Samsung launches its first consumer SSD without DRAM, 3500MB/s read speeds

Samsung on Wednesday released its first consumer solid-state drive (SSD) without DRAM

Samsung Electronics on Wednesday released its first consumer solid-state drive (SSD) without DRAM. The new 980 NVMe SSD delivers the top performance among DRAM-less SSDs, according to Samsung.

The latest consumer SSD will be available in three models -- 250GB, 500GB and 1TB -- and will be launched in about 40 countries, including the US, Germany and China.

The Samsung 980 SSD is available at Rs 6,499 for the 250GB, Rs 8,999 for the 500GB and Rs 16,999 for the 1TB variant.

“Samsung has been at the forefront of introducing intelligent and high performing Solid-State Drives. The all-new SSD 980 is an amalgamation of both hardware and software innovations that brings greater value without compromising the high-end NVMe performance. Power packed with TurboWrite 2.0, the SSD offers larger buffer storage area inside the drive. The 980 is an excellent blend of speed, power efficiency and reliability, making it suitable for everyday PC users and gamers as well as content creators,” said Akash Saxenaa, Senior Director, Enterprise Sales, Samsung India

Generally, DRAM-less designs have slower speeds for fast access to data. However, Samsung said it leveraged host memory buffer technology, which links the drive directly to the host computer's DRAM, to overcome a disadvantage in speed while reducing cost.

Also utilising its latest sixth-generation V-NAND, as well as optimised controller and firmware, the South Korean tech giant said the 980 SSD offers sequential read and write speeds up to 3,500 and 3,000 megabytes per second, respectively.

Samsung added its upgraded Intelligent TurboWrite 2.0 solution also provides improved performance by allocating a much larger buffer storage area inside the drive, reports Yonhap news agency.

To enhance stability, Samsung said it applied the Dynamic Thermal Guard technology, which utilises nickel-coated controller and heat spreader label solutions.

The latest SSD features improved power efficiency of up to 56 percent when compared with the previous 970 EVO, it added.

--IANS

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