We're not there yet, but the price of this speedy Gen 5 drive is slowly becoming more palatable.
The Teamgroup Z540 2TB is more attractively priced than some of its Gen 5 competitors, but at this time it's still hard to justify buying a Gen 5 drive over a quality Gen 4 drive that's almost as good.Our experienced team dedicates many hours to every review, to really get to the heart of what matters most to you.Everyone loves a fast Gen 5 SSD, just not the prices that are attached to them. They still carry too much of a price premium over Gen 4 drives.
Like many currently available Gen 5 drives, it incorporates the Phison E26 controller, 232-layer Micron NAND and it includes 4GB of Hynix DDR4-4266 cache. The Z540 performed pretty much exactly as we'd expect for a Phison E26 equipped drive. It all but matches the far more expensive Nextorage 2TB drive, while costing over 30% less, or 25% less if you factor in the cost of the optional Dark I Airflow cooler.
Having said that, at $260, the Teamgroup Z540 is one of the cheaper Gen 5 drives, and it's a top performing one as well. If you've got a high spec system, then paying extra for a high performance SSD is justified. If you are prepared to pay, you'll be rewarded with performance that all but matches the best SSDs on the market.
In time, the price of the Teamgroup Z540 will fall. We'll see 14 GB/s drives, new controllers, improved NAND flash and competition from the big guns like Samsung and Western Digital. With increased competition, the price of Gen 5 SSDs will surely become a lot more compelling. But for now, unless you have a high spec system, a much cheaper Gen 4 drive makes more sense for a gaming system.
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