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XPG Gammix S50 Lite 1 TB (Micron B27B)

1 TB
Capacity
SM2267
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.

SSD Controller
Controller
The XPG Gammix S50 Lite is a solid-state drive in the M.2 2280 form factor, launched in 2020. It is available in capacities ranging from 1 TB to 2 TB. This page reports specifications for the 1 TB variant. With the rest of the system, the XPG Gammix S50 Lite interfaces using a PCI-Express 4.0 x4 connection. The SSD controller is the SM2267 from Silicon Motion, a DRAM cache chip is available. XPG has installed 96-layer TLC NAND flash on the Gammix S50 Lite, 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 processed more quickly. Thanks to support for the fast PCI-Express 4.0 interface, performance is excellent. The Gammix S50 Lite is rated for sequential read speeds of up to 3,900 MB/s and 3,200 MB/s write; random IOPS reach up to 380K for reads and 540K 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
Hardware Versions:
Overprovisioning: 70.3 GB / 7.4 %
Production: Active
Released: 2020
Price at Launch: 150 USD
Part Number: AGAMMIXS50L-1T-C
Market: Consumer

Physical

Form Factor: M.2 2280 (Double-Sided)
Interface: PCIe 4.0 x4
Protocol: NVMe 1.3
Power Draw: 1.5 W (Idle)
Unknown (Avg)
Unknown (Max)

Controller

Manufacturer: Silicon Motion
Name: SM2267
Architecture: ARM 32-bit Cortex-R5
Core Count: Dual-Core
Foundry: TSMC
Process: 28 nm
Flash Channels: 4
Chip Enables: 8
Controller Features: HMB

NAND Flash

Manufacturer: Micron
Name: B27B FortisFlash
Type: TLC
Technology: 96-layer
Speed: 533 MT/s .. 1200 MT/s
Capacity: 4 chips @ 2 Tbit
ONFI: 4.1
Topology: Floating Gate
Dies per Chip: 4 dies @ 512 Gbit
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: DDR4
Capacity: 1024 MB
Organization: x16

Performance

Sequential Read: 3,900 MB/s
Sequential Write: 3,200 MB/s
Random Read: 380,000 IOPS
Random Write: 540,000 IOPS
Endurance: 740 TBW
Warranty: 5 Years
MTBF: 2.0 Million Hours
Drive Writes Per Day (DWPD): 0.4
SLC Write Cache: Yes

Features

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

Notes

NAND Die:

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

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