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Anaconda i4-X Fiery Serpent 2 TB

2 TB
Capacity
Phison E18
Controller
TLC
Flash
PCIe 4.0 x4
Interface
M.2 2280
Form Factor
Front
PCB Front
Nikktech
PCB Front
PCB Back
Nikktech
PCB Back
SSD Controller
Controller
The Anaconda i4-X Fiery Serpent is a solid-state drive in the M.2 2280 form factor, launched in March 2023. 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 Anaconda i4-X Fiery Serpent interfaces using a PCI-Express 4.0 x4 connection. The SSD controller is the PS5018-E18-41 from Phison, a DRAM cache chip is available. Anaconda has installed 112-layer TLC NAND flash on the i4-X Fiery Serpent, 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. Thanks to support for the fast PCI-Express 4.0 interface, performance is excellent. The i4-X Fiery Serpent is rated for sequential read speeds of up to 7,000 MB/s and 7,000 MB/s write.
At its launch, the SSD was priced at 128 USD. The warranty length is set to five years, which is an excellent warranty period. Anaconda guarantees an endurance rating of 1400 TBW, a typical value for consumer SSDs.

Solid-State-Drive

Capacity: 2 TB (2000 GB)
Variants: 1 TB 2 TB 4 TB
Overprovisioning: 185.4 GB / 10.0 %
Production: Active
Released: Mar 2023
Price at Launch: 128 USD
Part Number: I4X200000345
Market: Consumer

Physical

Form Factor: M.2 2280 (Double-Sided)
Interface: PCIe 4.0 x4
Protocol: NVMe 1.4
Power Draw: Unknown

Controller

Manufacturer: Phison
Name: PS5018-E18-41
Architecture: ARM 32-bit Cortex-R5
Core Count: 5-Core
Frequency: 1,000 MHz
Foundry: TSMC
Process: 12 nm
Flash Channels: 8 @ 1,600 MT/s
Chip Enables: 4
Controller Features: DRAM (enabled)

NAND Flash

Manufacturer: Toshiba
Name: BiCS5 HDR
Type: TLC
Technology: 112-layer
Speed: 1600 MT/s
Capacity: 4 chips @ 4 Tbit
Toggle: 4.0
Topology: Charge Trap
Dies per Chip: 8 dies @ 512 Gbit
Planes per Die: 2
Word Lines: 128 per NAND String
87.5% Vertical Efficiency
Read Time (tR): 56 µs
Program Time (tProg): 484 µs
Die Read Speed: 571 MB/s
Die Write Speed: 66 MB/s
Endurance:
(up to)		 3000 P/E Cycles
(100000 in SLC Mode)
Page Size: 16 KB
Block Size: 1344 Pages
Plane Size: 448 Blocks

DRAM Cache

Type: DDR4-3200 CL22
Name: SK Hynix H5AN8G6NDJR-XNC
Capacity: 2048 MB
(2x 1024 MB)
Organization: 8Gx16

Performance

Sequential Read: 7,000 MB/s
Sequential Write: 7,000 MB/s
Random Read: 1,200,000 IOPS
Random Write: Unknown
Endurance: 1400 TBW
Warranty: 5 Years
MTBF: 1.6 Million Hours
Drive Writes Per Day (DWPD): 0.4
SLC Write Cache: Yes

Features

TRIM: Yes
SMART: Yes
Power Loss Protection: No
Encryption:
  • Unknown
RGB Lighting: No
PS5 Compatible: Yes

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Notes

Controller:

3 main cores using Cortex-R5 clocked at 1000 MHz with CoXProcessor technology (one additional dual-core) Cortex-R5 clocked at a lower clock for better efficience. (200 - 300 MHz)

NAND Die:

Although this Die is a 4-plane design, most Kioxia BiCS5 NAND Dies used in most SSDs are dual planes design because of Yield and production cost.
And because of the die being dual-plane the Throughput is cut in half to 66 MB/s per die.
There is no CuA (Circuitry under Array) in the Dual-Plane variant.
Typical Endurance: 1700 P.E.C.
Rated Endurance: 5.000 (up to) P.E.C.
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