SSDs
When Western Digital introduced its Ultrastar DC SN861 SSDs earlier this year, the company did not disclose which controller it used for these drives, which made many observers presume that WD was using an in-house controller. But a recent teardown of the drive shows that is not the case; instead, the company is using a controller from Fadu, a South Korean company founded in 2015 that specializes on enterprise-grade turnkey SSD solutions. The Western Digital Ultrastar DC SN861 SSD is aimed at performance-hungry hyperscale datacenters and enterprise customers which are adopting PCIe Gen5 storage devices these days. And, as uncovered in photos from a recent Storage Review article, the drive is based on Fadu's FC5161 NVMe 2.0-compliant controller. The FC5161 utilizes 16 NAND channels supporting...
Computex 2014: Memoright Shows XT3 TLC SSD & NF8-830 PCIe SSD
Memoright is a company that some of you might have heard of as we reviewed one of their drives back in 2011 but they have been out of the...
9 by Kristian Vättö on 6/12/2014
Computex 2014: JMicron Displays JMF670H SATA 6Gbps & JMF811 PCIe SSD Controllers
Sorry for the photo quality -- I had to run to another meeting so I just took some quick photos with my phone RIght before Computex, we published a review...
2 by Kristian Vättö on 6/12/2014
Computex 2014: G.Skill Demos PCIe SSDs
In the initial days of SSDs, G.Skill, the DRAM manufacturer, used to sell 2.5-inch SSDs. These were SATA 3 Gbps devices mostly, with the latest ones utilising SandForce...
8 by Ian Cutress on 6/11/2014
The Intel SSD DC P3700 Review Part 2: NVMe on Client Workloads
Last week we reviewed Intel's first NVMe drive: the DC P3700. Based on a modified version of the controller in Intel's SSD DC S3700/S3500, the P3700 moves to an...
36 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/10/2014
Computex 2014 ADATA Booth Tour: 2TB SX930 SSD, Micro SSDs, Power Banks, Wireless Chargers and More
We already covered ADATA's DDR4 last week but they had a ton of other interesting products at their booth. I'll start with the SSDs as they are the most...
15 by Kristian Vättö on 6/9/2014
Computex 2014: Kingston Announces V310 & HyperX Fury SSDs, Shows SF3700 And Marvell PCIe SSDs
Unlike many manufacturers, Kingston didn’t have a booth or suite at Computex but instead they held a one-day HyperX gaming event on the top floor of one of Taipei’s...
35 by Kristian Vättö on 6/8/2014
Computex 2014: Plextor Announces M6 Pro SSD & PlexTurbo Software
While Computex is already over for this year, we still have a lot of stuff to go through and post. I stopped by at Plextor's booth earlier this week...
8 by Kristian Vättö on 6/8/2014
Computex 2014: Update on SandForce SF3700 & A Live Demo
One of the key things I have been looking forward to at Computex is hearing more about the third generation SandForce controller i.e. the SF3700. I just stopped by...
9 by Kristian Vättö on 6/4/2014
Computex 2014: Samsung Launches TLC-Based 845DC EVO for The Enterprise
While this is technically not a Computex announcement, Samsung is launching their TLC NAND based 845DC EVO today. This isn't Samsung's first TLC based enterprise SSD as a while...
11 by Kristian Vättö on 6/3/2014
Computex 2014: SanDisk Announces Extreme Pro SSD
Continuing our Computex coverage, SanDisk is launching their new flagship Extreme Pro SSD today here in Taipei. SanDisk is targeting the enthusiast and professional crowd with the drive by...
6 by Kristian Vättö on 6/3/2014
AnandTech Participates in Roundtable Discussion with Intel and Supermicro about P3700 and NVMe
Earlier this evening, Intel announced a new family of NVMe based PCIe SSDs, including the P3700. I reviewed a 1.6TB version of the P3700 here. A few weeks ago...
12 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/3/2014
Intel SSD DC P3700 Review: The PCIe SSD Transition Begins with NVMe
In 2008 Intel introduced its first SSD, the X25-M, and with it Intel ushered in a new era of primary storage based on non-volatile memory. Intel may have been...
85 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/3/2014
Crucial MX100 (256GB & 512GB) Review
Computex is officially kicking off today and unlike many of the products announced at trade shows, we actually have a full review of the Crucial MX100 that is launching...
50 by Kristian Vättö on 6/2/2014
Seagate Acquires SandForce From Avago/LSI
Seagate has just announced that they will be acquiring LSI's Accelerated Solution Division and Flash Components Division from Avago, which translate to LSI's Nytro lineup along with the SSD...
37 by Kristian Vättö on 5/29/2014
JMicron JMF667H Reference Design (128GB & 256GB) Review
Back in 2008 and 2009, JMicron was a relatively big name in the SSD industry. Many OEMs were using their controllers as there weren't many alternatives and JMicron had...
28 by Kristian Vättö on 5/29/2014
Samsung SSD XP941 Review: The PCIe Era Is Here
For most of the last decade, SATA has been the dominant interface in the consumer storage space. As long as hard drives were the major media for storage, SATA...
110 by Kristian Vättö on 5/15/2014
SanDisk Announces X300s SSDs
While most SSD manufacturers are likely holding their product announcements until Computex next month, SanDisk has today announced a new model to their business SSD portfolio: the X300s. Most...
22 by Kristian Vättö on 5/13/2014
Micron M500DC (480GB & 800GB) Review
While the client SSD space has become rather uninteresting lately, the same cannot be said of the enterprise segment. The types of workloads in the enterprise world can require...
37 by Kristian Vättö on 4/22/2014
Plextor M6S & M6M (256GB) Review
Continuing our spring full of new SSDs, the next drives under the scope are Plextor's M6S and M6M. Both drives were already showcased at CES this year but after...
30 by Kristian Vättö on 4/10/2014
ADATA SP920 (128GB, 256GB, 512GB & 1TB) Review
This spring has turned out to be the time for nearly all SSD OEMs to update their lineups. A little over a month ago Intel introduced the SSD 730...
30 by Kristian Vättö on 4/1/2014
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