Performance Overview
Biwin's latest storage offering utilizes hardware that has been anticipated in the retail market: the SMI SM2504XT SSD controller. The PCIe 5.0 DRAM-less category has gained popularity by delivering high speeds without the elevated power and thermal requirements of high-end alternatives, all at a more accessible price point.
Capacities and Pricing
The Biwin M560 is offered in 1TB and 2TB capacities. While 4TB options are highly desired by enthusiasts, a four-channel controller makes 2TB a practical sweet spot with sixteen total dies.
Pricing sits at $189.99 for the 1TB model and $364.99 for the 2TB variant, placing it competitively alongside other drives in its class while undercutting top-tier options equipped with DRAM.
The drive achieves up to 11,000 MB/s for sequential reads and 10,000 MB/s for sequential writes, alongside random read and write IOPS reaching 1.7 million, outperforming several direct competitors on paper.
Biwin backs the hardware with a five-year warranty and a write endurance rating of up to 750TB of writes per terabyte of capacity, providing a notable bonus over typical endurance specs.
Software Support
Available downloads for the M560 include data recovery tools for macOS and Windows, as well as Biwin Intelligence, an all-in-one software dashboard for monitoring drive health and updating firmware, though the toolbox currently supports Windows only.
Design and Power Efficiency
The Biwin M560 features a single-sided printed circuit board design with a heat-spreading top label. The back label indicates a 3.3V / 2.0A rating, keeping typical power draw below 7W with a maximum S.M.A.R.T. reported draw of 8W.
In practice, the drive operates comfortably around 4W under typical use conditions, making it exceptionally well-suited for laptops and compact systems.
The PCB features the SMI SM2504XT controller paired with two NAND flash packages utilizing Kioxia's 218-layer BiCS8 TLC flash, delivering high latency efficiency and low power consumption.
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