™Gen4 speed
Up to 7,200 MB/s sequential read and 6,850 MB/s write, and up to 1 million random IOPS, on an eight-channel controller with DRAM cache.
Secure SSD · M.2 2280
Encrypted storage
A PCIe Gen4 x4 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD built around the Phison E18 controller and 3D TLC NAND. Up to 7,200 MB/s sequential reads and 6,850 MB/s writes, capacities from 500 GB to 8 TB, and AES-256 hardware encryption with TCG Opal 2.0, assembled and certified on our line. M.2 2230, U.2 and other form factors are built to order.
- M.2 2280
- PCIe Gen4 x4 · NVMe 1.4
- 500 GB – 8 TB
- AES-256 · TCG Opal 2.0
What you get
Built here, under our control.
500 GB to 8 TB
Single-sided through 1 TB, double-sided from 2 TB, all in the same M.2 2280 slot.
Hardware encryption
AES-256 self-encryption in the controller, with TCG Opal 2.0 and Pyrite. The keys never leave the drive.
Built for duty
Fourth-generation LDPC and RAID ECC, end-to-end data-path protection, thermal monitoring, and endurance up to 6,000 TBW.
Specifications
The numbers.
Preliminary specifications. Request the data sheet for the full set.
- Form factor
- M.2 2280, M-key; single-sided (S2) through 1 TB, double-sided (D2) from 2 TB
- Interface
- PCIe Gen4 x4 (16 GT/s per lane), NVMe 1.4; backward compatible with PCIe Gen3
- Controller
- Phison PS5018-E18: TSMC 12 nm, Arm Cortex-R5 cores, 8 NAND channels at up to 1,600 MT/s, DDR4 DRAM cache
- NAND
- 3D TLC
- Capacities
- 500 GB, 1 TB, 2 TB, 4 TB and 8 TB
- Sequential read
- Up to 7,200 MB/s (7,000 MB/s at 8 TB)
- Sequential write
- Up to 3,000 MB/s (500 GB), 6,000 MB/s (1 TB), 6,850 MB/s (2 TB and 4 TB), 5,900 MB/s (8 TB)
- Random 4K
- Up to 1,000K IOPS read and write
- Encryption
- AES-256 hardware encryption; TCG Opal 2.0; Pyrite
- Data integrity
- 4th-generation LDPC ECC and RAID ECC, DRAM ECC, end-to-end data-path protection
- Endurance (TBW, 5 years)
- 350 TB (500 GB), 700 TB (1 TB), 1,400 TB (2 TB), 3,000 TB (4 TB), 6,000 TB (8 TB)
- Temperature
- Operating 0 °C to 70 °C; storage -40 °C to 85 °C; built-in thermal monitoring and throttling
- Power
- 3.3 V; NVMe low-power states including PS4 (L1.2)
- Assurance
- Official firmware image hashed and held in PCI custody; every chip and the board traced to source; Shield report per drive
Proof that ships with it
Every unit carries a Shield report.
Before it ships, we hash the official firmware image and hold it in our custody, review it, and trace every chip and the board to source. Then a person on our team signs off.
How we certifyShield report
SampleEncrypted SSD · M.2 2280Serial & build hash on file
- Firmware image hashedIn PCI custody
- Chips & board tracedTo source
- Firmware image reviewedOfficial image
- Assembled in the U.S.Source controlled
Certified byPCI security engineer
Signed recordWhere it’s used
Built for the systems that can’t be compromised.
Request the data sheet for per-capacity figures for our NAND configuration. Validation listings for the Patriot Circuits part are in process.
- Classified and sensitive data at rest
- Laptops, rugged PCs and workstations
- Servers and edge systems
Talk to us about encrypted storage.
Tell us what you need to field. We’ll share specifications and what the Shield report covers.