motion processing algorithms with fancy special effects, or loading heavy duty video/graphics editing software.

PCIe Gen3 SSD – A great leap forward in extreme performance!
Superconductivity
Instantaneous heat transfer

Superconductivity
Instantaneous heat transfer

When the transfer speed is higher than 1000MB/s, the controller of PCIe SSD will endure 65˚C of temperature while the center of the heat of PCIe is located at the controller. T-FORCE M.2 PCIe SSD – CARDEA is using superconductivity – thermally conductive adhesive, which has a higher cooling coefficient than ice. The heat at the control center can be averagely transferred to the cooling module through superconductivity – thermally conductive adhesive to speed up the radiating process.
The thermal conductivity of general heat spreaders’ adhesive in the market is K=0.6~0.8. To pursue perfection, and regardless of the cost, T-FORCE M.2 PCIe SSD –
CARDEA has brought in a high coefficient thermally conductive adhesive which researched and produced by Canada. It can enhance cooling module’s performance and make K value above 2; therefore SSD’s radiating performance can be pushed to the extreme with instantaneous heat transfer.

Thermal Conductivity:
K value is used to represent thermal conductivity. The greater K value
is, the more heat transfers. For example, the K value of water is 0.6, and the K value of ice is 2.

 

NVMe No more lag

T-FROCE M.2 PCIe SSD – CARDEA supports the latest NVMe specification. The system communicates with it through PCIe bus and connects to the built-in PCIe controller of the chipset or processor, so the signal transfer is as simple and precise as point to point. M.2 PCIe SSD – CARDEA offers you a pleasant high performance transfer experience, without a bit of lag or delay.

NVMe No more lag
Transfer speed is 4 times higher than the SATA III interface

Transfer speed is 4 times higher than the SATA III interface

The transfer speed of traditional solid state drive is limited within SATA’s 6Gb/s bandwidth, therefore consumers have gradually shifted to PCIe interface, which is capable of offering higher transfer speed. Due to this fact, T-FORCE M.2 PCIe SSD – CARDEA is using PCIe Gen3 x 4 high speed transfer interface. With the support of PCIe bus bandwidth, it can offer consumers a stable transfer speed of at least 1000MB/s, or up to over 2000MB/s. The transfer speed is 4 times higher than SATA 6GB/s interface and allows consumers to enjoy the high speed multimedia entertainment experience.

Smart technology – dependable reliability

T-FORCE M.2 PCIe SSD – CARDEA supports S.M.A.R.T function and its built-in smart algorithm management mechanism has functions such as GC (garbage collection) and TRIM command which are able to ensure operation efficiency, prolong the service life of the SSD and bring it to its maximum performance. Meanwhile, the powerful Wear-Leveling technology and ECC (Error Correction Code) function improve the accuracy and reliability of data transfer.

*The speed was tested by TEAMGROUP and for the reference only.

Smart technology – dependable reliability
T-FORCE

T-FORCE

T-FORCE is TEAM force. The red “T” on the logo of “TF” represents TEAMGROUP’s passion for the storage products. The black “F” represents TEAMGROUP’s over 18 years of promotion of storage products. The visual design of the perfect combination elegantly symbolizes a pair of flying wings. They represent that the high quality and extreme performance gaming products from TEAMGROUP are capable of allowing all gamers to break the speed limit and enjoy the ever-changing world of gaming.

CARDEA M.2 PCIe SSD

CARDEA M.2 PCIe SSD

Extreme read/write speed, Cooling module with gaming fin type design, 3 years product warranty.

2020-03-26

Product Specifications

Model CARDEA
Interface

PCIe 3.0 x4 with NVMe

Capacity

240GB / 480GB*

Color

Red

Voltage

DC +3.3V

Operation Temperature

0˚C ~ 70˚C

Storage Temperature

-40˚C ~ 80˚C

DRAM Cache YES
Terabyte Written

240GB - 335TBW
480GB - 670TBW**

Performance Crystal Disk Mark:
240GB Read/Write: up to 2,600/1,400 MB/s
480GB Read/Write: up to 2,650/1,450 MB/s
IOPS:
240GB  Read/Write: 180K/140K IOPS Max
480GB  Read/Write: 180K/150K IOPS Max***
Weight 45g
Dimensions 80.1(L) x 23.4(W) x 12.9(H) mm
Humidity RH 90% under 40°C (operational)
Vibration 80Hz~2,000Hz/20G
Shock 1,500G/0.5ms
MTBF 2,000,000 hours
Operating System 1. System Requirements:
  • Windows 11 / 10 / 8.1 / 8 / 7 / Vista****
  • Linux 2.6.33 or later
2. This product has a heat sink, recommended the use of desktop only.
Warranty 3-year limited warranty
PRECAUTIONS
*1GB=1,000,000,000 Bytes. In OS system, it would be displayed as 1,000,000,000 Bytes/1024/1024/1024 = 0.93GB
**Definition and conditions of TBW (Terabytes Written)are based on JEDEC standard
***Transmission speed will vary according to different 
hardware/software conditions, therefore the data can only used for basic reference.
****PCIe SSD works best under WIN8.1 and WIN10 operating system. Windows Operating Systems earlier than Windows 8.1 does not support NVMe Driver natively. Users will need to install NVMe Driver prior installing the SSD.
 
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