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Zadak TWSG3 128 GB

128 GB
Capacity
IG5216
Controller
TLC
Flash
PCIe 3.0 x4
Interface
M.2 2280
Form Factor
SSD Controller
Controller
The Zadak TWSG3 is a solid-state drive in the M.2 2280 form factor, launched on March 31st, 2021. It is available in capacities ranging from 128 GB to 2 TB. This page reports specifications for the 128 GB variant. With the rest of the system, the Zadak TWSG3 interfaces using a PCI-Express 3.0 x4 connection. The SSD controller is the IG5216 (Shasta+) from InnoGrit, a DRAM cache is not available. Zadak has installed 96-layer TLC NAND flash on the TWSG3, the flash chips are made by Micron. To improve write speeds, a pseudo-SLC cache is used, so bursts of incoming writes are soaked up more quickly. The TWSG3 is rated for sequential read speeds of up to 3,500 MB/s and 3,200 MB/s write.
The SSD's price at launch is unknown. The warranty length is set to five years, which is an excellent warranty period. Zadak guarantees an endurance rating of 100 TBW, a typical value for consumer SSDs.

Solid-State-Drive

Capacity: 128 GB
Variants: 128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2 TB
Overprovisioning: 8.8 GB / 7.4 %
Production: Active
Released: Mar 31st, 2021
Part Number: Unknown
Market: Consumer

Physical

Form Factor: M.2 2280
Interface: PCIe 3.0 x4
Protocol: NVMe 1.3
Power Draw: Unknown

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: B27B FortisFlash
Type: TLC
Technology: 96-layer
Speed: 533 MT/s .. 1200 MT/s
Capacity: Unknown
ONFI: 4.1
Topology: Floating Gate
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: None
Host-Memory-Buffer (HMB): 64 MB

Performance

Sequential Read: 3,500 MB/s
Sequential Write: 3,200 MB/s
Random Read: Unknown
Random Write: 360,000 IOPS
Endurance: 100 TBW
Warranty: 5 Years
MTBF: 1.5 Million Hours
Drive Writes Per Day (DWPD): 0.4
SLC Write Cache: Yes

Features

TRIM: Yes
SMART: Yes
Power Loss Protection: No
Encryption:
  • Unknown
RGB Lighting: No
PS5 Compatible: No

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Notes

Controller:

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

NAND Die:

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

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