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Asgard AN3.0 512 GB

512 GB
Capacity
MAP1202A-F1C
Controller
TLC
Flash
PCIe 3.0 x4
Interface
M.2 2280
Form Factor
Front
SSD Controller
Controller
NAND Die
NAND Die
The Asgard AN3.0 is a solid-state drive in the M.2 2280 form factor, launched in 2021. It is available in capacities ranging from 512 GB to 1 TB. This page reports specifications for the 512 GB variant. With the rest of the system, the Asgard AN3.0 interfaces using a PCI-Express 3.0 x4 connection. The SSD controller is the MAP1202A-F1C Cougar from MaxioTech, a DRAM cache is not available. Asgard has installed 128-layer TLC NAND flash on the AN3.0, the flash chips are made by YMTC. To improve write speeds, a pseudo-SLC cache is used, so bursts of incoming writes are handled more quickly. The AN3.0 is rated for sequential read speeds of up to 3,300 MB/s and 2,700 MB/s write.
At its launch, the SSD was priced at 53 USD. The warranty length is set to five years, which is an excellent warranty period. Asgard guarantees an endurance rating of 300 TBW, a typical value for consumer SSDs.

Solid-State-Drive

Capacity: 512 GB
Variants: 512 GB 1 TB
Overprovisioning: 35.2 GB / 7.4 %
Production: Active
Released: 2021
Price at Launch: 53 USD
Part Number: Unknown
Market: Consumer

Physical

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

Controller

Manufacturer: MaxioTech
Name: MAP1202A-F1C Cougar
Architecture: ARM Cortex-R5
Core Count: Dual-Core
Foundry: TSMC
Process: 22 nm
Flash Channels: 4 @ 1,600 MT/s
Chip Enables: 4
Controller Features: HMB (enabled)

NAND Flash

Manufacturer: YMTC
Name: Xtacking 2.0 (CDT1B)
Rebranded: (Rebranded by Asgard)
Type: TLC
Technology: 128-layer
Speed: 1600 MT/s
Capacity: 4 chips @ 1 Tbit
ONFI: 4.1
Topology: Charge Trap
Die Size: 60 mm²
(8.5 Gbit/mm²)
Dies per Chip: 2 dies @ 512 Gbit
Planes per Die: 4
Decks per Die: 2
Word Lines: 141 per NAND String
90.8% Vertical Efficiency
Read Time (tR): 50 µs
Program Time (tProg): 620 µs
Block Erase Time (tBERS): 20 ms
Die Read Speed: 1280 MB/s
Die Write Speed: 70 MB/s
Endurance:
(up to)		 3000 P/E Cycles
Page Size: 16 KB
Block Size: 2304 Pages
Plane Size: 1980 Blocks

DRAM Cache

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

Performance

Sequential Read: 3,300 MB/s
Sequential Write: 2,700 MB/s
Random Read: Unknown
Random Write: Unknown
Endurance: 300 TBW
Warranty: 5 Years
MTBF: 1.5 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

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Notes

NAND Die:

Read Time (tR): Maximum is 50 µs, typical is lower
Typical Program Time (tPROG): 620 µs
Maximum Program Time (tPROG): Maximum is 910 µs
Block Erase Time (tBERS): Maximum is 20 ms, typical is lower
Array Eficiency of over 92%
YMTC 128L Xtacking 2.0 cell architecture consists of two decks connected through deck-interface buffer layer which is the same process with KIOXIA 112L BiCS 3D NAND structure. Cell size, CSL pitch, and 9-hole VC layouts keep the same design and dimension (horizontal/vertical WL and BL pitches) with previous 64L Xtacking 1.0 cell. Total number of gates is 141 (141T) including selectors and dummy WLs for the TLC operation.
This layout has a 1x 4 Plane layout, each one lineup side by side
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