Micron takes wraps off 'fastest' desktop SSD
6Gb/s Sata does the trick
Memory maker Micron has introduced what may be the first solid-state drive fitted with a 6Gb/s Sata 3.0 connector.
The RealSSD C300 is being pitched as "the fastest drive for notebook and desktop personal computers". Easy to say, that, and Micron followed it up by stating the C300 is faster than any other SSD connected by a 3Gb/s Sata link into the bargain.
Independent testing will refute or reinforce the claim. Until then, we have Micron's numbers: a read throughput up to 355MB/s and a write throughput of up to 215MB/s.
Micron's RealSSD: goes like the proverbial off a shovel?
"Using the common PC Mark Vantage scoring system, the C300 SSD turns in a score of 45,000 from the HDD Suite," the company said.
Laptop drives we've looked at - albeit in lower-end boxes - yield PCMark Vantage HDD results of up to 4,000.
But it's easy to take a single benchmark results out of context and, again, we await real-world testing before we judge.
In any case, the C300 is only now available in sample quantities before entering volume production in Q1 2010. It'll ship in 1.8in and 2.5in form-factors, and 128GB and 256GB capacities.
Micron didn't say how much we can expect to pay for these marvels. ®
COMMENTS
hmmm
Does anyone make a 6Gb/s SATA adapter that can do 6Gb/s sustained throughput?
Just two questions
No doubt independent reviews will cover this in time, but what are the random read/write times, and what is the real-world failure rate.
Have a Supertalent Masterdrive SX since this morning
Have a Supertalent Masterdrive SX [yes, exceptionally stupid name] since this morning in my company notebook, replacing a Seagate Momentus 5400.
Verdict:
The SX is so fast, even McAfee can´t slow my machine down.
This is truly unbelievable. It feels so... responsive. Even colleagues who didn´t know of the replacement did mention my notebook seems to be way faster.
Oddly enough: you can´t properly measure the difference.
GO for SSD, definitly "GO!"
