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XPG Gammix S70 2 TB (IG5236 + B27B)

2 TB
Capacity
IG5236
Controller
TLC
Flash
PCIe 4.0 x4
Interface
M.2 2280
Form Factor

Multiple hardware versions found.

Performance could vary due to unannounced flash/controller changes.

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Back
Package
Package
PCB Front
PCB Front
PCB Back
PCB Back
DRAM
DRAM
Flash
Flash
SSD Controller
Controller
The XPG Gammix S70 is a solid-state drive in the M.2 2280 form factor, launched in September 2020. It is available in capacities ranging from 1 TB to 2 TB. This page reports specifications for the 2 TB variant. With the rest of the system, the XPG Gammix S70 interfaces using a PCI-Express 4.0 x4 connection. The SSD controller is the IG5236 (Rainier) from InnoGrit, a DRAM cache chip is available. XPG has installed 96-layer TLC NAND flash on the Gammix S70, 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 processed more quickly. The cache is sized at 676 GB, once it is full, writes complete at 2000 MB/s. Copying data out of the SLC cache (folding) completes at 870 MB/s. Thanks to support for the fast PCI-Express 4.0 interface, performance is excellent. The Gammix S70 is rated for sequential read speeds of up to 7,400 MB/s and 6,400 MB/s write; random IOPS reach up to 650K for reads and 740K for writes.
At its launch, the SSD was priced at 400 USD. The warranty length is set to five years, which is an excellent warranty period. XPG guarantees an endurance rating of 1480 TBW, a typical value for consumer SSDs.

Solid-State-Drive

Capacity: 2 TB (2048 GB)
Variants: 1 TB 2 TB
Hardware Versions:
Overprovisioning: 140.7 GB / 7.4 %
Production: Active
Released: Sep 2020
Price at Launch: 400 USD
Part Number: AGAMMIXS70-1T-C
Market: Consumer

Physical

Form Factor: M.2 2280 (Double-Sided)
Interface: PCIe 4.0 x4
Protocol: NVMe 1.4
Power Draw: 1.6 W (Idle)
3.4 W (Avg)
8.6 W (Max)

Controller

Manufacturer: InnoGrit
Name: IG5236 (Rainier)
Architecture: ARM 32-bit Cortex-R5
Core Count: Quad-Core
Frequency: 667 MHz
Foundry: TSMC FinFET
Process: 12 nm
Flash Channels: 8 @ 1,200 MT/s
Chip Enables: 4
Controller Features: DRAM (enabled)

NAND Flash

Manufacturer: Micron
Name: B27B FortisFlash
Rebranded: ADATA 60078187
Type: TLC
Technology: 96-layer
Speed: 533 MT/s .. 1200 MT/s
Capacity: 4 chips @ 4 Tbit
ONFI: 4.1
Topology: Floating Gate
Dies per Chip: 8 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: DDR4-3200
Name: SK Hynix H5AN8G6NDJR-XNC
Capacity: 2048 MB
(2x 1024 MB)
Organization: 8Gx16

Performance

Sequential Read: 7,400 MB/s
Sequential Write: 6,400 MB/s
Random Read: 650,000 IOPS
Random Write: 740,000 IOPS
Endurance: 1480 TBW
Warranty: 5 Years
MTBF: 2.0 Million Hours
Drive Writes Per Day (DWPD): 0.4
SLC Write Cache: approx. 676 GB
(dynamic only)
Speed when Cache Exhausted: approx. 2000 MB/s
Cache Folding Speed: 870 MB/s

Features

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

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Notes

Drive:

Some variants might have Samsung DRAM Cache.
After 30 seconds of idle time it was able to recover over 333GB of it's pSLC Cache.

NAND Die:

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

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