DUAL SIDE COPPER MAKES IT 16 COOLER This compact form factor of 2280 also features Toshiba BiCS4 NAND Flash. The new Gigabyte AORUS M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe SSD features the world first PCIe 4.0x4 Controller, Phison PS5016-E16 controller, made by 28nm manufacturing technology. AORUS NVMe Gen 4 SSD delivers blazing speeds: up to 5,000 MB/s for sequential read, and up to 2,50000MB/s sequential write for the 500GB SSD. The full body copper heatsink provides a thermal solution for outstanding PCIe 4.0 SSD performance. 500GB M.2 PCIe 4.0 NVMe 1.3 Storage 2280 5000 / 2500 MBs Maximum Read / Write 400K / 550K IOPS Random Read / Write World First PCIe 4.0x4 Controller ADOPTING THE LATEST 3D TLC NAND FLASH Introducing the World First PCIe 4.0x4 Controller, Phison PS5016-E16 controller, made by 28nm manufacturing technology. The cutting-edge fabrication process guarantees PS5016-E16 has enough compute power for ECC processing when implementing the latest 3D TLC NAND flash. PS5016-E16 also features eight NAND channels with 32 CE targets, DDR4 DRAM caching, and a PCIe 4.0x4 interface. As for features, the chip supports the NVMe 1.3 protocol, LDPC error correction, and Wear Leveling, Over-Provision technologies to improve reliability and durability of SSDs. Related Solid State Drives from Gigabyte AORUS Gigabyte AORUS NVMe Gen4 Solid State Drives are completely portable and its light to take your files on-the-go. Efficient Copper Heat Spreader Design copper design IMPROVED THERMAL TRANSFER Compared with a plated M.2 heat spreader, new efficient copper heat spreaders with 27 fins add more surface area which improve thermal transfer from heating sources to obtain thermal balance sooner. Moreover, Optimized fin array design does great heat exchange with any direction of air flow. Both unique design makes sure key components of PCIe 4.0 SSD to keep suitable working temperature under ultra-high transfer rate. Higher working temperature may cause data loss and the degradation factor of data loss could be a hundred times higher. With Full Body Copper Heat Spreaders, the AORUS NVMe Gen 4 SSD can operate at lower working temperatures to improve data storage reliability. Furthermore, SSDs can deliver extreme performance for longer periods. Check your SSDs Health Using the Tool Box MONITOR THE SSDS STATUS WITH EASE The freshly restructured SSD Tool Box is an innovative application that assists users by monitoring SSD Status, providing general information such as model name, FW version, health condition, and it also identifies sensor temperature. Furthermore, users can clear all the data with the Secure Erase function. Advantages of the AORUS NVMe Gen4 SSD HIGH QUALITY PERFORMANCE WITH TOSHIBA Toshiba BiCS4 NAND Flash optimizes circuitry and architecture by increasing to 96 layers for higher storage space per unit area. 800MT/s throughput on the AORUS NVMe Gen 4 SSD far exceeds that of PCIe 3.0x4 devices for superior storage performance. NAND Flash Xtreme Storage Performance Guaranteed Quality from High Standard Testing 5 YEAR WARRANTY FOR PEACE OF MIND Extreme performance comes from high standard testing and the AORUS NVMe Gen4 SSD comes with a limited 5-Year warranty, Phison PS5016-E16 Controller, high quality 3D NAND TLC Flash Memory from Toshiba, and external DDR4 cache with PCIe 4.0 x4. Specifications Capacity    500GB Edition    AORUS NVMe Gen4 SSD Form Factor    M.2 (2280) Height    11.4 mm Interface    PCIe 4.0 (x4) Host Controller Interface    NVMe 1.3 Controller    Phison PS5016-E16 Flash Memory Type    Toshiba 96-Layer 3D TLC NAND Flash Max. Read    5000 MB/s Max. Write    2500 MB/s DRAM Cache Memory    512MB DRAM Cache Memory Type    DDR4 Max. Random Read 4K    400,000 IOPS Max. Random Write 4K    550,000 IOPS Latency    N/A Special Features    Full Body Copper Housing LDPC ECC Over-Provision S.M.A.R.T Support TRIM Support Wear Leveling Power Consumption (active)    5.9W Read, 4.5W Write Max. Endurance Rating      MTBF    1,770,000 Hours Max. Operating Vibration      Max. Non-operating Vibration      Max. Operating Shock      Max. Non-operating Shock      Connectivity    1 x M.2 (PCIe) OS Support      Bracket    N/A Dimensions    80.5 x 11.4 x 23.5 mm (WxHxD) Weight      Package Type    Retail