Current set of PCIe 4.0 SSDs are fast as it is but if you are looking for something more, Samsung has announced the 990 PRO line of SSDs. Admittedly, not as fast as Samsung’s PCIe 5.0 Enterprise SSD but the 990 PRO promises sequential read and write speeds of up to 7,450MB/s and 6,900 MB/s […]
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Benchmark confirms PM1743 SSD’s super-fast speeds
Samsung announced the PCIe 5.0-based PM1743 SSD for enterprises last week and now we have got the first benchmark of the drive, courtesy Intel’s Chief Performance Strategist. The benchmark was originally slated for CES 2022 but since Intel has canceled their in-person presence, Ryan Shrout took to Twitter to reveal his findings. Shrout shows a […]
Samsung’s new ZNS SSD boasts a longer lifespan
Samsung has developed a new SSD tech that will help enhance the lifespan of an SSD. Dubbed Zoned Namespace technology or ZNS in short, the new SSD (model PM1731a) is meant for use in storage server and data center setting that dramatically improves the lifespan of the drive by three to four times. With ZNS, […]
Samsung Launches 980 NVMe, DRAM-less SSD
Samsung launched the 980 NVMe SSD. This is the company’s first consumer drive without DRAM. Delivering the highest performance among DRAM-less SSDs, Samsung claims the new 980 makes blazing NVMe speeds more accessible to a wider range of users. Previously, DRAM-less designs have presented a disadvantage in speed without short-term memory at hand for fast […]
Samsung intros 870 EVO SATA SSD
Samsung has expanded its SATA-based SSD lineup with the 870 EVO. This new SSD series is targeted for both personal and professional use and promises improved speeds and sustained performance. The Samsung 870 EVO uses Samsung’s latest V-NAND and controller that allows the drive to reach the maximum SATA sequential read and write speeds of […]