Benchmarks II
Data-transfer speeds are all in line with expectations, and it's the final graph that's going to tell us what we need to know about Team Group's liquid cooling. We know from past experiences that Phison E12-powered drives tend not to run particularly hot, however we were surprised to find that when transferring over 300GB of data, the Cardea Liquid ran only 3ºC warmer with the cooling module completely removed.
In contrast, we've seen an aluminium heatsink drastically improve temperatures on a WD Black SN750. The cooling effect on Team Group's drive is far less pronounced, and if these early impressions are anything to go by, a static liquid cooling module looks impressive, but during real-world use may not be as effective as it sounds.