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Asgard AN3+ 1 TB

1 TB
Capacity
STAR1000P
Controller
TLC
Flash
PCIe 3.0 x4
Interface
M.2 2280
Form Factor
Front
Package
Package
SSD Controller
Controller
NAND Die
NAND Die
The Asgard AN3+ is a solid-state drive in the M.2 2280 form factor, launched in 2018. It is available in capacities ranging from 512 GB to 1 TB. This page reports specifications for the 1 TB variant. With the rest of the system, the Asgard AN3+ interfaces using a PCI-Express 3.0 x4 connection. The SSD controller is the STAR1000P Europa+ from Starblaze, a DRAM cache chip is available. Asgard has installed 64-layer TLC NAND flash on the AN3+, the flash chips are made by Toshiba. To improve write speeds, a pseudo-SLC cache is used, so bursts of incoming writes are handled more quickly. The AN3+ is rated for sequential read speeds of up to 3,400 MB/s and 3,000 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. Asgard guarantees an endurance rating of 600 TBW, a typical value for consumer SSDs.

Solid-State-Drive

Capacity: 1 TB (1024 GB)
Variants: 512 GB 1 TB
Overprovisioning: 70.3 GB / 7.4 %
Production: Active
Released: 2018
Part Number: ASNVP1TB3DD+1SRD
Market: Consumer

Physical

Form Factor: M.2 2280 (Double-Sided)
Interface: PCIe 3.0 x4
Protocol: NVMe 1.3
Power Draw: Unknown

Controller

Manufacturer: Starblaze
Name: STAR1000P Europa+
Architecture: Synopsys DesignWare 32-bit ARC HS38
Core Count: Dual-Core
Foundry: TSMC
Process: 28 nm
Flash Channels: 8 @ 800 MT/s
Chip Enables: 8
Controller Features: DRAM (enabled)

NAND Flash

Manufacturer: Toshiba
Name: BiCS3
Type: TLC
Technology: 64-layer
Speed: 533 MT/s
Capacity: 4 chips @ 2 Tbit
Toggle: 2.0
Topology: Charge Trap
Process: 19 nm
Die Size: 132 mm²
(3.9 Gbit/mm²)
Dies per Chip: 4 dies @ 512 Gbit
Planes per Die: 2
Decks per Die: 2
Read Time (tR): 80 µs
Program Time (tProg): 695 µs
Die Read Speed: 400 MB/s
Die Write Speed: 46 MB/s
Endurance:
(up to)		 3000 P/E Cycles
(30000 in SLC Mode)
Page Size: 16 KB
Block Size: 768 Pages
Plane Size: 2732 Blocks

DRAM Cache

Type: DDR4
Capacity: 1024 MB
(2x 512 MB)

Performance

Sequential Read: 3,400 MB/s
Sequential Write: 3,000 MB/s
Random Read: Unknown
Random Write: Unknown
Endurance: 600 TBW
Warranty: 5 Years
MTBF: 1.5 Million Hours
Drive Writes Per Day (DWPD): 0.3
SLC Write Cache: Yes

Features

TRIM: Yes
SMART: Yes
Power Loss Protection: No
Encryption:
  • AES-128
  • AES-256
RGB Lighting: No
PS5 Compatible: No

Notes

Controller:

This controller can actually be Dual Core or Quad core depending on the manufacturer since this controller is based on the Synopsys ARC @HS38 architecture.

NAND Die:

Read latency:
tR: 64µs (SBL)
tR: 80µs (ABL)
tPROG withoug Overhead: ~ 695µs (Avg) (~ 46 MB/s per die)
tPROG w/ ~25% Overhead: ~ 927µs (Avg) (~ 34.5 MB/s per die)
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