Samsung Branded SSDs Powered by 3D V-NAND Up to 1TB

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. launched the 850 PRO, a SSD line-up featuring its three-dimensional (3D) vertical NAND (V-NAND) flash memory technology.

The 850 PRO, unveiled at the 2014 Samsung SSD Global Summit in Seoul, offers performance for SSDs and will be available globally across 53 markets from this month.

Based on Samsung’s proprietary V-NAND technology, the 850 PRO is for use in high-end PCs and workstations.

V-NAND features a proprietary vertical cell structure and represents a breakthrough in overcoming the density limit currently facing planar NAND architecture used in conventional flash memory, yielding speed, endurance and energy efficiency improvements.

“With the new 850 PRO V-NAND SSD, Samsung is introducing the next major evolution of SSD technology, taking the lead in delivering high-density SSDs with outstanding endurance, performance and energy efficiency,” said Unsoo Kim, SVP of branded product marketin team, Samsung Electronics. “We are fully committed to establishing an innovative computing environment by providing customers with V-NAND SSDs with unrivaled performance.“

The 850 PRO delivers fast speeds and endurance, using the SATA III interface. Its sequential read performance reaches up to 550MB/s, with write performance of up to 520MB/s. Random read performance is up to 100,000 IO/s, with write speeds of up to 90,000 IO/s.

The drive also offers a Dynamic Thermal Guard feature, which maintains ambient temperature while operating and prevents potential data loss from overheating.

The 850 PRO will be available in 128GB, 256GB, 512GB and 1TB.

With the accelerating consumer adoption of SSDs, Samsung anticipates that its new V-NAND SSDs will add to the growth of the branded SSD market with its performance.

According to the April 4, 2014, Gartner Forecast Analysis: NAND, Worldwide, 1Q14 Update, the global SSD market is expected to rapidly increase from $11.04 billion in revenues in 2013 to approximately $14.47 billion in 2014 and $23.54 billion in 2017.