Asura Genesis Xtreme 1Tb NVMe SSD specs

Posted on November 07, 2022 by Raymond Chen

Should you buy Genesis Xtreme (1Tb) produced by Asura and another details watch on this site.

Asura's 1Tb Genesis Xtreme SSD use Phison PS5012-E12 controller. The Genesis Xtreme comes equipped with Toshiba TLC flash memory. SSD is offered also in three capacities, including 2 Tb, 512 Gb and 256 Gb volume sizes.

Performance and benchmarks

Drive use PCIe PCIe 3.0 x 4 interface with sequential read speeds 3400 MB/s, and sequential write speeds 3000 Mbps. Genesis Xtreme has IOPS 645000 on writing and 645000 on reading operations.

Endurance and warranty

Asura give 7 years warranty for this product. The Genesis Xtreme has 1.8 million hours MTBF.

Specs

Category	Value
Capacity	1 Tb
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x 4
Controller	Phison PS5012-E12
Memory type	Toshiba TLC
DRAM	n/a
Read speed (Mb/s)	3400
Write speed (Mb/s)	3000
Read IOPS	645000
Write IOPS	645000
Endurance (TBW)	n/a
MTBF (million hours)	1.8
Warranty (years)	7

Conclusion

Asura Genesis Xtreme 1Tb may work on PCIe 3 that is undoubtedly slower than PCIe 4. The sequential write speed is 3000 Mbps, that is average value for this expansion standard. On balance, we highly recommend to purchase Asura Genesis Xtreme 1Tb for your PC.

+ Pros

Good writing speed
Capacity

- Cons

PCIe 3.0

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FAQ

The Asura Genesis Xtreme has no dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) in their controller or information about it is not known. Dynamic Random-Access Memory in their controller help to improve endurance and IOPS.

The Asura Genesis Xtreme due to the low density of memory chips can run without additional heat sinks. Some motherboards from the factory has additional cooling above or below the SSD for better productivity during times of heavy loads.

The Genesis Xtreme 1Tb has write speed 3000 Mbps, maximum read speed 3400 Mb/s. SSD operate on Phison PS5012-E12 controller and PCIe 3.0 x 4 interface standard. The memory type is Toshiba TLC.