MyDigitalSSD just announced the first Phison PS5012-E12 SSD, the BPX Pro. The announcement comes just weeks before we expect the new premium-class NVMe SSD to ship. MyDigitalSSD also added a preorder so we have official pricing for the BPX Pro right out of the gate.
Performance reaches up to 3,400 MB/s sequential read and up to 3,100 MB/s sequential write speeds. MyDigitalSSD only shows random performance in CrystalDiskMark but Phison specs the E12 with up to 600,000 IOPS for both random reads and writes.
We published a preview article with the Phison PS5012-E12 controller recently but the drive uses firmware from January. A new preview article will hit the front page of TweakTown in the coming days with firmware from last month. The BPX Pro will ship with mass production firmware that is even newer than our latest preview article.
MyDigitalSSD listed a number of features and details on the new premium-class NVMe SSD.
Phison E12 (PS5012-E12) Controller
Toshiba 3D TLC NAND Flash
NVM Express® 1.3 Protocol
PCI Express® Gen 3 x4 Interface
Easy-to-install M.2 2280 Form Factor
Over Provisioned for Guaranteed Performance
End-to-End Data Path Protection
Static and Dynamic Wear Leveling
Bad Block Management
Thermal Throttling
SmartECC™
SmartRefresh™
Drive Log
UART / GPIO
APST, ASPM, and L1.2 Power Saving Mode Support
AES-256, TCG Opal, TCG Pyrite Encryption Support
SMART and TRIM Command Support
Windows & OSX Support
5 Year Limited Warranty
Pricing starts at just $92.71 for the 240GB. The 480GB drive lists for $138.55 and that increases to $263.17 for the 1TB. MyDigtialSSD will also release a massive 2TB drive for just $563.62, the lowest cost 2TB NVMe brought to market to date.
You can preorder on the MyDigtialDiscount website here.