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DRAM is an additional chip found on some SSDs that acts as a short-term memory or cache for the SSD. It stores a mapping table for your SSD, which keeps track of where data is on your NAND flash ...
Today we’ll be reviewing the Crucial MX100 SSD which is Crucial’s latest mainstream SSD offering. It’ll come in capacities of 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB although unlike the M500 or M550, a 1TB ...
Patriot Memory has announced the release of its Torqx SSD series and a lineup of 6GB DDR3 tri-channel modules, which are being showcased at the ongoing Computex 2009.
Plextor released the M6 Pro in four capacities that range from 128GB to 1TB. Today we're focusing on the 256GB model. The M6 Pro 256GB features a sequential read speed of over 545 MB/s, and a ...
When we reviewed the M5 Pro 256GB the first time with firmware 1.00 we felt as if Plextor held back with the release. In the review, we commented that the M3 Pro performed better in a few key areas.
Special thanks to Gigabyte, Kingston, and HSPC for sponsoring our test bench! OCZ Agility 4 256GB Performance ATTO Disk Benchmark v2.46. ATTO Disk Benchmark is one of the industry’s oldest and ...
You should be able to tell from the technical specs whether an SSD has a DRAM module or not, but it isn’t always indicated. In that case, you can use TechPowerUp’s SSD Specs Database to check. 3.
The Crucial T500 also has a dedicated LDDR4 DRAM cache. Pretty much every other SSD at this price point is DRAM-less and rely on HMB, or system memory, as a less expensive alternative.
This solid Kioxia 1TB NVMe SSD is just £43 and comes complete with TLC NAND and DRAM cache. A serviceable SSD for a solid price.
The Seagate Game Drive PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD has DRAM cache for best performance in a PS5. It’s also fast overall and sports a low-profile heatsink plus the usual fantastic Seagate longevity ratings.