Samsung 830 Series SSD – UNBOXING

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Unboxing my brand new Samsung 830 series SSD, 128GB model. I got the base model, which included the SSD, the manual and the Samsung Magician SSD software.

Features and technical specifications:

Samsung 3-core MCX controller
– Samsung 2x nm Toggle DDR NAND Flash memory
– Samsung 256MB DDR2 SDRAM cache memory
– Magician software for SSD management
– Black-tone, brushed metal design
– Only 7mm thick to accommodate the latest
slim-profile laptop PCs

Model Name
Samsung SSD 830 Series


Capacity
64GB, 128GB, 256GB, 512GB


Dimensions (L* W* H)
100 x 69.85 x 7 (mm)


Interface
SATA 6Gb/s (compatible with SATA 3Gb/s and SATA 1.5Gb/s)


Form Factor
2.5 inch


NAND Flash Memory
2x nm Samsung Toggle DDR MLC NAND Flash Memory



Sequential Read:
Max. 520 MB/s (64GB/128GB/256GB/512GB)



Max. 400 MB/s (256GB/512GB) Max. 320 MB/s (128GB)
Max. 160 MB/s (64GB)
Performance*
Sequential Write:


Max. 80,000 IOPS (128GB/256GB/512GB) Max. 75,000 IOPS (64GB)

4KB Random Read:


Max. 36,000 IOPS (256GB/512GB) Max. 30,000 IOPS (128GB)
Max. 16,000 IOPS (64GB)
4KB Random Write:



TRIM Support
Yes (Requires OS Support)


Garbage Collection
Yes


S.M.A.R.T
Yes



Max. 62.5g (256GB/512GB) Max. 61g (64GB/128GB)

Weight



Reliability
1.5 million hours MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)


Power Consumption
Active : 0.127W ** (Typical) Idle : 0.078W*** (Typical)



Operating: Non-Operating:
0°C to 60°C -55°C to 95°C
Temperature


Humidity
5% to 95%, non-condensing


Vibration
Operating: Non-Operating:
Random: 2.17Grms (7~800Hz) Random: 3.08Grms (7~800Hz) Swept sine: 20G peak @ 10~2KHz



Shock
1500G & 0.5ms (Half sine)