Micron MLC RealSSD C300 Like a Ferrari
6Gb SATA, up to 256GB, 355MB/s read and 215MB/s write
This is a Press Release edited by StorageNewsletter.com on December 4, 2009 at 3:36 pmMicron Technology, Inc. announced its RealSSD C300 SSD, the industry’s fastest for notebook and desktop PCs. Micron’s new RealSSD C300 drive enables users to enjoy a more powerful and responsive computing experience – including faster operating system (OS) boot and hibernate times, and speedier application load, data transfer and file copying.
C200 and C300 Specs
“The C300 SSD not only delivers on all the inherent advantages of SSDs – improved reliability and lower power use – but also leverages a finely tuned architecture and high-speed ONFI 2.1 NAND to provide a whole new level of performance,” said Dean Klein, vice president of memory system development at Micron.
While benchmark tests have shown that the C300 SSD is the fastest PC SSD leveraging the industry standard SATA 3Gb/s interface, the SSD performance is further boosted by natively supporting the next generation high-speed interface – SATA 6Gb/s.
What Does SATA 6Gb/s Mean?
It’s All in the Numbers.
Native support of SATA 6Gb/s means that the data path between the host computer and the SSD is twice as fast as the previous SATA 3Gb/s interface. While some drive architectures require a trade-off between throughput-sensitive and IOPS (Input/Output Per Second)-sensitive data streams, Micron’s core design and higher speed interface provides advantages for both. The C300 SSD leverages the SATA 6Gb/s interface to achieve a read throughput speed of up to 355MB/s and a write throughput speed of up to 215MB/s. Using the common PC Mark Vantage scoring system, the C300 SSD turns in a score of 45,000 from the HDD Suite.
“Hard drives gain little performance advantage when using SATA 6Gb/s because of mechanical limitations,” said Klein. “As a developer of leading-edge NAND technology, along with our sophisticated controller and firmware innovations, Micron is well positioned to tune our drives to take full advantage of the faster speeds achieved using the SATA 6Gb/s interface. The combination of these technology advancements has enabled the RealSSD C300 drive to far outshine the competition.”
Designed Using
Micron’s Industry-Leading 34nm NAND Flash Memory
The RealSSD C300 drive leverages Micron’s established 34nm MLC NAND flash memory, allowing the company to provide a cost-competitive, high-capacity SSD solution. Bringing another first to SSDs, Micron’s 34nm MLC NAND supports the high-speed ONFI 2.1 standard, ensuring the NAND performance keeps pace with the faster SATA 6Gb/s interface.
The drives will be available in 1.8-inch and 2.5-inch form factors, with both drives supporting 128GB and 256GB capacities. Micron is currently sampling the C300 SSD in limited quantities and expects to enter production in the first quarter of calendar 2010.
To see a video demonstration of the performances achieved when using Micron’s RealSSD C300 drive.
Comments
6Gb interfaces - SATA or SAS - are going to increase dramatically the performances of SSDs.
At more than up to 355MB/s for read and 215MB/s for write like Micron, there are only today Pliant Technoloy with SAS (525/340), Fusion-io (1,500/1,400) and Super Talent (1,400/1,200) with PCIe, as well as Stec with 4Gb FC (380/300).
The fastest HDD in the world is probably the Cheetah 15K7 at 15,000rpm with 6Gb SAS or 4Gb FC from Seagate. For this unit, the manufacturer announced a sustained data rate of up to 204MB/s.
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