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XPG Gammix S70 Blade 2 TB (IG5236 + Micron B47R)

2 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.

Back
Back
Package
Package
PCB Front
PCB Front
PCB Back
PCB Back
DRAM
DRAM
Flash
Flash
SSD Controller
Controller
NAND Die
NAND Die
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 2 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 soaked up more quickly. The cache is sized at 623 GB, once it is full, writes complete at 2800 MB/s. Copying data out of the SLC cache (folding) completes at 1600 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 6,800 MB/s write; random IOPS reach up to 750K for reads and 750K for writes.
At its launch, the SSD was priced at 300 USD. The warranty length is set to five years, which is an excellent warranty period. XPG guarantees an endurance rating of 1480 TBW, a typical value for consumer SSDs.

Solid-State-Drive

Capacity: 2 TB (2048 GB)
Variants: 1 TB 2 TB 4 TB
Hardware Versions:
Overprovisioning: 140.7 GB / 7.4 %
Production: Active
Released: 2021
Price at Launch: 300 USD
Part Number: AGAMMIXS70B-2T-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
Rebranded: ADATA 60079202
Type: TLC
Technology: 176-layer
Speed: 1200 MT/s .. 1600 MT/s
Capacity: 4 chips @ 4 Tbit
ONFI: 4.1
Topology: Replacement Gate
Die Size: 50 mm²
(10.2 Gbit/mm²)
Dies per Chip: 8 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 K4A8G165WC-BCTD (E-die)
Capacity: 2048 MB
(2x 1024 MB)
Organization: 8Gx16

Performance

Sequential Read: 7,400 MB/s
Sequential Write: 6,800 MB/s
Random Read: 750,000 IOPS
Random Write: 750,000 IOPS
Endurance: 1480 TBW
Warranty: 5 Years
MTBF: 2.0 Million Hours
Drive Writes Per Day (DWPD): 0.4
SLC Write Cache: approx. 623 GB
(dynamic only)
Speed when Cache Exhausted: approx. 2800 MB/s
Cache Folding Speed: 1600 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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