This doubles the transmission speed of a PCI lane compared to PCI Express 3.0. This benefits above all NVMe M.2 SSDs, which are connected directly to the new Ryzen CPUs with four lanes. Theoretically, transmission speeds of up to 8 GBit / s are now possible. Gigabyte is one of the first manufacturers to offer the new AORUS NVMe Gen4 SSDs, which can take advantage of the new PCIe standard, which is especially reflected in the write speed, which is here at a maximum of 4,400 MB / s. Even in PCIe 3.0 systems, Gigabyte's new NVMe M.2 SSDs are faster than their predecessors.
The features of the AORUS NVMe Gen4 SSD 2TB at a glance:
- Modern M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD with PCI Express 4.0 standard and NVMe 1.3
- Storage capacity of two terabytes, two gigabytes of DDR4 memory
- New controller Phison PS5016-E16 and BiCS4-TLC-NAND from Toshiba
- Maximum read speed of 5,000 MB / s and write speed of 4,400 MB / s
- Reading maximum IOPS: 750 K and writing: 700K
- Including copper heat spreader
- Backward compatible with PCIe 3.0
- MTBF: 1.7 million hours, manufacturer's warranty: 5 years or 3,600 TBW (TB Written)
M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD with brute read and write speed
The new PS5016-E16 controller from Phison this hyper-fast drive supports four PCI Express lanes of the new standard 4.0, which make a theoretical maximum of about 8,000 MB / s possible! Internally, the controller is connected to the flash memory with eight lanes. In conjunction with Toshiba's built-in BiCS4 TLC NAND, this 2 TB version of the AORUS NVMe Gen4 SSD from Gigabyte achieves tremendous 5,000 MB / s read and amazing 4,400 MB / s write and fantastic IOPS of 750,000 in 4KB -Read or 700,000 in 4KB-Write. There are also two GB of onboard DDR4 cache. Even on PCIe 3.0 systems, this M.2 NMVe memory bar is even faster than M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 SSDs.
Highly efficient 3D TLC NAND with 96 layers
In the case of the AORUS NVMe Gen4 SSD BiCS4-TCL-NAND memory, the memory cells are cylindrically stacked in several layers. As a result, on the one hand, larger storage volumes with a higher reading and writing speed are possible with a smaller area of the storage blocks, on the other hand the life of the storage is increased and the energy efficiency is improved. Compared to the previous series, the AORUS NVMe Gen4 SSDs have 96 instead of 64 layers, so even with this 2 TB total capacity they are only equipped on one side, which means they are more compatible and can be installed in many notebooks.
Includes heatspreader made of solid copper
The AORUS NVMe Gen4 SSD adds a massive copper copper heatspreader to Gigabyte, which can be mounted if, for example, the motherboard does not have its own cooling options for M.2 SSDs. A total of 27 fins increase the surface area to dissipate heat more efficiently, regardless of whether the airflow flows vertically or horizontally or diagonally through the case. This improves the user experience, especially when transferring large files or using high-write applications.
The PS5016-E16 controller supports the latest NVMe 1.3 protocol, LDPC error correction, wear leveling, and over-provisioning to extend its life. This allows Gigabyte to guarantee a Mean Time Before Failure (MTBF) of at least 1.7 million hours and a 5-year or 3,600 TBW warranty.
Technical details:
- Dimensions with heatspreader: 23.5 x 11.4 x 80.5 mm (W x H x D)
- Without heat spreader: 22 x 2.38 x 80 mm (W x H x D)
- Format and interface: M.2 / M-Key 2280 (PCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 1.3)
- Weight: 8 g
- Capacity: 2 TB
Cache: 2 GB of DDR4 RAM
-- Controller: Phison PS5016-E16
- NAND: Toshiba BiCS4 TLC NAND
- Performance (PCIe 4.0):
- Reading: max. 5,000 MB / s
- Write: max. 4,400 MB / s
- IOPS (4KB Random Read, QD32): 750,000
- IOPS (4KB Random Write, QD32): 700,000
- Power consumption (Idle / Read / Write): 0.021 / 6.5 / 6.6 W
- Compatibility (Features): NVMe 1.3, TRIM, S.M.A.R.T., 256bit AES, TCG / Opal, IEEE 1667 (Encrypted Drive), Garbage Collection, Dynamic Thermal - Guard, DevSlp, LDPC Error Correction, Wear Leveling and Over Provisioning
- Average life expectancy: 1.7 million h
- Guaranteed Write Volume (TBW): 3,600 terabytes (5 years manufacturer's warranty)
- Operating temperature: 0 to 70 ° C