TeamGroup has announced its new T-Force GE Pro PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD, which uses the new Innogrit 12nm multicore and IG5666 energy-efficient controller, will be launching at CES 2024 in cooperation with Asus. This is one of the few PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSDs that has come without the Phison E26 controller that has largely dominated the PCIe 5.0 scene. The T-Force GE Pro PCIe 5.0 SSD will be available for pre-order on February 9 via Amazon and Newegg in the US.
The SSD is designed for gamers and enthusiasts who want extreme transfer speeds. The SSD reaches read speeds of up to 14,000 MB/s, but more detailed specifications are not yet available. We do know that the GE Pro PCIe 5.0 uses 2,400 MT/s NAND flash and DRAM and SLC cache technology.
The T-Force Pro GE uses what appears to be a pre-applied graphene heat spreader/adhesive on this SSD, seemingly based on the company’s use of the material – Team Group has included a graphene heat spreader with previous drives, such as the Cardea A440.
The company has not disclosed the storage capacities or what type of NAND it uses with the drive, and there isn’t much information about the Innogrit IG5666 controller listed on its website. Internet, similar to what we saw with the T-Force Z52A SSD. We know that the GE Pro will use a 2280 form factor, ideal for desktop and notebook primary drives, but we will have to track down more detailed specs at CES.
Team Group is known for its lines of RAM and SSDs, but has also manufactured some SSD coolers for PCIe 5.0 NVMe drives, such as the T-Force Siren GD120S AIO cooler that exclusively cools an NVMe drive and the Siren DUO AIO 360 cooler for CPU and NVMe cooling.
The arrival of the Innogrit controller will bring some competition for Phison, which currently dominates the third-party SSD controller ecosystem. We have not yet seen the latest PCIe 5.0 SSDs using the Silicon Motion SM2508 and SM2504XT controllers that were supposed to be released during the fourth quarter of 2024. The SM2508 controller is expected to power some of this year’s top SSDs and will use four Cortex R8 cores and one Cortex M0 core.
The GE Pro is announced to automatically adjust performance to avoid overheating using its integrated thermal regulation system, which utilizes temperature sensors for monitoring purposes. This is fairly standard technology for any SSD. Details are scarce for now, but we will be tracking them at CES.