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Asura Genesis Xtreme 512 GB

512 GB
Capacity
Phison E12
Controller
TLC
Flash
PCIe 3.0 x4
Interface
M.2 2280
Form Factor
Front
Package
Package
SSD Controller
Controller
NAND Die
NAND Die
The Asura Genesis Xtreme is a solid-state drive in the M.2 2280 form factor, launched in 2019. It is available in capacities ranging from 256 GB to 2 TB. This page reports specifications for the 512 GB variant. With the rest of the system, the Asura Genesis Xtreme interfaces using a PCI-Express 3.0 x4 connection. The SSD controller is the PS5012-E12-27 from Phison, a DRAM cache chip is available. Asura has installed 64-layer TLC NAND flash on the Genesis Xtreme, the flash chips are made by Toshiba. To improve write speeds, a pseudo-SLC cache is used, so bursts of incoming writes are handled more quickly. The Genesis Xtreme is rated for sequential read speeds of up to 3,400 MB/s and 2,000 MB/s write; random IO reaches 355K IOPS for read and 440K for writes.
At its launch, the SSD was priced at 130 USD. The warranty length is set to 7 years, which is a very long warranty, better than most other drives on the market. Asura guarantees an endurance rating of 800 TBW, a good value.

Solid-State-Drive

Capacity: 512 GB
Variants: 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2 TB
Overprovisioning: 35.2 GB / 7.4 %
Production: Active
Released: 2019
Price at Launch: 130 USD
Part Number: AGX0512BK
Market: Consumer

Physical

Form Factor: M.2 2280 (Double-Sided)
Interface: PCIe 3.0 x4
Protocol: NVMe 1.3
Power Draw: Unknown

Controller

Manufacturer: Phison
Name: PS5012-E12-27
Architecture: ARM 32-bit Cortex-R5
Core Count: Quad-Core
Frequency: 667 MHz
Foundry: TSMC
Process: 28 nm
Flash Channels: 8 @ 667 MT/s
Chip Enables: 4
Controller Features: DRAM (enabled)

NAND Flash

Manufacturer: Toshiba
Name: BiCS3
Type: TLC
Technology: 64-layer
Speed: 533 MT/s
Capacity: 4 chips @ 1 Tbit
ONFI: 3.2
Toggle: 2.0
Topology: Charge Trap
Process: 19 nm
Dies per Chip: 4 dies @ 256 Gbit
Planes per Die: 2
Decks per Die: 2
Read Time (tR): 80 µs
Program Time (tProg): 695 µs
Die Read Speed: 400 MB/s
Die Write Speed: 46 MB/s
Endurance:
(up to)		 3000 P/E Cycles
(30000 in SLC Mode)
Page Size: 16 KB
Block Size: 768 Pages
Plane Size: 1478 Blocks

DRAM Cache

Type: DDR4
Capacity: 512 MB
(1x 512 MB)
Organization: 4Gx16

Performance

Sequential Read: 3,400 MB/s
Sequential Write: 2,000 MB/s
Random Read: 355,000 IOPS
Random Write: 440,000 IOPS
Endurance: 800 TBW
Warranty: 7 Years
MTBF: 1.8 Million Hours
Drive Writes Per Day (DWPD): 0.6
SLC Write Cache: Yes

Features

TRIM: Yes
SMART: Yes
Power Loss Protection: No
Encryption:
  • AES-256
RGB Lighting: No
PS5 Compatible: No

Same Drive

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Notes

Controller:

2 main cores using Cortex-R5 clocked at 667 MHz with CoXProcessor technology (one additional dual-core) Cortex-R5 clocked at a lower clock for better efficience.

NAND Die:

Read latency:
tR: 64µs (SBL)
tR: 80µs (ABL)
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