PNY XLR8 240GB SSD

Name: PNY XLR8 240GB
Brand: PNY
SKU: SSD9SC240GMDA-RB
Rating: 3.9 (467 reviews)

PNY XLR8 240GB 2.5" SATA3 SSD9SC240GMDA-RB

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120 GB

Best Value: Premium grade flash to handle a wide variety of workloads
Transfer Rates: Up to 500MB/s read, 475MB/s write
Capacities: 120GB, 240GB, 480GB
Controller: SandForce 2281
3 year warranty plus an additional 2 years when registered with PNY

Specifications Overview

Model	SSD9SC240GMDA-RB
Release Date	September 2012 * First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
Series	XLR8
Capacity	240 GB
Interface	SATA 6 Gb/s
NVME	No
Form Factor	2.5"
SSD Controller	Sandforce SF 2281
NAND Flash Type	MLC (synchronous)
Max Sequential Read	Up to 500 MB/s
Max Sequential Write	Up to 475 MB/s
MTBF	1,000,000 hours

	Old Name	Current Name	Branding	Data Speed	Port
USB 2.0	USB 2.0	USB 2.0	Hi-Speed USB	480 Mbit/s	diverse
USB 3.0	USB 3.1 Gen 1	USB 3.2 Gen 1x1	SuperSpeed USB	5 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.1	USB 3.1 Gen 2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x1	SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps	10 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x2	USB 4.0 Gen 2x2	USB4 20Gbps	20 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4	USB 4.0 Gen 3x2	USB4 1.0	USB4 40Gbps	40 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4v2	USB 4.0 Gen 4	USB4 2.0	USB4 80Gbps	80-120 Gbit/s	only USB-C

PNY XLR8 240GB Performance comparison with similar Solid State Drives

(Higher is better)

PNY XLR8 240GB Performance

Sequential read/write speed, Random 4K read/write speed

SanDisk SSD PLUS 120GB (374th)		111%
SanDisk SSD PLUS 960GB (374th)		111%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB SDSSDA-240G-G25 (378th)		109%
HP S700 120GB (378th)		109%
SanDisk SSD PLUS 240GB (378th)		109%
Kingston 120GB SSDNow V300 (381st)		103%
Transcend 370 64GB TS64GSSD370S (382nd)		101%
Western Digital Green 120GB WDS120G1G0A (382nd)		101%
SanDisk SSD PLUS 480GB (382nd)		101%
Western Digital 240GB Green WDS240G1G0A (385th)		~
Corsair Force LS Series 60GB 2.5" (385th)		~
Crucial BX500 240GB (385th)		~
PNY XLR8 240GB (385th)		100%
Western Digital Green 120GB WDS120G1G0B (389th)		96%
Western Digital 240GB Green M.2 (389th)		96%
Crucial BX500 120GB (389th)		96%
Patriot Blaze 120GB 2.5" (392nd)		94%
Western Digital SSD WDS240G2G0A 240GB (393rd)		84%
Western Digital 120GB Green WDS120G2G0A (394th)		82%
Intel 320 Series 160GB (395th)		80%
Intel 710 SSDSA2BZ100G3 100GB (396th)		76%

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Description

PHYSICAL
*Usable Capacities (IDEMA)**	240 GB
Controller	SandForce 2281
NAND Components	Synchronous-Mode 3K P/E rated Multi-Level Cell (MLC)
Interface	Serial ATA 6Gb/s* (SATA III)
Form Factor	2.5 inch
Dimensions (L x W x H)	100 x 70 x 9.5 mm
Weight	80g

PERFORMANCE
Max Read	up to 500 MB/s
Max Write	up to 450 MB/s
Random Read/Write Operations (4kB)	up to 60,000 IOPS

ENVIRONMENTAL
Power Consumption	5W Typical, 0.1W Idle
Ambient Temperature	0°C ~ 55°C
Operating Temperature	0°C ~ 70°C
Storage Temperature	-45°C ~ 85°C
Certifications	RoHS, CE, FCC, REACH, BEMI, UL

RELIABILITY/SECURITY
MTBF	1 million hours
Data Fail Recovery	Recovers data from up to one NAND flash block (available on 120GB and up)
Data Path Protection	ECC: Up to 55 bits correctable per 512-byte sector
Data Reliability	Read unrecoverable bit error rate (UBER) 10e-16
Data Encryption	128-bit AES-compliant
Product Health Monitoring	Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) Support

COMPATIBILITY
Serial ATA	Fully compliant with Serial ATA International Organization: Serial ATA Revision 3.0. Fully compliant with ATA/ATAPI-8 Standard Native Command Queuing (NCQ)
Operating System	Windows XP 32-bit / 64-bit; Windows Vista 32-bit / 64-bit; Windows 7 32-bit / 64-bit; Linux; Mac OS X
Power Requirements	Standard SATA Power Connector