64GB SSD on the Desktop: Samsung and OCZ go mainstream
by Gary Key on May 15, 2008 11:30 PM EST- Posted in
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Specifications
| Specification | |||
| Samsung MCCOE64G5MPP | OCZ Technology OCZSSD2-1S64G | WD VelociRaptor WD3000BLFS | |
| Unformatted Capacity | 64GB | 64GB | 300GB |
| Interface | SATA 3 Gb/s | SATA 3 Gb/s | SATA 3 Gb/s |
| Rotational Speed | n/a | n/a | 10,000 RPM |
| Buffer Size | n/a | n/a | 16 MB |
| Average Latency | n/a | n/a | 2.99 ms (nominal) |
| Read Seek Time | 0.3 ms | 0.3 ms | 4.2 ms |
| Write Seek Time | 0.2 ms | 0.2 ms | 4.7 ms |
| Transfer Rate - Buffer to Disk | 100 MB/s (sustained) | 100 MB/s (sustained) | 120 MB/s (sustained) |
| Number of Heads | n/a | n/a | 4 |
| Number of Platters | n/a | n/a | 2 |
| Command Queuing | n/a | n/a | Native Command Queuing |
| Acoustics - Spec | Idle -
0dBA Seek Mode 0 - 0dBA |
Idle -
0dBA Seek Mode 0 - 0dBA |
Idle -
29dBA Seek Mode 0 - 36dBA |
| Warranty | Variable | 1 - Year | 5 - Years |
| Power Dissipation | |||
| Read/Write | 0.41 Watts | 0.41 Watts | 6.08 Watts |
| Idle | 0.32 Watts | 0.32 Watts | 4.53 Watts |
| Standby | 0.24 Watts | 0.24 Watts | 0.42 Watts |
| . | |||
The Samsung/OCZ drives feature identical hardware no surprise in the specifications being essentially identical. Current Mtron and Memoright drives feature read and write seek times at 0.1ms but their power numbers are generally a few watts higher than the Samsung design. The power dissipation numbers are quoted from Samsung and in our testing we found the idle and standby numbers were accurate but read/write load numbers were around 1.8W, still excellent by any standard. Since the Samsung drive is primarily available in OEM systems, the warranty terms are variable between suppliers. Samsung quotes a MTBF of 2,000,000 hours, which is significantly higher than mechanical drives. We have not received information on the number of times data can be written to each bit or the wear leveling algorithms utilized.
The 2.5" form factor that Samsung/OCZ utilizes is the standard 9mm option found in a majority of notebooks. Our review samples have the right mounting pattern for standard 2.5" platform designs. The circuit board features the NAND flash and controller on a single side along with the SATA power and cable connectors.
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Dobs - Saturday, May 17, 2008 - link
I like the sound of that.. a Hybrid with built in Raid (or equiv).So.... I'll have the Samsung F1 SSD3 500GB Hybrid thanks!
That's the one that includes 1 308GB platter and 3 64GB SSD's (in Raid0 equiv)
mechBgon - Friday, May 16, 2008 - link
"We waivered about presenting either drive an award."I think you meant "wavered."
Baked - Friday, May 16, 2008 - link
I know you guys get all the freebies you want, do a RAID-5 w/ these drives now!Juddog - Friday, May 16, 2008 - link
The main advantage here IMHO is the power required, heat dissipation, noise level and MTBF. Perfect for notebooks. Working as a tech I see notebook drive failures all the time. I see plenty of executive level people with notebooks that would gladly pay a few hundred extra to get a much greater extended battery time from lower power usage, and greater data protection from the MTBF, not to mention the shock levels that these drives typically have is much greater than that of a hard drive.This is excellent for people who travel around a lot and carry expensive data on their laptops. Top it off with data encryption technologies that more companies are moving into, and the access time plays an even greater roll.
strikeback03 - Friday, May 16, 2008 - link
IIRC, the tests in the Macbook Air at least showed little to no advantage in battery life from the SSD. The durability though would be nice. I personally wouldn't consider one until we can get drives upwards of 100GB for under $500.JarredWalton - Saturday, May 17, 2008 - link
MacBook Air SSD testing was actually http://www.anandtech.com/mac/showdoc.aspx?i=3226&a...">quite good. I think you're probably remembering the more recent http://www.anandtech.com/memory/showdoc.aspx?i=328...">128GB SSD follow-up where the extra performance and size of the SSD made power requirements about equal to a standard HDD.Ender17 - Friday, May 16, 2008 - link
Any results on the snapiness with these drives as seen here?http://www.anandtech.com/memory/showdoc.aspx?i=328...">http://www.anandtech.com/memory/showdoc.aspx?i=328...
tshen83 - Friday, May 16, 2008 - link
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N8...">http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N8...Too bad it is out of stock. I hope STT makes more of it. 299 for 30GB of 120MB/read speed.
JarredWalton - Friday, May 16, 2008 - link
But only 40MB/s writes.semisonic9 - Friday, May 16, 2008 - link
...over it's competition? What's up with that? Would have expected 7200.11 drives, or 1tb drives, to be faster.