We have seen the Barefoot 3 controller that AMD used in their first SSD before in OCZ's Vector 150, but not exactly like this. The controller has been optimized to work with Toshiba's 19nm and is clocked slightly higher than the Vertex, though AMD will not say by how much. That may account for the reduction in daily writes to 30GB/day and the warranty period to 4 years but as it is OCZ that is handling the warranty it is hard to determine the exact reasoning at this point. On the plus side the MSRP is also reduced by $28 to $164 which still falls short of reaching the magic $0.50/GB mark. The Tech Report tested the 240GB model here, as with other SSDs you can expect the 120GB to be slightly slower and the 480GB model to perform slightly faster.
"AMD is getting into the storage business. The Radeon R7 SSD combines OCZ's Barefoot 3 controller with Toshiba's 19-nm MLC NAND, custom firmware, and a snazzy new sticker. We take a quick look to see what's what."
Here are some more Storage reviews from around the web:
- AMD teams with Toshiba's OCZ for Radeon R7 SSD line @ The Inquirer
- AMD Radeon R7 SSD 240 GB @ techPowerUp
- AMD Radeon R7 SSD @ HardwareHeaven
- OCZ AMD Radeon R7 @ The SSD Review
- AMD R7 Series 240GB @ Kitguru
- Angelbird SSD wrk 512GB @ Custom PC Review
- Kingston HyperX FURY 240GB SSD Review @ NikKTech
- Kingston HyperX FURY 240 GiB SSD Review @ Hardware Secrets
- Thecus N2310 Soho/Home NAS Server Review @ Madshrimps
AMD Radeon R9 285
AMD Radeon R9 285
http://riqqle.com/amd-will-release-radeon-r9-285-equipped-tonga-gpu/
They put lot of thought into
They put lot of thought into the name
Does this SSD run hotter and
Does this SSD run hotter and slower than the Intel 730 SSD?
Or is it supposed to run
Or is it supposed to run faster on paper but have to throttle itself from overheating on the reference design?
you know…like the R9 290X
you know…like the R9 290X
only solution is to watercool
only solution is to watercool it