As the third generation of the popular Toshiba XG Series, XG5 SSDs feature the latest 3-bit-per-cell TLC (triple-level cell) BiCS FLASH and utilise PCI EXPRESS (PCIe) Gen3 x 4 lanes and NVMe Revision 1.2.1 to deliver high performance up to 3,000MB/s of sequential read and 2,100MB/s of sequential write. Compared to 6Gbit/s SATA storage, the XG5 Series is up to 5.4 times faster on sequential read performance and up to 3.8 times faster on sequential write performance with a maximum interface bandwidth of 32GT/s.
Additionally, XG5’s feature-set also features an SLC cache for performance to accelerate burst type workloads, such as those experienced routinely on Windows-based PCs, as well as improved standby power consumption reduced by over 50% to less than 3mW, making these SSDs a suitable solution for high performance mobile computing.
XG5 Series SSDs will be available in three capacities, 256, 512 and 1,024GB, all on a single-sided M.2 2280 form factor. Self-encrypting drive (SED) models supporting TCG Opal Version 2.01 will also be offered, making the XG5 series suited to a wide range of applications including ultra-mobile PCs that prioritise performance and business applications requiring security.
The XG5 series SSDs will be showcased at COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2017 in Taipei, Taiwan, from 30th May to 3rd June.
