CONCLUSION

    When TEAMGROUP send their G70 PRO 2TB Gen4 M.2 NVMe SSD I was very interested to see just how it would perform and honestly, I wasn’t impressed. The fact that I’ve reviewed 8 more models based on the same Innogrit IG5236 NAND controller didn’t help because many of those outperformed it (double checked my results on my X670E/Ryzen 9 7900X test rig as well, just in case). Now I do realize that TEAMGROUP decided to use 128-layer 3D TLC NAND instead of 176-layer to get higher durability numbers, but I didn’t expect this hit in performance (which could also be a firmware thing but no matter how much I looked I couldn’t find an update). As a matter of fact, I will be asking TEAMGROUP for a replacement of the sample I received just to be certain that this isn’t an issue with my sample. As things stand however the G70 PRO 2TB is clearly not what I was expecting it to be.

    At the time of my review the G70 PRO 2TB Gen4 M.2 NVMe SSD by TEAMGROUP retails for USD149.99 inside the USA (Amazon.com) and for 176.95Euros inside the EU (Amazon.de) a price tag which at least on this side of the Atlantic is a bit over the top. At the end of the day numbers speak for themselves and so unless there was something wrong with my sample there are many models at around the same price range which are better overall than the G70 PRO 2TB model by TEAMGROUP.

PROS

- Endurance (1480TBW / 3 Million Hours MTBF)
- Heatsink (Limited Thermal Throttling)
- 5 Year Limited Warranty
- Price (USA)

CONS

- Overall Performance (Sample Issue?)
- Price (EU)