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“The Phison E28 is destined to come to the market for all capacities between 1TB and 8TB. Smaller capacities \u2013 even 1TB \u2013 don\u2019t make sense at this level of performance, given how dense NAND flash is getting. 2TB probably remains the sweet spot with some creep into 4TB. 8TB remains elusive and tough to hit, but for many enthusiasts, that is the bare minimum expected for a flagship SSD platform. We\u2019ll have to wait and see on that one. The sample we tested has no pricing, but we would expect something comparable to the\u00a0Sandisk WD Black SN8100<\/u><\/a>\u00a0MSRPs.<\/p>\n . . .<\/p>\n Usually, we go into some depth about the controller technology, but we might leave some of that for retail reviews. We will say that the Phison E28 is very similar to the E26, but has a lot more headroom thanks to the process node shrink from 12nm to 6nm. This allows for potentially more performance with significantly better power efficiency. This is aided by the use of BiCS8 flash, and there are differences between Micron\u2019s 276-Layer TLC in the 4600 and BiCS8 in the SN8100. Generally, the SN8100 has lower latency and better power efficiency. We\u2019ll see how that works out for Phison, noting that variations of this platform will also be used for enterprise and AI, which would require careful balancing.”- tomshardware.com<\/p>\n Source: tomshardware.com<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" “The Phison E28 is destined to come to the market for all capacities between 1TB and 8TB. Smaller capacities \u2013 even 1TB \u2013 don\u2019t make sense at this level of performance, given how dense NAND flash is getting. 2TB probably remains the sweet spot with some creep into 4TB. 8TB remains elusive and tough to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":86259,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":" \"The Phison E28 is destined to come to the market for all capacities between 1TB and 8TB. Smaller capacities \u2013 even 1TB \u2013 don\u2019t make sense at this level of performance, given how dense NAND flash is getting. 2TB probably remains the sweet spot with some creep into 4TB. 8TB remains elusive and tough to hit, but for many enthusiasts, that is the bare minimum expected for a flagship SSD platform. We\u2019ll have to wait and see on that one. The sample we tested has no pricing, but we would expect something comparable to the\u00a0Sandisk WD Black SN8100<\/u><\/a>\u00a0MSRPs.<\/p> The Phison E28 can hit up to 14.9 GB\/s or more for sequential reads and up to 14.0 GB\/s for sequential writes. For random reads and writes, up to 2,600K \/ 3,000K IOPS are attainable. Actual performance will depend on your platform. Out of the box, the controller supports TCG Pyrite, which is software encryption, but TCG Opal support with hardware encryption should be an available feature.<\/p> . . .<\/p> The controller is the most interesting part, as we\u2019ve seen this flash before. The Phison E28 is the successor to the\u00a0Phison E26<\/u><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 which at the time of its release (in early 2024) was the first real PCIe 5.0 SSD platform available, and one that would be the first to really push the interface in terms of bandwidth. The E28 follows in the footsteps of Phison\u2019s\u00a0E31T<\/u><\/a>, a more budget-oriented controller that brought very good power efficiency due to its 7nm design. However, Phison was soon upstaged by Silicon Motion with its\u00a0SM2508<\/u><\/a>, a 6nm design that has had great results first with the\u00a0Micron 4600<\/u><\/a>\u00a0and later with the\u00a0WD Black SN8100<\/u><\/a>. The latter is paired with the same flash as our E28 engineering sample today, and it achieved fantastic power efficiency \u2013 but perhaps Phison can do better with its own 6nm platform.<\/p> Usually, we go into some depth about the controller technology, but we might leave some of that for retail reviews. We will say that the Phison E28 is very similar to the E26, but has a lot more headroom thanks to the process node shrink from 12nm to 6nm. This allows for potentially more performance with significantly better power efficiency. This is aided by the use of BiCS8 flash, and there are differences between Micron\u2019s 276-Layer TLC in the 4600 and BiCS8 in the SN8100. Generally, the SN8100 has lower latency and better power efficiency. We\u2019ll see how that works out for Phison, noting that variations of this platform will also be used for enterprise and AI, which would require careful balancing.\"- tomshardware.com<\/p>