Raise the bar on SSD technology When it comes to endurance, the 950 PRO, built on the V-NAND technology, is designed to handle up to 400 terabytes written (TBW) or to guarantee 5-year limited warranty, whichever comes first.
systems Ltd. www.msystems.gr M Samsung NVMe SSD 950 PRO Reaching new levels of performance, power efficiency and reliability for client PCs Rethink the possibilities with an unparalleled SSD now available to consumers Broaden your horizons with an enhanced bandwidth With the massive data growth and demand for improved quality of data, it has now Storage interface comparison become a necessity to deliver 4K video with faster connectivity and lower latency. As a result, the SATA interface using only one queue to transfer huge volumes of 32 (Gb/s) data creates bottlenecks and is no longer sufficient. The new NVMe interface, on the other hand, provides multiple queues to efficiently transfer data in and out of devices much faster, enabling users to capitalize on the low latency and parallelism 3 6 of the PCI Express®-based SSD. SATA II SATA III NVMe PCIe Gen 3.0 x4 The Samsung SSD 950 PRO now makes available to PC consumers the same superb performance that was once only afforded by data centers and large corporations with massive servers -- and it fits in their ultra-slim laptops. And now is the perfect time for consumers to experience the maximum performance of the 950 PRO as the . PC environment is ready for NVMe adoption with the Intel® Z170 chipset (Skylake architecture) and Windows® 10 operating system, as well as motherboard support td for PCI Express (PCIe) Gen 3 x4 lanes in an M.2 slot. SATA vs. NVMe # of Queues SATA AHCI 1 PCle NVMe 64,000 # of CMD/Queue 32 64,000 L World's first V-NAND-based NVMe SSD for client PCs s As a leader in SSD technology, Samsung designed the 950 PRO - the world's first consumer SSD that combines .gr groundbreaking V-NAND flash memory architecture with the PCIe Gen 3 interface and the NVMe protocol. ms V-NAND is a breakthrough in overcoming the density limitations, performance and endurance of planar NAND mste by stacking the layers vertically, rather than decreasing the dimensions of the cells to try to fit them on a fixed te sy horizontal space. The result is higher density, better endurance and superb performance in a smaller footprint .m than conventional planar NAND architecture. s www In addition, by combining the PCIe Gen 3 x4 lanes with the NVMe protocol, which means a higher bandwidth and lower latency, the 950 PRO enables users to process massive volumes of more data than SATA SSDs. The M.2 sy form factor, which offers a smaller and more flexible physical profile, makes the 950 PRO ideal for today's ultra- M thin PCs and workstations. Plus, it is optimized to handle intensive workloads, such as engineering simulations, computer-aided design and data analysis, with ease. Trade up to the next-generation SSD today The 950 PRO delivers sequential read/write (R/W) speeds up to 2,500 MB/s and 1,500 MB/s* respectively. And random R/W speeds clock in at up to 300K input/output operations per second (IOPS) and 110K IOPS* respectively. When compared with a SATA SSD, the 512 GB 950 PRO outclassed it with around 4.5 times the sequential read speeds and around 2.9 times the random read speeds when using the PCIe Gen 3 x4 lanes interface as shown in Figure 1. * 512 GB performance 1,750 MB/s 1,500 MB/s 1,250 MB/s 1,000 MB/s 750 MB/s 500 MB/s 250 MB/s 0 MB/s Performance (Seq. Write) 2.9× Faster Performance 2.9× HDD A (1 TB) SATA SSD B (500 GB) 950 PRO (512 GB) 3,000 MB/s 2,500 MB/s 2,000 MB/s 1,500 MB/s 1,000 MB/s 500 MB/s 0 MB/s Performance (Seq. Read) 4.5× Faster Performance 3× HDD A (1 TB) SATA SSD B (500 GB) 950 PRO (512 GB) Figure 1. Sequential R/W performance of the 512 GB 950 PRO versus a SATA HDD/SSD (internal comparison test*) Raise the bar on SSD technology Ensure endurance and reliability for maximum use When it comes to endurance, the 950 PRO, built on the V-NAND technology, is designed to handle up to 400 terabytes written (TBW) or to guarantee 5-year limited warranty, whichever comes first. To ensure overheating does not become an issue, Samsung has equipped the 950 PRO with Dynamic Thermal Throttling Protection technology, which monitors and maintains the drive's optimal operating temperature. The throttle feature automatically drops the temperature of the SSD when it reaches a certain threshold, protecting the data and drive while ensuring continual responsiveness. As an added safeguard, the 950 PRO includes the Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.) feature. This valuable feature tracks the health status of the SSD, monitoring it to detect and report on a variety of reliability indicators. S.M.A.R.T. is designed to anticipate failures and warn users of impending ones, enabling users to proactively replace an ailing drive, preventing data loss and unexpected outages. . Reduce power consumption without sacrificing performance td The faster performance