In recent years, with people's continuous pursuit of high-performance storage, PCIe4.0 SSDs with stronger performance and lower latency have gradually become the mainstream of the market. With the birth of Intel 11th generation Core that fully supports the PCIe4.0 protocol, the real meaning A new era of PCIe4.0 storage has arrived.
Superpress CP50001TB version
Superpress, as an emerging domestic hardware storage brand, has been actively promoting technological evolution and product updates, always keeping up with industry trends, and has released a number of solid-state storage products with excellent performance and reputation, such as supporting PCIe3 .0 protocol for CP2000. With the advent of the PCIe4.0 era, Supermax has once again launched the flagship solid-state drive CP5000 that supports the PCIe4.0 protocol and offers different capacity options of 1TB and 2TB. This is a drive targeted at gaming, e-sports, and high-end enthusiasts. As a solid-state product, Superpress CP5000 has made a lot of technical exploration and innovation in terms of internal core and performance optimization. Without further ado, let’s start our evaluation today.
This time we are evaluating the CP50001TB. First, let’s briefly summarize the technical features of this version and understand the features of the CP50001TB version more quickly.
1. Phison second-generation E18 controller, Micron particles, both flagship
2. Excellent performance, 7000MB/S reading, 5300MB/S writing, high-end flagship performance;
3. High-capacity SLC buffer, ultimate Performance does not wait
01 Internal and external structure analysis: Original components have unlimited potential
As usual, we will conduct a comprehensive evaluation from multiple dimensions such as product appearance, core architecture, performance testing and functions, starting with the appearance.
In terms of appearance, the Supermax CP50001TB version still uses the mainstream M.2 interface design, 2280 regular size, fully supports the PCIe4.0 transmission protocol, and of course is also backward compatible with the PCIe3.0 protocol interface, whether it is a new platform or an old platform , can be installed and used through the M.2 slot on the motherboard.
Superpress CP50001TB version appearance
In terms of internal structure, a single-sided PCB is used to design , that is, the three components of main control chip , flash memory particles and cache chip are integrated on one side of the PCB board, while ensuring the appearance. Stability and durability are also more guaranteed.
Single-sided PCB design
As for the core components, the main control chip uses Phison’s second-generation PCIe4.0 flagship main control, PS5018-E18, commonly known as the E18 main control in the industry. This is a chip created by Phison Technology A blockbuster product, it uses TSMC's 12nm process, supports 8 channels, supports the new NVMe1.4 specification and DDR4 and LPDDR4 cache.
Phison E18 master control
At the same time, it adopts the fourth generation LDPC error correction engine, which has efficient data error correction capability and ensures the reliability of data under high performance. On the basis of E18 master control, Supermax also adopts the product function characteristics and The storage solution is optimized and the main control function is customized and improved;
Micron particles and Hynix cache
flash memory particles are used. Micron TLC particles are used, with a single capacity of 256GB, 4 in total, and a total capacity of 1TB.
cache particles use SK Hynix DDR4 cache particles, with a single capacity of 1GB. Of course, the 2TB version of CP5000 is equipped with a DDR4 cache with a capacity of 2GB.
02 Continuous performance test: 5500MB/S writing is comparable to the performance of the little monster
An improved version of the second-generation E18 main control chip, equipped with Micron TLC flash memory particles, what is the performance of the Supermax CP50001TB version? Next, we enter the test part. The entire test part includes three parts: continuous performance test, 4k random test, and slccache cache test, so as to comprehensively evaluate the real performance of the product.
CrystalDiskMark8.0 test
In terms of continuous performance, we will conduct mutual verification tests through the latest CrystalDiskMark8.0 version and Txbench test software to explore the true performance of the CP50001TB version in terms of continuous performance.
CrystalDiskMark is a classic hard disk testing software. It can ensure continuous reading and writing, random reading and writing performance of 512KB and 4KB packets, and 4K random performance with a queue depth (Queue Depth) of 32. In addition to conventional tests, it can , the queue settings, performance description, and test data block selection have all been optimized to better meet the current hard drive testing needs.
CrystalDiskMark6.0.1 test
In the CrystalDiskMark test, the maximum continuous read performance of the Supermax CP50001TB version reached 7000MB/S, and the maximum continuous write performance was close to 5300MB/S. This performance is almost the top level in the current PCIe4.0SSD .
Txbench test
Txbench is an old software that can perform storage performance testing from different queues and different data blocks. Below we will use it to conduct verification tests.
Txbench
In the Txbench test, the maximum continuous read performance of the Supermax CP50001TB version reached 6983MB/S, while the maximum continuous write performance reached a terrifying 5608MB/S.
Based on the two test software CrystalDiskMark and Txbench, the maximum continuous read performance of the Supermax CP50001TB version is 6500MB/S, and the maximum continuous write speed is around 5500MB/S, compared with the first generation PCIe4.0 which is only 5000MB/S. Reading, CP5000 is definitely a top flagship SSD.
03 4K performance test: Easily cope with high loads
Compared with continuous performance that focuses on the absolute performance of the product, 4K random testing can better demonstrate the performance of SSD in actual application scenarios. In the 4K random test, we used ASSSD, a classic professional software for testing 4K random performance.
K random test
In the 4K random test, the Supermax CP50001TB version still continued its high performance in the continuous performance test. The maximum 4K random read reached 503KIOPS, and the maximum 4K random write reached 992KIOPS. Such performance can satisfy Common users have complex and demanding storage needs, and even enthusiasts, post-design and other professional storage loads.
04 SLC cache test: the absolute performance of large-capacity cache does not wait
As we all know, the existence of the slccache mechanism allows consumers to experience the absolute performance of SLC particles at a lower price; for manufacturers, it can reduce costs while Accelerate the popularity and rise of solid-state drives. In the
slccache mechanism test, we used the old storage testing software HDTune to test the cache performance of the Supermax CP50001TB version by setting up a benchmark file of approximately 200GB.
slc cache mechanism test
In the slccache mechanism test curve, it can be seen that on the whole, the CP5000 write curve has almost no fluctuations and is generally maintained at a high level; at the same time, it can also be found that when the write volume reaches 155GB In the range of about 155GB, the performance of CP5000 begins to fluctuate and decline significantly, which shows that the designed slccache space of CP5000 is roughly around 155GB, which is what we often call high-performance cache space.
SLC cache space of about 155GB is enough for ordinary users to cope with daily tasks such as transferring files, reading games, or light editing, even if it rises to the level of professional applications, such as heavy audio and video loads, 3D modeling, or In the later design, it is difficult to call a super file exceeding 150GB at a time, so the large-capacity cache space design of CP5000 can meet all the needs of ordinary users to professional enthusiasts.
05 Summary: The performance monster under E18
From continuous performance, 4K performance to slccache test, the test data of the Supermax CP50001TB version are very eye-catching, maintaining the consistently high level of the flagship level. Behind the high level is undoubtedly the result of Supermax's deep customization of the E18 master control and the combination of software and hardware.
Superpress CP5000 1TB version
With the full popularity of PCIe4.0 SSD, I have reason to believe that the performance monster of Superpress CP5000 1TB version will be praised by more users. After all, in the PCIe4.0 era, the performance is still the best. everything.
