M.2 NVMe SSD | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net KitGuru.net - Tech News | Hardware News | Hardware Reviews | IOS | Mobile | Gaming | Graphics Cards Tue, 28 Sep 2021 12:10:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.11 https://www.kitguru.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-KITGURU-Light-Background-SQUARE2-32x32.png M.2 NVMe SSD | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net 32 32 WD Red SN700 1TB NVMe SSD Review https://www.kitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/simon-crisp/wd-red-sn700-1tb-ssd-review/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/simon-crisp/wd-red-sn700-1tb-ssd-review/#respond Tue, 28 Sep 2021 12:00:21 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=532840 WD's latest SSD family is the SN700, the first NVMe drives to carry WD's Red label.  The SN700 has been designed and built from the ground up to work as a cache/storage drive to tackle demanding 24/7 NAS workload environments.

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WD's latest SSD family is the SN700, the first NVMe drives to carry WD's Red label.  The SN700 has been designed and built from the ground up to work as a cache/storage drive to tackle demanding 24/7 NAS workload environments.

The SN700 family is made up of, (at the time of writing), five capacities; 250GB, 500GB, 1TB (the drive WD supplied for this review), 2TB and the flagship 4TB drive. WD has kept details about the controller and the number of 3D TLC NAND layers very close to their chest.

Sequential read performance for the range is stated as up to 3,100MB/s for the 250GB model, 3,430MB/s for the 500GB and 1TB models and 3,400MB/s for the 2 and 4TB drives. The 250GB drive gets a Sequential write figure of up to 1,600MB/s, the 500GB drive 2,600MB/s, the 1TB drive 3,000MB/s, the 2TB is a little slower at 2,900MB/s and finally, the 4TB drive is rated at up to 3,100MB/s.

When it comes to random read performance, the 4TB drive is the fastest at up to 550,000 IOPS, next up is the 1TB drive at up to 515,000 IOPS, the 2TB drive is rated up to 480,000 IOPS, the 500GB drive, 420,000 IOPS and finally the 250GB drive at up to 220,000 IOPS. The 1TB drive has the fastest random write rating at 560,000 IOPS, next up is the 2TB drive (540,000 IOPS), then the flagship 4TB drive (520,000 IOPS) followed by the 500GB drive (380,000 IOPS) and the entry-level 250GB model, 180,000 IOPS.

WD quote an endurance figure for the 1TB drive of 2,000TBW and back the drive with a 5-year warranty.

Physical Specifications:
Usable Capacities: 1TB.
NAND Components: 3D TLC NAND.
NAND Controller: WD in-house.
Cache: DDR4.
Interface: PCIe Gen3 x4.
Form Factor: 2280 M.2.
Dimensions: 22 x 80 x 2.3mm.
Drive Weight: 7.5g.

Firmware Version: 111130WD.

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Patriot introduce the P300 M.2 NVMe SSD series https://www.kitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/james-dawson/patriot-introduce-the-p300-m-2-nvme-ssd-series/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/james-dawson/patriot-introduce-the-p300-m-2-nvme-ssd-series/#respond Fri, 14 Feb 2020 11:36:06 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=451925 Patriot has launched a new M.2 NVMe SSD series to provide reliable all-round performance for budget-focused desktop and laptop systems. The new P300 series claims to offer higher transfer speeds over traditional PCIe 3 x2 solutions. Being built on the latest PCIe Gen3 x4 controller technology, the new P300 series of M.2 NVMe SSDs from …

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Patriot has launched a new M.2 NVMe SSD series to provide reliable all-round performance for budget-focused desktop and laptop systems. The new P300 series claims to offer higher transfer speeds over traditional PCIe 3 x2 solutions.

Being built on the latest PCIe Gen3 x4 controller technology, the new P300 series of M.2 NVMe SSDs from Patriot offers sequential read speeds of up to 2,100MB/s and sequential writes of up to 1,650MB/s, with a maximum capacity of 1Tb. P300 SSDs are also available in 256GB and 512GB versions with slightly reduced read/write speeds of 1,700MB/s and up to 1,200MB/s respectively.

A space-saving design with no additional heatsink means the P300 can fit in almost any system form factor. Due to this slim design, the P300 series will easily install inside even the thinnest laptops and small form factor desktop machines. Built with the latest DRAMless controller and 3DNAND flash means the P300 series is more affordable to manufacture, which makes it the ideal choice for budget systems builds.

An advanced firmware combined with powerful LDPC (low-density parity-check) ECC algorithm, ensures sensitive user data stored on the P300 series SSDs is kept secure and safe from corruption, as well as allowing peak performance and lower system power consumption. P300 also supports APST, ASPM and L1.2 power saving modes to maximise battery life in laptops and support for Advanced Wear Levelling prolongs the lifespan of the NAND flash.

The Patriot P300 SSD series is available to purchase now, backed by a 3-year manufacturers warranty, with prices starting from £41.99 for the 256GB version currently on Amazon.

KitGuru says: This new series of NVMe M.2 SSDs from Patriot offers good performance at a reasonable price, but only up to 1TB capacity. Would you guys like to see more affordable higher capacity M.2 SSDs being made available in 2020?

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