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 512 GB 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 processed more quickly. The cache is sized at 167 GB, once it is full, writes complete at 200 MB/s. The AN3+ is rated for sequential read speeds of up to 2,800 MB/s and 2,000 MB/s write; random IOPS reach up to 750K for reads and 600K for writes.
At its launch, the SSD was priced at 86 USD. The warranty length is set to five years, which is an excellent warranty period. Asgard guarantees an endurance rating of 300 TBW, a typical value for consumer SSDs.