TeamGroup T-Force Vulcan Z 512GB SATA SSD

Here you will find a detailed speed, performance and benchmark test review. Tested was the SATA SSD T-Force Vulcan Z with 512GB (T253TZ512G0C101) from the brand TeamGroup.

Performance score 
666
Price/GB
0.20 $
Read
540 MB/s
 Write
470 MB/s
Connector
2.5"
Interface
SATA 6 Gbps
Technical specifications (manufacturer information)
Product image Product image T-Force Vulcan Z
Manufacturer TeamGroup  
Model number T253TZ512G0C101
Capacity 512 GB (477 GiB)
pSLC cache 172 GB approx.
Read speed 540 MB/s
Write speed 470 MB/s
Interface SATA 6 Gbps
Connector 2.5"
Memory module (NAND) TLC
TBW (Total Bytes Written) 400 terabyte
Warranty 3 Years
Controller Silicon Motion SM2259XT

  Current price
~ 104 $
(= 0.20 $ / GB)
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Compare product Compared to the test winner*
Read speed
99 %
Write speed
95 %
*) Test result rated by AS SSD score within the same capacity.
v0.567a
Drive: 0(ATA)
OS: 10.0 build 19045 
Model: T-FORCE 512GB                           
Fw   : W0704A0 
Size : 488386 MB [512.1 GB]
From smart : [SMI2259XT] [W0704A0 00] [HYNV5]
Controller : SM2259XA bufferless
FlashID: 0xad,0x5e,0x29,0x33,0x0,0xa0,0x0,0x0 - Hynix 3dv5-96L TLC 16k 1024Gb/CE 512Gb/die
Channel: 2
CE     : 2
TotDie : 8
Plane  : 4
Die/Ce : 2
Ch map : 0x03
CE map : 0x11
Inter. : 4
First Fblock  :    2
Total Fblock  :  954
Total Hblock  : 7632
Fblock Per Ce :  954
Fblock Per Die:  954
Original Spare Block Count :    55
Vendor Marked Bad Block    :     0
Bad Block From Pretest     :     4

We put the TeamGroup SATA SSD through a detailed test. You can find the test result / test report here:

AS SSD Benchmark

Standard performance test

The standard test was performed with a 1 GB file. A total score of 666 points was achieved.

AS SSD Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: TeamGroup T-Force Vulcan Z 512GB SATA SSD
AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
519.41 MB/s
438.41 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
24.80 MB/s
87.17 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
166.40 MB/s
162.43 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0.040 ms
0.170 ms
Score
243
293
Total score 
666

Copy performance test

A common everyday scenario is simulated here. Three test folders are created:

  • ISO (folder with two large files)
  • Program (folder with many small files)
  • Game (folder with small and large files)

The three folders are copied using the Windows copy command (cache remains enabled). The real-world test from 09 August 2024 shows performance during simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better.

AS SSD TEST: TeamGroup T-Force Vulcan Z 512GB SATA SSD
AS SSD Copy Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
923.28 MB/s
1.16 s
Program
typical program folder with many small files
1,140.86 MB/s
1.23 s
Game
a game folder with small and large files
1,968.90 MB/s
0.70 s

Compression performance test

Here, speed is measured depending on how compressible the data is.

AS SSD TEST: TeamGroup T-Force Vulcan Z 512GB SATA SSD

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark

Similar to AS SSD, two sequential and two random performance tests are carried out here and the write and read speed (manufacturer specs: 540 MB/s and 470 MB/s) the TeamGroup SATA SSD is measured.

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: TeamGroup T-Force Vulcan Z 512GB SATA SSD
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
547.61
463.26
SEQ1M
Q1T1
538.20
451.71
RND4K
Q32T16
232.54
176.91
RND4K
Q1T1
39.64
93.10

IOPS (Input/Output operations per second)

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
522.20
441.80
SEQ1M
Q1T1
513.30
430.80
RND4K
Q32T16
56,772.50
43,189.70
RND4K
Q1T1
9,678.00
22,728.50

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
15,287.10
18,044.50
SEQ1M
Q1T1
1,947.53
2,319.67
RND4K
Q32T16
9,003.75
11,831.60
RND4K
Q1T1
103.19
43.88

HD Tune Pro long-term test

A long-term test was performed to fully utilize the storage. You can see at what point the cache (if present) becomes full and write performance drops. A test file of 300 GB was written to the medium. After approx. 172 GB, the cache was full and performance was throttled.
The test file could at least be read with an average read speed of 517 MB/s and written at 199 MB/s.

HD Tune endurance test TEST: TeamGroup T-Force Vulcan Z 512GB SATA SSD

HD Tune Pro Benchmark

HD Tune writes a 1 GB file to the TeamGroup SATA SSD. The transfer data of the read speed is displayed graphically. The minimum, maximum and average values are also determined. The measured access time and burst rate are also shown.

HD Tune TEST: TeamGroup T-Force Vulcan Z 512GB SATA SSD

ATTO Disk Benchmark

Here, a 256 MB file is written to the TeamGroup SATA SSD multiple times. The I/O block size varies (from 512 bytes to 64 megabytes). The larger the blocks, the faster writing and reading usually becomes.

ATTO Disk Benchmark TEST: TeamGroup T-Force Vulcan Z 512GB SATA SSD

SSD-Z Benchmark

Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the TeamGroup SATA SSD here. The transfer data is displayed. The more consistent the line, the better. Unfortunately, the tool no longer works correctly from around 4,000 MB/s and no line is displayed (and sometimes incorrect min/max data is shown).

SSD-Z TEST: TeamGroup T-Force Vulcan Z 512GB SATA SSD

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