[Hardware] Phison Selects AMD Ryzen 7000 “Raphael” CPU Platform To Demo PCIe Gen 5.0 “E26” SSD With World’s First 232-Layer NAND Tech

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Phison has chosen AMD's upcoming Ryzen 7000 "Raphael" CPU platform to demo its next-gen PCIe Gen 5.0 SSDs with 232-Layer NAND tech.

Phison & AMD Come Together To Demo World's First 232-Layer NAND PCIe Gen 5.0 SSDs on Ryzen 7000 "Raphael" Desktop CPU Platform

Phison has already announced a collaboration with AMD to usher in the era of Gen 5 SSDs for the consumer segment. The manufacturer already demoed its early E26 controller-based PCIe Gen 5.0 SSD prototype on an AMD Ryzen 7000 Desktop CPU platform, all running on an ASUS ROG X670E Hero motherboard. The previous demo reached PCIe Gen 5.0 transfer rates of up to 12 GB/s (Read) and 10 GB/s (Write) but it looks like Phison is taking things one step ahead.

 

 

Tomshardware was provided a preview of the demonstration where we can see a brand new PCIe Gen 5.0 SSD featuring the same PS5026-E26 SSD "E26" controller which is going to offer up to 14 GB/s transfer rates. The same SSD is based on Micron's recently announced 232-layer NAND flash which offers the highest TLC density per square millimeter ever produced (at 14.6 Gb/mm²). The areal density is between thirty-five and one-hundred percent higher than competing TLC products in the market currently. Shipping in a new 11.5 mm x 13.5 mm package, the new 232-layer NAND features a 28% less package size than previous generations, making it the smallest high-density NAND available.

The Phison "E26" PCIe Gen 5.0 SSD was running on an AMD Ryzen 7000 "Raphael" reference CPU platform which comprises a 6 core and 12 thread SKU with an OPN code of "100-000000593-20_Y". The same Zen 4 CPU has appeared several times in benchmarks and based on a recent leak from AMD itself, we can tell that it would definitely be the Ryzen 5 7600X. As for the motherboard, since this is a reference platform, an evaluation board was used which was running two DDR5 memory modules and we also get to see AMD's Wraith cooler in action which is no surprise since the AM4 socket coolers will be compatible with the AM5 socket too.