The IRDM M.2 SSD is a solid-state drive in the M.2 2280 form factor, launched in 2021. It is only available in the 512 GB capacity listed on this page. With the rest of the system, the IRDM M.2 SSD interfaces using a PCI-Express 3.0 x4 connection. The SSD controller is the PS5012-E12S-32 from Phison, a DRAM cache chip is available. IRDM has installed 96-layer TLC NAND flash on the M.2 SSD, the flash chips are made by Toshiba. 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 soaked up more quickly. The M.2 SSD is rated for sequential read speeds of up to 3,200 MB/s and 2,000 MB/s write; random IOPS reach up to 295K for reads and 500K for writes.
The SSD's price at launch is unknown. The warranty length is set to five years, which is an excellent warranty period. IRDM guarantees an endurance rating of 300 TBW, a typical value for consumer SSDs.