INTRODUCTION

   It's no secret that PCIe 5.0 Gen5 M.2 NVMe SSDs have been plagued with temperature issues (mostly on the NAND controller side) especially under heavy workloads since day one so it's no surprise that many SSD manufacturers are clearly reluctant to take that step. This instead means more PCIe 4.0 Gen4 models in the market and even though there are already countless such models the introduction of lower-cost DRAM-less NAND flash controllers means more affordable choices for non-demanding consumers. The latest NFP495 line of Gen4 M.2 NVMe SSDs by Neo Forza is based on one such controller and more specifically the MAP1602 by MaXio.

   We are a professional team, studying in computer memory and storage devices industry for more than 10 years. In order to meet the rising demand on speed and capacity of the high-end gaming market players, we created Neo Forza, a new generation of ultra-standard overclocking module, SSD and other related storage device designing brand. Neo represents from virtual to reality, showing our core value for product innovation. Forza shows our strength and determination to meet gamers every need. Neo Forza possess strong resources, focus on core technology. From research & design, specific production to exceed the testing benchmark; Neo Forza keep pushing over technical boundary, providing top-notch performance and quality, providing gamers / game players extraordinary using experience.

   The NFP495 line of PCIe 4.0 Gen4 M.2 SSDs currently contains 3 capacities (1/2/4TB) and as already mentioned features MaXio's DRAM-less MAP1602 12nm quad-channel (R5) NAND flash controller which once again is paired with 232-layer 3D TLC NAND flash by YMTC (X3 variant). The MAP1602 12nm quad-channel NAND controller by MaXio packs quite a few features including advanced wear leveling algorithms, Host Memory Buffer (HMB) architecture (uses a fraction of your PC's system memory to cache mapping tables), pseudo SLC cache, bad block management strategy, hardware error-correction, L1.2 ultra-low power state and sudden power-loss protection, TRIM, NCQ, hardware support for AES256/SM4 encryption and support for TCG OPAL2.0. In terms of warranty Neo Forza covers the entire NFP495 line with a 5-year limited one and as for durability they report a TBW (terabytes written) of 700 for the 1ΤΒ model, 1400 for the 2TB model and 2800 for the 4TB model.