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Biostar M700 512 GB (Micron B17A)

512 GB
Capacity
SM2263XT
Controller
TLC
Flash
PCIe 3.0 x4
Interface
M.2 2280
Form Factor

Multiple hardware versions found.

Performance could vary due to unannounced flash/controller changes.

Package
Package
SSD Controller
Controller
NAND Die
NAND Die
The Biostar M700 is a solid-state drive in the M.2 2280 form factor, launched on November 22nd, 2019. It is available in capacities ranging from 256 GB to 1 TB. This page reports specifications for the 512 GB variant. With the rest of the system, the Biostar M700 interfaces using a PCI-Express 3.0 x4 connection. The SSD controller is the SM2263XT from Silicon Motion, a DRAM cache is not available. Biostar has installed 64-layer TLC NAND flash on the M700, 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. The M700 is rated for sequential read speeds of up to 2,000 MB/s and 1,600 MB/s write; random IOPS reach up to 240K for reads and 260K for writes.
At its launch, the SSD was priced at 50 USD. The warranty length is set to three years, which is above average, but shorter than the five years offered by many other vendors. The TBW rating for the Biostar M700 512 GB is unknown.

Solid-State-Drive

Capacity: 512 GB
Variants: 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB
Hardware Versions:
Overprovisioning: 35.2 GB / 7.4 %
Production: Active
Released: Nov 22nd, 2019
Price at Launch: 50 USD
Part Number: M700-512GB
Market: Consumer

Physical

Form Factor: M.2 2280
Interface: PCIe 3.0 x4
Protocol: NVMe 1.3
Power Draw: Unknown

Controller

Manufacturer: Silicon Motion
Name: SM2263XT
Architecture: ARM 32-bit Cortex-R5
Core Count: Dual-Core
Frequency: 575 MHz
Foundry: TSMC
Process: 28 nm
Flash Channels: 4 @ 800 MT/s
Chip Enables: 4
Controller Features: HMB (enabled)

NAND Flash

Manufacturer: Micron
Name: B17A FortisFlash
Type: TLC
Technology: 64-layer
Speed: 50 MT/s .. 667 MT/s
Capacity: 4 chips @ 1 Tbit
ONFI: 4.0
Topology: Floating Gate
Process: 16 nm
Die Size: 108 mm²
(4.7 Gbit/mm²)
Dies per Chip: 2 dies @ 512 Gbit
Planes per Die: 4
Decks per Die: 2
Word Lines: 74 per NAND String
86.5% Vertical Efficiency
Read Time (tR): 88 µs
Program Time (tProg): 930 µs
Block Erase Time (tBERS): 15 ms
Die Read Speed: 727 MB/s
Die Write Speed: 69 MB/s
Endurance:
(up to)
3000 P/E Cycles
(40000 in SLC Mode)
Page Size: 16 KB
Block Size: 2304 Pages
Plane Size: 504 Blocks

DRAM Cache

Type: None
Host-Memory-Buffer (HMB): 64 MB

Performance

Sequential Read: 2,000 MB/s
Sequential Write: 1,600 MB/s
Random Read: 240,000 IOPS
Random Write: 260,000 IOPS
Endurance: Unknown
Warranty: 3 Years
MTBF: 1.5 Million Hours
SLC Write Cache: Yes

Features

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

Notes

Controller:

The difference between this and the non-XT revision (SM2263, SM2263G, SM2263ENG, etc.) is that this revision doesn't support the DRAM cache, in fact it uses HMB (Host Memory Buffer).

NAND Die:

tPROG with some Overhead: ~ 930µs (Avg)
Effective Program page time without VPP : 1900μs(TYP) ( ~ 33 MB/s)

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