In December of 2017, we got to take a look at Crucial’s latest SATA SSD, the MX500. With a superb mix of performance, features, accessories, price, and warranty the MX500 earned our Top Value award with ease. There really wasn’t anything holding it back except for maybe one thing, availability. At the time of writing, only the 1TB 2.5″ form factor …
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Bootable VROC RAID0 and 4x Intel Optane 800P SSDs
It has been some time now since Intel introduced VROC (Virtual RAID on CPU) and VROC provides for a capability on our motherboards that all would have hoped to see some time ago; the ability to create a bootable RAID configuration. At the consumer and enthusiast level, VROC is only available in newer X299 chipset motherboards at present, and these …
Read More »The SSD Reviewers Guide to SSD Optimization 2018
Catch lines are everything. If you are reading this, that title has done its job and it’s now in my hands to keep you here. My name is Les Tokar and I am an SSD Reviewer. I have worked in flash media since it rolled out to the public ten years ago and have written extensively on SSDs to the …
Read More »Samsung Announces 800GB Z-SSD™ for HPC, Supercomputing, Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things
Samsung is announcing an 800GB SSD, designated as the SZ985 Z-SSD™, geared toward the most advanced enterprise applications. This includes the rapidly growing fields of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT) and supercomputing. The 800GB Z-SSD was developed in 2017, providing the most efficient storage solution for these type of applications, as well as those that utilize high-speed data …
Read More »Intel SSD 760P M.2 NVMe SSD Review (512GB)
Intel has just expanded their 3D NAND infused product portfolio with the release of three new SSDs, the Intel SSD 760P, Intel SSD Pro 7600P, and the Intel SSD E 6100P. The Intel SSD Pro 7600P and Intel SSD E 6100P are built for business and IoT applications, but the focus of today, for us at least, is the Intel …
Read More »Crucial MX500 SSD Review (1TB) – The Best Value In SATA
It has been a year and a half since the release of the Crucial MX300 and that means it is time for an update. Unlike what we were expecting, we didn’t receive an MX400, but rather a Crucial MX500. The reason behind skipping MX400 name and going straight to MX500 for this product launch was because the word for 400 sounds …
Read More »ASRock Z370 Taichi Build Makes 5Ghz OC Simple – Intel Optane Adds Instant Startup
So I originally started this upgrade on the advise of a peer who sold me on the fact that new Z370 PC builds were a natural for the Intel Optane SSD, displaying significantly faster startups, shutdowns and typical PC tasks. He never lied. The difference is not just visible; it is significant. As with most things, however, I have always …
Read More »Crucial’s FREE Momentum Cache Works on Any NVMe SSD! – Our First Look at RAM Caching on NVMe SSDs
You heard that right. This is the first time we are exploring RAM caching on an NVMe SSD in this fashion. While many RAM caching softwares exist, no other SSD manufacturer has yet to enable RAM caching for NVMe SSDs in quite the way Crucial has. Crucial’s Momentum Cache feature, part of Crucial Storage Executive, is unlocked for all NVMe …
Read More »ADATA Ultimate SU900 SSD Review (512GB) – 3D MLC, But At What Cost?
Last year, we reviewed ADATA’s Ultimate SU800. It was the second SSD in the market to utilize Micron’s 3D TLC NAND and paired with an SMI SM2258 controller, it made out to be a fairly good performer. This year we now have the Ultimate SU900 in hand. Just as the name suggests, it does rank above the SU800. The ADATA …
Read More »Corsair Neutron NX500 NVMe SSD Review (400GB)
Back in February, Corsair released one of the fastest NVMe SSDs into the market, their Force MP500. This SSD delivers more than enough performance to cover the needs of the majority of PC enthusiasts, however, with a rather typical 3-year warranty and fairly high price tag, it was just shy of earning our Gold Seal. Since then, Corsair has been …
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