of the 950 PRO equates to less power consumption and more battery life for laptops. These findings conclude that the Samsung 950 PRO is the superior performance-to-power ratio drive, as shown L in Figure 2. According to the internal test, the 950 PRO shows 2 times higher sequential R/W performance than the SATA SSD while consuming the same amount of power. sms.gr Performance/Power (Seq. Write) Performance/Power (Seq. Read) mte 300 600 ys 250 More 500 te.ms 200 2× Efficient 400 150 300 2× More Efficient s ww 100 3.7× 50 200 6.6× 100 w 0 y HDD A s (1 TB) SATA SSD B (500 GB) 950 PRO (512 GB) 0 HDD A (1 TB) SATA SSD B (500 GB) 950 PRO (512 GB) M Figure 2. Performance-to-power ratio of the 512 GB 950 PRO versus a SATA HDD/SSD (internal comparison test*) * Internal comparison evaluation environment For evaluating the SSD's performance, the 950 PRO was used in a non-RAID configuration with no pre-conditioning done on the device in the fresh-out-ofbox (FOB) state. In order to accurately assess the device's performance, synthetic as well as real-world workloads were performed on the device. These tests were conducted using inbox NVMe drivers in the Microsoft Windows operating system. The test environment and tools used are listed as follows. Processor: Intel Core® i7-4790k @ 4.0 GHz. Memory: Samsung DDR3 8 GB RAM. Motherboard: ASUSTM Z97 PRO. Operating system: Windows 8.1 PRO K x64 with Inbox driver. Test suite and workloads: Iometer1.1.0, PCMark® Vantage, PCMark 7. HDD and SSD precondition: fresh-out-of-box (FOB). Technical Specifications Samsung 950 PRO SSD Usage application Client PCs Model name Capacity1 MZ-V5P256BW 256 GB MZ-V5P512BW 512 GB Dimensions (L x W x H) Max. 80.15 x 22.15 x 2.38 mm Interface Form factor PCIe 3.0 x4 (up to 32 Gb/s) NVMe 1.1 M.2 (2280)2 Controller Samsung UBX controller NAND flash memory Samsung V-NAND DRAM cache memory 512 MB LPDDR3 Sequential read Up to 2,200 MB/s Up to 2,500 MB/s Sequential write Up to 900 MB/s Up to 1,500 MB/s Performance3 4 KB random read (QD32 thread 4) 4 KB random write (QD32 thread 4) 4 KB random read (QD1 thread 1) 4 KB random write (QD1 thread 1) . Data security Weight td Reliability Power consumption4 Supporting features L Temperature s Humidity .gr Vibration s Shock mtem Warranty s TBW Up to 270K IOPS Up to 300K IOPS Up to 85K IOPS Up to 110K IOPS Up to 11K IOPS Up to 12K IOPS Up to 43K IOPS Up to 43K IOPS AES 256-bit for user data encryption TCG Opal family spec and eDrive (IEEE®1667) to be supported by FW update Max. 10 g (512 GB) MTBF: 1.5 million hours Active Read/Write (Average): Max. 5.6 W (512 GB) / Max. 5.7 W (512 GB) Idle: 70 mW, DEVSLP (L1.2 mode): 2.5 mW TRIM (Requires OS support), Garbage Collection, S.M.A.R.T. Operating temperature: 0° to 70°C (Measured by S.M.A.R.T. temperature. Proper airflow recommended.) 5% to 95%, non-condensing Non-operating: 20 - 2,000 Hz, 20 G Non-operating: 1,500 G, duration 0.5 ms, 3 axis 5 years limited 256 GB: 200 TB, 512 GB: 400 TB te.msy 1. 1 GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes. A certain portion of capacity may be used for system file and maintenance use, so the actual capacity may differ from what is indicated on the product label. w 2. M.2 is a specification of a form factor for ultra-thin PCs. The M.2 standard allows widths of 12, 16, 22 and 30 mm and lengths of 16, 26, 30, 38, 42, 60, 80 s w and 110 mm. Commercially, the M.2 is popular with the 22 mm width and lengths 30, 42, 60, 80 and 110 mm. Samsung provides the most popular form factor w with the 22 x 80 mm model (i.e., 2280) for user convenience. 3. Sequential performance measurements are based on CrystalDiskMark 5.0.2, and random performance measurements are based on Iometer 1.1.0. y Performance may vary based on the SSD's firmware version, system hardware and configuration. Test system configuration: Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.5 GHz, DDR3 1,600 MHz 8 GB, OS: Windows 10 x 64, Mainboard: MSI® (Skylake) Model: Z170 KRAIT® Gaming s 4. Power consumption measured with Iometer 1.1.0 with Intel i7-4, 770 K (Haswell, 3.5 GHz), DDR3 8 GB, ASRock® Z87 Extreme9/ac, APST on, M OS: Windows 7 Ultimate x 64 SP1 About Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. inspires the world and shapes the future with transformative ideas and technologies, redefining the worlds of TVs, smartphones, wearable devices, tablets, cameras, digital appliances, printers, medical equipment, network systems, and semiconductor and LED solutions. We are also leading in the Internet of Things space through, among others, our Smart Home and Digital Health initiatives. We employ 319,000 people across 84 countries with annual sales of US$196 billion. To discover more, please visit our official website at www.samsung.com and our official blog at global.samsungtomorrow.com. For more information For more information about the Samsung 950 PRO SSD, visit www.samsung.com/ssd or www.samsung.com/samsungssd. 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