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XPG Gammix S70 Blade 1 TB (IG5236 + Micron B47R)

1 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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The XPG Gammix S70 Blade is a solid-state drive in the M.2 2280 form factor, launched in 2021. It is available in capacities ranging from 1 TB to 4 TB. This page reports specifications for the 1 TB variant. With the rest of the system, the XPG Gammix S70 Blade 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 176-layer TLC NAND flash on the Gammix S70 Blade, 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 cache is sized at 339 GB, once it is full, writes complete at 1931 MB/s. Copying data out of the SLC cache (folding) completes at 960 MB/s. Thanks to support for the fast PCI-Express 4.0 interface, performance is excellent. The Gammix S70 Blade is rated for sequential read speeds of up to 7,400 MB/s and 5,500 MB/s write; random IO reaches 740K IOPS for read and 740K for writes.
At its launch, the SSD was priced at 150 USD. The warranty length is set to five years, which is an excellent warranty period. XPG guarantees an endurance rating of 740 TBW, a typical value for consumer SSDs.

Solid-State-Drive

Capacity: 1 TB (1024 GB)
Variants: 1 TB 2 TB 4 TB
Hardware Versions:
Overprovisioning: 70.3 GB / 7.4 %
Production: Active
Released: 2021
Price at Launch: 150 USD
Part Number: AGAMMIXS70B-1T-CS
Market: Consumer

Physical

Form Factor: M.2 2280 (Double-Sided)
Interface: PCIe 4.0 x4
Protocol: NVMe 1.4
Power Draw: Unknown

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: B47R FortisFlash
Part Number: IA7BG94AYA
Rebranded: ADATA 60079146
Type: TLC
Technology: 176-layer
Speed: 1200 MT/s .. 1600 MT/s
Capacity: 4 chips @ 2 Tbit
ONFI: 4.1
Topology: Replacement Gate
Die Size: 50 mm²
(10.2 Gbit/mm²)
Dies per Chip: 4 dies @ 512 Gbit
Planes per Die: 4
Decks per Die: 2
Word Lines: 195 per NAND String
90.3% Vertical Efficiency
Read Time (tR): 56 µs
Program Time (tProg): 502 µs
Block Erase Time (tBERS): 15 ms
Die Read Speed: 1143 MB/s
Die Write Speed: 127 MB/s
Endurance:
(up to)
3000 P/E Cycles
(40000 in SLC Mode)
Page Size: 16 KB
Block Size: 2112 Pages
Plane Size: 550 Blocks

DRAM Cache

Type: DDR4-2666 CL19
Name: SAMSUNG K4A4G165WE-BCRC (E-die)
Capacity: 1024 MB
(2x 512 MB)
Organization: 4Gx16

Performance

Sequential Read: 7,400 MB/s
Sequential Write: 5,500 MB/s
Random Read: 740,000 IOPS
Random Write: 740,000 IOPS
Endurance: 740 TBW
Warranty: 5 Years
MTBF: 2.0 Million Hours
Drive Writes Per Day (DWPD): 0.4
SLC Write Cache: approx. 339 GB
(dynamic only)
Speed when Cache Exhausted: approx. 1931 MB/s
Cache Folding Speed: 960 MB/s

Features

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

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Notes

Drive:

Also Supports End-to-End Data protection.

NAND Die:

This Flash can run safely at 1600 MT/s (800 MHz)
tPROG with overhead: ~ 533 µs (Avg 120 MB/s per die)

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