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The PCIe Gen4 SSD is a solid-state drive designed in the M.2 2280 form factor, measuring 22mm wide and 80mm long. It employs the PCI-Express 4.0 x4 interface, providing double the theoretical bandwidth compared to its PCIe 3.0 x4 counterpart. The SSD's PCB hosts a new controller from InnoGrit, a China based company which has proven to deliver really reliable, cold running and fast SSD controllers.

The metal heatsink distinguishes the SSD from other models, sticking to the MP700 PRO SE branding from Corsair. Removing the heatsink would void the warranty, but making it more friendly when mounted under a motherboard heatsink (which (cooling) is a must). 

Internally, the front side hosts a main controller chip, a power management IC, a DRAM chip, and two NAND flash chips. Removing the product label on the back may impact the warranty. The back side features NAND flash chips and DRAM SMT traces

Innogrit high-performance controller

When we started testing the unit, we were surprised by its performance and access time. It was far better than we have seen with Similar Phison controlled products. Looking closer, Plextor makes use of a completely different controller, an Innogrit 1G5236FAA. Innogrit; a player and startup on the market has recently appeared, which almost no one has heard of before. It was founded in 2016 by a group of former employees of a business that you may recall, Marvell, whose opinions on the future, it appears, differed from those held by the company's management at the time.

Powered by InnoGrits "Rainier" IG5236 controller, which provides up to 1 million IOPS 4K random access, the Innogrit 1G5236FAA controller with a PCI-Express 4.0 x4 interface can manage capacities of up to 8 TB and is capable of managing capacities up to 8 TB.