Swissbit N5200 Up to 7.68TB EDSFF and U.2 Enterprise SSD Features 4-Lane PCIe and NVMe 1.4 Interface

Swissbit AG is expanding its data center solutions portfolio with an SSD range for enterprise server and edge data center applications.

The N5200 Enterprise SSD combines reliability, durability, and scalability, making it for mission-critical applications. The company’s Enterprise SSD is a storage solution that consumes up to 30% less power than other PCIe Gen4 SSDs while delivering up to 2x the performance.

This makes N5200 a performing SSD in terms of IO/s/W ratio. In addition, the product series offers a range of features essential for operation in modern enterprise environments, including hardware-based security features, advanced telemetry, OCP Cloud Specification 1.0, and Power Loss Protection (PLP). The N5200 range is the firm’s 1st SSD solution available in Enterprise and Data Center Standard Form Factor (EDSFF) in addition to U.2. It is available in storage capacities from 1.92 to 7.68TB.

“The launch of N5200 represents a key milestone in the expansion of our storage portfolio as our first Enterprise SSD. Alongside our broad range of storage solutions for industrial use on the one hand and high-performance data center SSDs on the other, it fits perfectly into our offering with its focus on demanding enterprise applications,” explains Roger Griesemer, GM, memory solutions.

The N5200 SSD features a 4-lane PCIe and an NVMe 1.4 interface and offers sequential data rates of up to 7,000MB/s read and 4,200MB/s write. Random reads and writes reach up to 1,350,000 and 450,000 IO/s, respectively. In terms of flash memory longevity, it delivers endurance values of at least 1 DWPD (Drive Writes Per Day) measured vs. standardized workloads (JEDEC Enterprise Workload) over a 5-year period.

N5200 U.2 2.5″ SSD

The Enterprise SSD also offers a range of security features to ensure data confidentiality and protection against unauthorized access. These include hardware-based security features using TCG OPAL 2.01 and AES-256 encryption, Secure Boot, and Crypto Erase. In addition, N5200 features error correction and data protection mechanisms, supports up to 128 namespaces and delivers the highest level of data protection during power outages with the company’s ‘powersafe’ technology.

N5200 U.2 2.5″ SSD specs:

First company’s SSD in E1.S form factor

In addition to the U.2 (15 mm) format, the N5200 Enterprise SSD is also available in 3 E1.S form factor variations: 5.9, 9.5 and 15mm. Compared to conventional M.2 SSD’s, E1.S provides greater space for flash packages and offers advantages in terms of thermal efficiency, space requirements and power consumption. Furthermore, it offers symmetrical package (9.5mm) and asymmetrical heatsink (15mm) variants that improve cooling and performance of vented server assemblies.

N5200 Enterprise E1.S SSD specs:

N5200 complies with the OCP Cloud Specification 1.0, as defined by the Open Compute Project (OCP) with the aim of improving data center efficiency, flexibility, and innovation. It contains guidelines and design templates for many types of data center infrastructure and components.

The N5200 Enterprise SSD is available in capacities of 1.92, 3.84 and 7.68TB.