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Sabrent Rocket Q4 2 TB

2 TB
Capacity
Phison E16
Controller
QLC
Flash
PCIe 4.0 x4
Interface
M.2 2280
Form Factor
Package
Package
Back
Back
PCB Front
PCB Front
PCB Back
PCB Back
DRAM
DRAM
Flash
Flash
SSD Controller
Controller
NAND Die
NAND Die
The Sabrent Rocket Q4 was a solid-state drive in the M.2 2280 form factor, launched on July 22nd, 2020, that is no longer in production. It was 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 Sabrent Rocket Q4 interfaces using a PCI-Express 4.0 x4 connection. The SSD controller is the PS5016-E16-32 from Phison, a DRAM cache chip is available. Sabrent has installed 96-layer QLC NAND flash on the Rocket Q4, the flash chips are made by Micron. To improve write speeds, a pseudo-SLC cache is used, so bursts of incoming writes are processed more quickly. The cache is sized at 488 GB. Copying data out of the SLC cache (folding) completes at 250 MB/s. Thanks to support for the fast PCI-Express 4.0 interface, performance is excellent. The Rocket Q4 is rated for sequential read speeds of up to 4,800 MB/s and 3,600 MB/s write; random IOPS reach up to 350K for reads and 700K for writes.
At its launch, the SSD was priced at 320 USD. The warranty length is set to five years, which is an excellent warranty period. Sabrent guarantees an endurance rating of 400 TBW, a relatively low value compared to other SSDs.

Solid-State-Drive

Capacity: 2 TB (2000 GB)
Variants: 1 TB 2 TB 4 TB
Overprovisioning: 185.4 GB / 10.0 %
Production: End-of-life
Released: Jul 22nd, 2020
Price at Launch: 320 USD
Part Number: SB-RKTQ4-2TB
Market: Consumer

Physical

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

Controller

Manufacturer: Phison
Name: PS5016-E16-32
Architecture: ARM 32-bit Cortex-R5
Core Count: Quad-Core
Frequency: 733 MHz
Foundry: TSMC
Process: 28 nm
Flash Channels: 8 @ 800 MT/s
Chip Enables: 4
Controller Features: DRAM (enabled)

NAND Flash

Manufacturer: Micron
Name: N28A FortisFlash
Part Number: IA7HG66AWA
Type: QLC
Technology: 96-layer
Speed: 50 MT/s .. 800 MT/s
Capacity: 4 chips @ 4 Tbit
ONFI: 4.0
Topology: Floating Gate
Die Size: 115 mm²
(8.9 Gbit/mm²)
Dies per Chip: 4 dies @ 1 Tbit
Planes per Die: 4
Read Time (tR): 90 µs
Program Time (tProg): 2080 µs
Block Erase Time (tBERS): 15 ms
Die Read Speed: 711 MB/s
Die Write Speed: 30 MB/s
Endurance:
(up to)
1500 P/E Cycles
(30000 in SLC Mode)
Page Size: 16 KB
Block Size: 4608 Pages
Plane Size: 492 Blocks

DRAM Cache

Type: DDR4-2666 CL19
Name: SK Hynix H5AN8G8NCJR-VKC
Capacity: 2048 MB
(2x 1024 MB)
Organization: 8Gx8

Performance

Sequential Read: 4,800 MB/s
Sequential Write: 3,600 MB/s
Random Read: 350,000 IOPS
Random Write: 700,000 IOPS
Endurance: 400 TBW
Warranty: 5 Years
MTBF: 1.8 Million Hours
Drive Writes Per Day (DWPD): 0.1
SLC Write Cache: approx. 488 GB
(dynamic only)
Cache Folding Speed: 250 MB/s

Features

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

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Notes

Drive:

5-year warranty, but only 1-year without registration

Controller:

2 main cores using Cortex-R5 clocked at 733 MHz with CoXProcessor technology (one additional dual-core) Cortex-R5 clocked at 200MHz ~ 300MHz for better efficience.

NAND Die:

tPROG with overhead: 2080 µs (Avg 30 MB/s per die)

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