Intel SSD 335 (240GB) Review
by Kristian Vättö on October 29, 2012 11:30 AM ESTInside the Intel SSD 335
Similar to the SSD 330, the SSD 335 has a single thermal pad covering the controller. The whole case is made out of metal, so heat dissipation in general should not be an issue. There doesn't seem to be any visible differences between the PCBs of SSD 335 and 330, other than the fact that the SSD 335 loses the "BIN 2" sticker and is manufactured in fab 4 instead of fab 3 (although it's completely possible that SSD 335s are manufactured in fab 3 as well).
The SF-2281
As usual, there are a total of sixteen NAND packages, eight on each side of the PCB. Each NAND package consists of two 8GB 20nm MLC NAND dies, making each NAND package 16GB in capacity. The new 20nm process node is indicated by the 12th character, which is an F. Process nodes follow the alphabet, meaning that F is 20nm, E is 25nm, D is 34nm and so on.
Test System
| CPU |
Intel Core i5-2500K running at 3.3GHz (Turbo and EIST enabled) |
| Motherboard |
AsRock Z68 Pro3 |
| Chipset |
Intel Z68 |
| Chipset Drivers |
Intel 9.1.1.1015 + Intel RST 10.2 |
| Memory | G.Skill RipjawsX DDR3-1600 2 x 4GB (9-9-9-24) |
| Video Card |
XFX AMD Radeon HD 6850 XXX (800MHz core clock; 4.2GHz GDDR5 effective) |
| Video Drivers | AMD Catalyst 10.1 |
| Desktop Resolution | 1920 x 1080 |
| OS | Windows 7 x64 |
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Dug - Monday, October 29, 2012 - link
If Samsung continues to produce the 830 as a value drive compared to the 840, I think Intel will have trouble selling these. I don't see any advantage.Kristian Vättö - Monday, October 29, 2012 - link
Samsung is phasing out the SSD 830 by the end of November, so it won't be available much longer.mfenn - Monday, October 29, 2012 - link
Nooooooooo....I want my cheap fast drives damnit!
DanNeely - Monday, October 29, 2012 - link
They're only cheap now to get rid of them; once they're out of the channel people can't point to the old model discount for why the new one is too expensive.If you want a bigger SSD, now's the time to buy the 830 you've been lusting over.
BrianDustin - Tuesday, October 30, 2012 - link
Love my job, since I've been bringing in $5600… I sit at home, music playing while I work in front of my new iMac that I got now that I'm making it online(Click on menu Home)http://goo.gl/ntYAX
JohnUSA - Tuesday, October 30, 2012 - link
You can shove your iMac in your rear where the sun does not shine.jwilliams4200 - Thursday, November 1, 2012 - link
It is too bad the comments software does not have a "report spam" button.JonnyDough - Friday, November 23, 2012 - link
AGREED. :( MODERATOR HELP!hrga - Thursday, November 1, 2012 - link
@BrianDustin SPAMMERWolfpup - Monday, October 29, 2012 - link
Samsung's drivers are flaky if hit hard, and of course less reliable. These Intel drives with Sandforce controllers aren't as good as Intel controllers, but still...Micron/Crucial and Intel are the best choices.