TeamGroup CARDEA Zero Z440 1TB Gen.4 SSD Review

Bohs Hansen / 4 years ago

Pricing and Final Thoughts

The TeamGroup CARDEA Zero Z440 Gen.4 SSD with 1TB capacity can e yours for $179.99 and £224.00 at the time of this review.

Final Thought

TeamGroup did a really great job with their CARDEA Zero Z440 NVMe SSD. It looks great and it is the fastest I’ve had the pleasure to test yet. At least in most benchmarks. It surely is an impressive drive, there can be no doubt about that. It delivers what it promises and a little more.

PCIe Gen.4 drives can run a little hot, but TeamGroup has a clever solution to that. They added a graphene copper foil which is less than 1mm thick, but does an impressive job at heat transfer. It also allows users to utilise the motherboards built-in heatsinks which keeps up the general appearance of your system. A win-win, whether you go one way or another. And hassle-free at that.

The drive is currently only available with 1TB and 2TB capacities, but I think they will be the go-to capacities for a Gen.4 drive anyway. So that’s not so bad. The drive is also backed by a great 5-year warranty which shows that the company has faith in its product.

Should I Purchase One?

Do you want one of the fastest drives on the market and is the price acceptable to you, then go for it. You won’t regret it. It is without a doubt one of the fastest drives on the market.

Pros

One of the fastest SSDs on the market
Available up to 2TB capacity
High compatibility thanks to M.2 2280 form factor
Clever heat dissipation foil

Cons

1TB is the smallest capacity available
Packaging could use a little work, it was difficult to remove the drive

“TeamGroup created on of the fastest drives on the market and called it the CARDEA Zero Z440. It might not be the cheapest, but darn it is fast.”