YMTC consumer storage brand Zhitai has released the TiPro9000 SeYukihime Edition, a PCIe Gen5 solid state drive styled with ASUS ROG anime themed visuals. Built on Xtacking 4.0 TLC NAND flash, the drive reaches sequential read speeds up to 14900 MB/s and includes a custom blue silver heatsink. It is currently available in China starting at 1359 yuan ($188 USD) for the 1TB model.
The drive uses an M.2 2280 form factor with a PCIe Gen5 x4 interface running on the NVMe 2.0 protocol. It includes an independent DRAM cache buffer alongside YMTC Xtacking 4.0 TLC memory chips. The drive body and packaging feature a rainbow holographic finish. Zhitai bundles a blue silver detachable metal heatsink, themed stickers, mounting screws, and a screwdriver directly in the box.
Zhitai offers 2 storage capacities. The 1TB version delivers sequential reads up to 14900 MB/s and sequential writes up to 13500 MB/s, with random speeds hitting 1750K IOPS read and 2200K IOPS write. The 2TB version matches the 14900 MB/s read speed, increases sequential writes to 13800 MB/s, and raises random reads to 2100K IOPS while keeping random writes at 2200K IOPS. Both variants include a 5 year warranty, rated for 600 TBW on the 1TB unit and 1200 TBW on the 2TB model.
In China, the 1TB model retails for 1359 yuan ($188 USD). The 2TB capacity is priced at 2359 yuan ($326 USD). International distribution plans have not yet been announced.
