First I want to give a huge shout out to Gigabyte for sending me this product for review. We’ll be taking a look at their latest UD PRO 256GB SSD.
I’m sure everyone knows who Gigabyte is but here’s some information about their company.
It’s YOU that matters.
GIGABYTE is always consumer-oriented from the very beginning of product design to the end of value chain. With the focus on consumer needs, the delivery of customer experiences has been transformed into tangible and understood customer cares. Therefore, GIGABYTE has integrated the best quality of components to ensure outstanding stability and reliability and also built up a complete service network with hundreds of customer service centers around the globe. Behind everything we do is a clear focus on what our customers value. GIGABYTE has kept staying one step ahead of consumer desires to create unique connections and pursue your smile of satisfaction.
We’re bringing Gaming to gamers
GIGABYTE shares the same passion for gaming as all gamers. Therefore we have extended the premium gaming brand – AORUS, the pinnacle of our hardware excellence, to provide a full spectrum of innovative gaming products that deliver the ultimate performance and exemplify PC’s capability of bringing gamers unprecedented delights. We continue to participate in global gaming events, connect with the community and actively listening to gamers’ desires in order to create marvelous products that are focused on gamers’ needs. AORUS is a team of gamers in the PC industry, looking to side with gamers on the gaming conquest, to challenge the limits, and become legendary.
Product information
- Form Factor: 2.5-inch internal SSD
- Interface: SATA 6.0Gb/s
- Total Capacity: 256GB*
- Warranty: Limited 3-year
- Sequential Read speed: up to 530 MB/s**
- Sequential Write speed: up to 500 MB/s**
- Toshiba 3D TLC NAND Flash offers blazing speed, high-capacity & enhanced reliability.
- External DDR3 DRAM Cache for Better Sustain Speed
- TRIM & S.M.A.R.T supported
GIGABYTE UD PRO series SSDs adopt 3D TLC NAND flash, which has higher bit capacity, R/W speed performance, endurance and reliability compared to 2D TLC flash. Moreover, with an optimized controller and firmware, GIGABYTE UD PRO series SSDs provide excellent performance for a smooth PC experience.
- Higher Density and Capacity
- Faster Programming
- More Reliable
- Uses Less Power
External DDR3L SDRAM Cache
The UD PRO SSD is equipped with high-speed DDR3L SDRAM cache and does not need to reserve over-provisioning space, thus improving the random Read/Write performance. This means the users can use the full capacity of the drive. Moreover, external DRAM can be a buffer between controller and NAND flash for sustained performance when capacity is occupied by more and more data.
Specifications
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Interface: SATA 6.0Gb/s
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Form Factor: 2.5-inch internal SSD
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Total Capacity: 256GB*
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Warranty: Limited 3-year or 100TBW***
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NAND: Toshiba BiCS3 3D TLC
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External DDR Cache: 256MB
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Sequential Read MB/s: Up to 530 MB/s
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Sequential Write MB/s: Up to 500 MB/s
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Random Read IOPS: Up to 70k
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Random Write IOPS: Up to 40k
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Dimension (W x H x L): 69.85 x 7 x 100 mm
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Mean time between failure (MTBF): 1.8M hours
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Power Consumption (Active): Average: R : 1930mW; W : 2430mW
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Power Consumption (Idle): 170mW
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Temperature (Operating): 0°C to 70°C
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Temperature (Storage): -40°C to 85°C
Gigabyte makes some impressive claims on their product page but does this SSD deliver? Let’s find out!
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