Yes, you read that correctly the 480GB Sonix NVMe PCIe SSD is indeed a Zotac product, the internals will be a bit less surprising to you however. Inside is a Phison PS5007-11 controller, paired with Toshiba MLC NAND and a 512MB DDR3 cache. Along with benchmarking the drive, eTeknix exposed its innards for your viewing pleasure in their full review. The price is a hair under $1/GB, perhaps a little less expensive than other PCIe SSD cards but still far above SATA based SSDs.
"We have finally entered the new storage era and it is no longer just a few selected manufacturers that have NVMe drives on the market. More competition and more options are great for us consumers and it is a pleasure for me to take Zotac’s Sonix PCIe-based NVMe SSD with 480GBcapacity for a test drive here at the office today."
Here are some more Storage reviews from around the web:
- Samsung 850 EVO @ The SSD Review
- Micron 9100 MAX Enterprise NVMe @ The SSD Review
- Toshiba OCZ RD400 512GB PCIe NVMe @ Custom PC Review
- OCZ RD400 (512GB) PCIe MVM2 M.2 SSD @ Bjorn3d
- Synology DiskStation DS916+ @ Legion Hardware
- Asustor AS3202T 2-Bay NAS @ techPowerUp
- Samsung EVO Plus microSDXC UHS-I Card @ The SSD Review
Is that paired with Toshiba
Is that paired with Toshiba MLC(2) or MLC(3)/TLC NAND?
They have stopped using the TLC naming after all those TLC memory retention problems. And MLC can be taken to mean anything above SLC, MLC(2), MLC(3)…
Stupid question no doubt, but
Stupid question no doubt, but does one have to have a specific chipset to support a PCIe SSD?
Specifically I have a MSI Z77A-GD65 Gaming motherboard and I’m still not up to date on the compatibility of PCIe-based storage drives.
you need a processor that
you need a processor that supports nvme to use this or any other nvme drive.
Any chance of a review at
Any chance of a review at some point from Allyn?