Phison PS5028-E28 Reference Design 2TB PCIe Gen5 M.2 NVMe SSD Preview & Benchmarks

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By Brent Justice
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OVERALL SCORE

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Test Setup

Please read our SSD Storage Review Format and Methodology article for an explanation of our test system, how we test, our procedures, and our goals for SSD reviews. Note that the test system has been changed and updated as of this review, and moving forward, please refer to the System Setup table below for the details and specs on the new test system. All of the SSDs in this review have been re-tested on this new system setup, and all the SSD data in this review is fresh for this review.

System Setup Table

We are using the motherboard’s current default BIOS settings.  We are running the latest motherboard BIOS.  We have Windows 11 Pro configured to run in the “Balanced” power profile.  Windows has the latest updates and has been updated to 24H2.

CrystalDiskInfo

Installation of the SSD went smoothly. In CrystalDiskInfo we can see information on the SSD below. We can see that the Phison PS5028-E28 Reference Design 2TB PCIe Gen5 M.2 NVMe SSD has Firmware ESFM00T0 installed and is running at PCIe 5.0 x4.

CrystalDiskInfo Screenshot

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REVIEW OVERVIEW

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SUMMARY

We got a first look preview of the new Phison PS5028-E28 controller with a Phison PS5028-E28 Reference Design 2TB PCIe Gen5 M.2 NVMe SSD. The Phison PS5028-E28 Reference Design 2TB PCIe Gen5 M.2 NVMe SSD performed well, allowing a clear upgrade path from the previous Phison E26 controller on SSDs. With a new refined manufacturing process both power, and thermals are reduced, allowing for a wide application of use in devices. It did well in our tests, exceeding in sequential read/write performance, as well as random read/write performance, with low access times, and high throughput. It did well in our gaming tests, and file copy, and wowed us in workstation application performance. Note that the overall score is based on our thoughts of the Phison E28 SOC, not the SSD itself, which is not a product sold.
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Brent Justicehttps://www.thefpsreview.com
Former managing editor of GPUs at HardOCP for 18 years, Brent Justice has been reviewing computer components since the late 90s, educated in the art and method of the computer hardware review, he brings experience, knowledge, and hands-on testing with a gamer-oriented and hardware enthusiast perspective. You can follow him on Twitter - @Brent_Justice You can sub to his YouTube channel - Justice Gaming https://www.youtube.com/c/JusticeGamingChannel You can check out his computer builds on KIT - @BrentJustice https://kit.co/BrentJustice

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