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Acer FA100 512 GB (Micron B27B)

512 GB
Capacity
IG5216
Controller
TLC
Flash
PCIe 3.0 x4
Interface
M.2 2280
Form Factor

Multiple hardware versions found.

Performance could vary due to unannounced flash/controller changes.

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SSD Controller
Controller
The Acer FA100 is a solid-state drive in the M.2 2280 form factor, launched on April 30th, 2021. It is available in capacities ranging from 128 GB to 2 TB. This page reports specifications for the 512 GB variant. With the rest of the system, the Acer FA100 interfaces using a PCI-Express 3.0 x4 connection. The SSD controller is the IG5216 (Shasta+) from InnoGrit, a DRAM cache is not available. Acer has installed 96-layer TLC NAND flash on the FA100, the flash chips are made by Micron. Please note that this SSD is sold in multiple variants with different NAND flash or controller, which could affect performance, the "Notes" section at the end of this page has more info. To improve write speeds, a pseudo-SLC cache is used, so bursts of incoming writes are handled more quickly. The FA100 is rated for sequential read speeds of up to 3,200 MB/s and 2,200 MB/s write; random IO reaches 190K IOPS for read and 296K for writes.
At its launch, the SSD was priced at 60 USD. The warranty length is set to five years, which is an excellent warranty period. Acer guarantees an endurance rating of 300 TBW, a typical value for consumer SSDs.

Solid-State-Drive

Capacity: 512 GB
Variants: 128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2 TB
Hardware Versions:
Overprovisioning: 35.2 GB / 7.4 %
Production: Active
Released: Apr 30th, 2021
Price at Launch: 60 USD
Part Number: BL.9BWWA.119
Market: Consumer

Physical

Form Factor: M.2 2280 (Single-Sided)
Interface: PCIe 3.0 x4
Protocol: NVMe 1.4
Power Draw: 1.0 W (Idle)
2.0 W (Avg)
2.9 W (Max)

Controller

Manufacturer: InnoGrit
Name: IG5216 (Shasta+)
Architecture: ARM 32-bit Cortex-R5
Core Count: Dual-Core
Frequency: 525 MHz
Foundry: TSMC
Process: 28 nm
Flash Channels: 4 @ 1,066 MT/s
Controller Features: HMB (enabled)

NAND Flash

Manufacturer: Micron
Name: B27B FortisFlash
Rebranded: (Rebranded by Biwin)
Type: TLC
Technology: 96-layer
Speed: 533 MT/s .. 1200 MT/s
Capacity: 4 chips @ 1 Tbit
ONFI: 4.1
Topology: Floating Gate
Dies per Chip: 2 dies @ 512 Gbit
Planes per Die: 4
Decks per Die: 2
Word Lines: 108 per NAND String
88.9% Vertical Efficiency
Read Time (tR): 87 µs
Program Time (tProg): 800 µs
Block Erase Time (tBERS): 15 ms
Die Write Speed: 84 MB/s
Endurance:
(up to)
3000 P/E Cycles
(40000 in SLC Mode)
Page Size: 16 KB
Block Size: 3456 Pages
Plane Size: 338 Blocks

DRAM Cache

Type: None
Host-Memory-Buffer (HMB): 64 MB

Performance

Sequential Read: 3,200 MB/s
Sequential Write: 2,200 MB/s
Random Read: 190,000 IOPS
Random Write: 296,000 IOPS
Endurance: 300 TBW
Warranty: 5 Years
MTBF: 2.0 Million Hours
Drive Writes Per Day (DWPD): 0.3
SLC Write Cache: Yes

Features

TRIM: Yes
SMART: Yes
Power Loss Protection: No
Encryption:
  • No
RGB Lighting: No
PS5 Compatible: No

Same Drive

This section lists other SSDs in our database using the exact same hardware components

Notes

Drive:

This SSD already has 2 variants out there, a newer one with Micron's FortisFlash B47R.
The newer revision with Micron's B47R had a larger pSLC Cache with higher writes speed, but had lower sustained speeds after pSLC filled up.

Controller:

NAND Flash BUS: could be close to 1066 MT/s not confirmed though.

NAND Die:

tPROG - 800 µs (withouh Vpp)
tPROG w/ ~ 25% Overhead: ~ 914 µs (Avg 70 MB/s per each die)

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