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Samsung 830 256 GB

256 GB
Capacity
MCX
Controller
MLC
Flash
SATA 6 Gbps
Interface
2.5"
Form Factor
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The Samsung 830 was a solid-state drive in the 2.5" form factor, launched in September 2011, that is no longer in production. It was available in capacities ranging from 64 GB to 512 GB. This page reports specifications for the 256 GB variant. With the rest of the system, the Samsung 830 interfaces using a SATA 6 Gbps connection. The SSD controller is the MCX (S4LJ204X01) from Samsung, a DRAM cache chip is available. Samsung has installed MLC NAND flash on the 830, the flash chips are made by Samsung. To improve write speeds, a cache is used, so bursts of incoming writes are soaked up more quickly. The 830 is rated for sequential read speeds of up to 520 MB/s and 400 MB/s write; random IOPS reach up to 80K for reads and 36K for writes.
The SSD's price at launch is unknown. The warranty length is set to three years, which is above average, but shorter than the five years offered by many other vendors. The TBW rating for the Samsung 830 256 GB is unknown, too.

Solid-State-Drive

Capacity: 256 GB
Variants: 64 GB 128 GB 256 GB 512 GB
Overprovisioning: 17.6 GB / 7.4 %
Production: End-of-life
Released: Sep 2011
Part Number: MZ7PC256HAFU-0B
Market: Consumer

Physical

Form Factor: 2.5"
Interface: SATA 6 Gbps
Protocol: AHCI
Power Draw: Unknown

Controller

Manufacturer: Samsung
Name: MCX (S4LJ204X01)
Architecture: ARM 32-bit Cortex-A9
Core Count: Triple-Core
Frequency: 220 MHz
Foundry: Samsung
Flash Channels: 8
Chip Enables: 8
Controller Features: DRAM (enabled)

NAND Flash

Manufacturer: Samsung
Name: 27nm MLC
Part Number: K9PFGY8U7A-HCK0
Type: MLC
Technology: Planar
Speed: 133 MT/s
Capacity: 8 chips @ 256 Gbit
Toggle: 1.1
Topology: Floating Gate
Process: 27 nm
Dies per Chip: 8 dies @ 32 Gbit
Planes per Die: 2
Endurance:
(up to)
10000 P/E Cycles

DRAM Cache

Type: DDR2-800
Name: Samsung K4T2G314QF-MCF7
Capacity: 256 MB
(1x 256 MB)
Organization: 2Gx32

Performance

Sequential Read: 520 MB/s
Sequential Write: 400 MB/s
Random Read: 80,000 IOPS
Random Write: 36,000 IOPS
Endurance: Unknown
Warranty: 3 Years
MTBF: 1.5 Million Hours
SLC Write Cache: Unknown

Features

TRIM: Yes
SMART: Yes
Power Loss Protection: No
Encryption:
  • No
RGB Lighting: No
PS5 Compatible: No

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