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* Product prices and availability are subject to change frequently. Any price and availability information displayed on Amazon at the time of purchase will apply.Model | ARC100-25SAT3-480G |
Release Date |
July 2014
* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date. |
Series | ARC 100 |
Capacity | 480 GB |
Interface | SATA 6 Gb/s |
NVME | |
Form Factor | 2.5" |
SSD Controller | Indilinx Barefoot 3 |
NAND Flash Type | MLC (toggle) |
Max Sequential Read | Up to 490 MB/s |
Max Sequential Write | Up to 450 MB/s |
MTBF | 2,000,000 hours |
(Higher is better)
Crucial M550 128GB (255th) | 101% | |
OCZ Vertex 450 256GB (255th) | 101% | |
Crucial MX300 525GB (255th) | 101% | |
Corsair Neutron XTi 1920GB (266th) | ~ | |
SanDisk 250GB Ultra 3D NAND (266th) | ~ | |
Crucial MX300 525GB M.2 (266th) | ~ | |
SanDisk X400 1TB (266th) | ~ | |
OCZ ARC 100 120GB (266th) | ~ | |
SanDisk Extreme II 120GB (266th) | ~ | |
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB (266th) | ~ | |
OCZ ARC 100 480GB (266th) | 100% | |
Western Digital WDS250G2B0B (274th) | 98% | |
WD Blue 1TB M.2 (274th) | 98% | |
Transcend 370 1TB TS1TSSD370S (274th) | 98% | |
SanDisk X400 512GB (274th) | 98% | |
Transcend SSD370 512GB (274th) | 98% | |
OCZ Vector 128GB (274th) | 98% | |
PNY CS900 960GB (274th) | 98% | |
Crucial BX200 960GB (281st) | 97% | |
OCZ Vertex 460 120GB (281st) | 97% | |
Plextor M6S Plus 256GB (281st) | 97% |
PERFORMANCE | 120GB | 240GB | 480GB |
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Sequential Reads1 | 475 MB/s | 480 MB/s | 490 MB/s |
Sequential Writes1 | 395 MB/s | 430 MB/s | 450 MB/s |
Random Read Speed (4KB, QD32)2 |
75,000 IOPS | 75,000 IOPS | 75,000 IOPS |
Random Write Speed (4KB, QD32)2 |
80,000 IOPS | 80,000 IOPS | 80,000 IOPS |
Steady-State Random Write Speed (4KB, QD32)3 | 12,000 IOPS | 18,000 IOPS | 20,000 IOPS |
1. Maximum sequential speeds are determined using ATTO
2. 4KB random performance is measured with IOMeter 2010, incompressible, QD32
3. Steady State performance measured with IOMeter 2010 after a 12hr precondition according to SNIA guidelines
PHYSICAL | |
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Usable Capacities (IDEMA) | 120GB, 240GB, 480GB |
NAND Components | Toshiba A19nm Multi-Level Cell (MLC) |
Interface | Serial ATA (SATA) 6Gb/s (SATA III) |
NAND Controller | OCZ Barefoot 3 M10 |
Form Factor | 2.5-inch, 7mm height (fits ultra-thin notebooks) |
Dimension (L x W x H) | 100.20 x 69.75 x 6.70 mm |
Weight | 110g |
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