2nd Generation PCIe 4.0x4 Controller The 2nd generation PCIe 4.0 controller PS5018-E18 deliver sequential read/write up to 7GB/s with 3D TLC NAND Flash. The E18 controller is built with the advanced 12nm process ensuring sufficient computing power. Also it supports up to 8 NAND Flash channel with 32CE, DDR4 SLC caching and meets NVMe 1.4. NAND Flash Selected for High Quality and Performance Selected High Speed 3D TLC NAND Flash (1200MT/s) The 3D TLC NAND Flash(96L) is operating at 1200MT/s, Which is 50 % more than the prevision version that leads to better performance. Xtreme Storage Performance With 2nd generation PCIe 4.0 controller E18, AORUS Gen4 7000s SSD delivers blazing speeds: up to 7,000 MB/s for sequential read, and up to 5,500MB/s sequential write. Sequential Read performance of PCIe 4.0 SSDs is up to 2 times faster than the PCIe 3.0 SSDs. Get ready to enter the next generation of computing with faster and smoother, gaming, streaming, and graphics intensive rendering. Optimized Aluminum Heat Spreaders with Nanocarbon Coating for 20% Cooler Challenged passive cooling to maximize surface area for heat dissipation with advanced thermal technology Nanocarbon coating. Applied with dual side high conductivity thermal pad ensures the heat transferring to the heatsink. The 7mm height heatsink is compatible with all the M.2 slots including the one under graphic card. Efficient Heat Spreader Design Compared with regular heat spreader, the new high efficient heat spreader improves thermal dissipation to extend 46% more time running at high speed. In addition, compared to the one without heatsink, AORUS 7000s Gen4 SSD running 5 times longer at 7GB/s. Enjoy the smoother & upgraded storage performance. Why is keeping an SSDs at lower temperatures so important? Higher working temperature may cause data loss. The degradation factor of data loss could be a hundred times higher. With Heat Spreaders, the AORUS Gen4 7000s SSD can operate at lower working temperatures to improve data storage reliability. Furthermore, SSDs can running at extreme performance longer. SSD Tool Box The newly updated SSD Tool Box is a software that gives users an overview of the SSD Status and various aspects such as model name, FW version, health condition and sensor temperature. Moreover, users can clear all the data with the Secure Erase function. You can download the SSD Tool Box from the link. Specification: Hard drive SSD capacity 1000 GB Memory type 3D TLC NAND Data transmission Random write (4KB) 700000 IOPS Random read (4KB) 350000 IOPS Security Security algorithms 256-bit AES Endurance Mean time between failures (MTBF) 1600000 h Performance Interface PCI Express 4.0 Component for PC NVMe Yes NVMe version 1.4 Sequential read speed (AS SSD) 5500 MB/s SSD capacity 1000 GB Security algorithms 256-bit AES S.M.A.R.T. support Yes TRIM support Yes Memory type 3D TLC NAND Random write (4KB) 700000 IOPS Random read (4KB) 350000 IOPS Mean time between failures (MTBF) 1600000 h Hardware encryption Yes Design Component for PC SSD form factor M.2 Features Interface PCI Express 4.0 Component for PC NVMe Yes NVMe version 1.4 Sequential read speed (AS SSD) 5500 MB/s SSD capacity 1000 GB Security algorithms 256-bit AES S.M.A.R.T. support Yes TRIM support Yes Memory type 3D TLC NAND Random write (4KB) 700000 IOPS Random read (4KB) 350000 IOPS Mean time between failures (MTBF) 1600000 h Hardware encryption Yes SSD form factor M.2 Harmonized System (HS) code 84717070 External DDR cache Yes External DDR cache quantity 1024 MB Power Average power consumption (write) 8.4 W Average power consumption (read) 7.6 W Operational conditions Operating temperature (T-T) 0 - 70 °C Storage temperature (T-T) -40 - 85 °C Technical details Interface PCI Express 4.0 S.M.A.R.T. support Yes Operating temperature (T-T) 0 - 70 °C TRIM support Yes Storage temperature (T-T) -40 - 85 °C Hardware encryption Yes SSD form factor M.2 Weight & dimensions Width 3.62" (92 mm) Height 1.76" (44.7 mm) Depth 0.925" (23.5 mm)