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Zadak Spark RGB 1 TB

1 TB
Capacity
Phison E12
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.

Back
Back
Package
Package
PCB Front
PCB Front
PCB Back
PCB Back
Flash
Flash
DRAM
DRAM
SSD Controller
Controller
NAND Die
NAND Die
The Zadak Spark RGB is a solid-state drive in the M.2 2280 form factor, launched in June 2020. It is available in capacities ranging from 512 GB to 2 TB. This page reports specifications for the 1 TB variant. With the rest of the system, the Zadak Spark RGB interfaces using a PCI-Express 3.0 x4 connection. The SSD controller is the PS5012-E12-27 from Phison, a DRAM cache chip is available. Zadak has installed 96-layer TLC NAND flash on the Spark RGB, 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 cache is sized at 14 GB, once it is full, writes complete at 939 MB/s. The Spark RGB is rated for sequential read speeds of up to 3,400 MB/s and 3,000 MB/s write.
At its launch, the SSD was priced at 220 USD. The warranty length is set to five years, which is an excellent warranty period. Zadak guarantees an endurance rating of 726 TBW, a typical value for consumer SSDs.

Solid-State-Drive

Capacity: 1 TB (1024 GB)
Variants: 512 GB 1 TB 2 TB
Overprovisioning: 70.3 GB / 7.4 %
Production: Active
Released: Jun 2020
Price at Launch: 220 USD
Part Number: Unknown
Market: Consumer

Physical

Form Factor: M.2 2280 (Double-Sided)
Interface: PCIe 3.0 x4
Protocol: NVMe 1.3
Power Draw: Unknown

Controller

Manufacturer: Phison
Name: PS5012-E12-27
Architecture: ARM 32-bit Cortex-R5
Core Count: Quad-Core
Frequency: 667 MHz
Foundry: TSMC
Process: 28 nm
Flash Channels: 8 @ 667 MT/s
Chip Enables: 4
Controller Features: DRAM (enabled)

NAND Flash

Manufacturer: Micron
Name: B27A FortisFlash
Rebranded: IA7BG64AVA
Type: TLC
Technology: 96-layer
Speed: 50 MT/s .. 800 MT/s
Capacity: 4 chips @ 2 Tbit
ONFI: 4.0
Topology: Floating Gate
Die Size: 82 mm²
(6.2 Gbit/mm²)
Dies per Chip: 4 dies @ 512 Gbit
Planes per Die: 4
Decks per Die: 2
Word Lines: 106 per NAND String
90.6% Vertical Efficiency
Read Time (tR): 88 µs
Program Time (tProg): 800 µs
Block Erase Time (tBERS): 15 ms
Die Read Speed: 727 MB/s
Die Write Speed: 80 MB/s
Endurance:
(up to)
2000 P/E Cycles
(40000 in SLC Mode)
Page Size: 16 KB
Block Size: 5184 Pages
Plane Size: 236 Blocks

DRAM Cache

Type: DDR4-2400
Name: SK Hynix H5AN4G6NBJR-UHC
Capacity: 1024 MB
(2x 512 MB)
Organization: 4Gx16

Performance

Sequential Read: 3,400 MB/s
Sequential Write: 3,000 MB/s
Random Read: Unknown
Random Write: 560,000 IOPS
Endurance: 726 TBW
Warranty: 5 Years
MTBF: 1.8 Million Hours
Drive Writes Per Day (DWPD): 0.4
SLC Write Cache: approx. 14 GB
(static only)
Speed when Cache Exhausted: approx. 939 MB/s

Features

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

Reviews

Notes

Drive:

The controller could have changed from E12 to E12S with changing the flash from Micron B27A to Kioxia BiCS4.

Controller:

2 main cores using Cortex-R5 clocked at 667 MHz with CoXProcessor technology (one additional dual-core) Cortex-R5 clocked at a lower clock for better efficience.

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