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Acer FA100 2 TB (Micron B27B)

2 TB
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.

Package
Package
SSD Controller
Controller
NAND Die
NAND Die
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 2 TB 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 64-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 absorbed more quickly. The FA100 is rated for sequential read speeds of up to 3,150 MB/s and 2,600 MB/s write; random IO reaches 379K IOPS for read and 280K for writes.
At its launch, the SSD was priced at 200 USD. The warranty length is set to five years, which is an excellent warranty period. Acer guarantees an endurance rating of 1200 TBW, a typical value for consumer SSDs.

Solid-State-Drive

Capacity: 2 TB (2048 GB)
Variants: 128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2 TB
Hardware Versions:
Overprovisioning: 140.7 GB / 7.4 %
Production: Active
Released: Apr 30th, 2021
Price at Launch: 200 USD
Part Number: BL.9BWWA.121
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)
Unknown (Avg)
4.0 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: B17A FortisFlash
Rebranded: Rebranded by Biwin
Type: TLC
Technology: 64-layer
Speed: 50 MT/s .. 667 MT/s
Capacity: 4 chips @ 4 Tbit
ONFI: 4.0
Topology: Floating Gate
Process: 16 nm
Die Size: 108 mm²
(4.7 Gbit/mm²)
Dies per Chip: 8 dies @ 512 Gbit
Planes per Die: 4
Decks per Die: 2
Word Lines: 74 per NAND String
86.5% Vertical Efficiency
Read Time (tR): 88 µs
Program Time (tProg): 930 µs
Block Erase Time (tBERS): 15 ms
Die Read Speed: 727 MB/s
Die Write Speed: 69 MB/s
Endurance:
(up to)
3000 P/E Cycles
(40000 in SLC Mode)
Page Size: 16 KB
Block Size: 2304 Pages
Plane Size: 504 Blocks

DRAM Cache

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

Performance

Sequential Read: 3,150 MB/s
Sequential Write: 2,600 MB/s
Random Read: 379,000 IOPS
Random Write: 280,000 IOPS
Endurance: 1200 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

Notes

Drive:

This SSD already has 2 variants out there, a newer one with Micron's FortisFlash B47R.

Controller:

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

NAND Die:

tPROG with some Overhead: ~ 930µs (Avg)
Effective Program page time without VPP : 1900μs(TYP) ( ~ 33 MB/s)

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