WD Black M.2 NVMe SSD - coming soon to Newegg

[VirtualLarry]

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820250084&ignorebbr=1

I think that the specs need a little work. It says "PCI-E 3.0 8x". Of which, M.2 sockets are only x4 at max. So there's that.

Should be interesting. Curious what controller chip it uses. Hopefully NOT the same one as the 600p and the SX8000.

 

[UsandThem]

I saw this on their website:

https://www.wdc.com/products/solid-state-drives/wd-black-pcie-ssd.html

Sequential Read/Write

512GB
Up to 2,050 MB/s Read
Up to 800 MB/s Write

256GB
Up to 2,050 MB/s Read
Up to 700 MB/s Write

Funny thing was they only talked about its read potential, and nothing about the write speed until you looked at the detailed specs. They also didn't say what type of NAND they use, but since it has a 5-year warranty, it should be MLC.

$199 for 512 GB probably puts it in the 600p performance range, but I guess we will know for sure after it gets reviewed.

 

[Brado78]

WD's new Black M.2 SSD is TLC based. just like Samsung's 850 evo's carrying a 5 year warranty. TLC is evolving, it is already the new Standard in NAND.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Samsung's 850 EVO isn't TLC, it's 3D V-NAND TLC. Big difference.

I'm not aware of any PCI-E SSD that uses Planar TLC.

Edit: I stand corrected.

 

[cbn]

Here is a review with specs:

http://www.legitreviews.com/wd-black-512gb-m-2-pcie-nvme-ssd-review_191242

Marvell controller with 15nm TLC NAND,

Interestingly it has a Blue PCB.....I wonder if this was at one time intended to be a WD Blue drive? (which would have seemed more appropriate for planar TLC)

 

[Glaring_Mistake]

Samsung's 850 EVO isn't TLC, it's 3D V-NAND TLC. Big difference.

I'm not aware of any PCI-E SSD that uses Planar TLC.

VirtualLarry, I believe the WD Black is actually the second PCI-E drive to use 2D TLC NAND.
The Samsung PM951 (using the same NAND as in the 840 EVO) then being the first since it was released as early as 2015.

 

[Brado78]

Does this drive bridge the gap between a 2.5" ssd and the 960 evo?

 

[Brado78]

Vlarry I meant the 750 evo, plz keep in mind it was almost 3am when i wrote that

 

[UsandThem]

Here is a review with specs:

http://www.legitreviews.com/wd-black-512gb-m-2-pcie-nvme-ssd-review_191242

Marvell controller with 15nm TLC NAND,

Interestingly it has a Blue PCB.....I wonder if this was at one time intended to be a WD Blue drive? (which would have seemed more appropriate for planar TLC)

Better performance the 600p, but the MyDigitalSSD BPX offers better performance for $199.

That said, WD is a much better known brand, and has a much larger production capability and distribution network. So despite being slower and using TLC NAND, it will sell much better.

 

[cbn]

Better performance the 600p, but the MyDigitalSSD BPX offers better performance for $199.

That said, WD is a much better known brand, and has a much larger production capability and distribution network. So despite being slower and using TLC NAND, it will sell much better.

Yep, so far it appears MyDigitalSSD BPX is the performance per dollar leader.

 

[BonzaiDuck]

That's all good to know, since I'd seen their SATA M.2 just doing a search for possible options in the near future.

These lesser-performers against a 960-series comparison are still about three to four times faster than a conventional SATA SSD.

If one were making three or more inexpensive workstations with some performance potential, this might be the sort of part to choose given the price/GB.

ADATA just came out with their SU800 SATA, and I think they have a 1TB model. Do they have any NVMe M.2 entrants?

Eh . . . I did a search. Here's the review:

ADATA NVMe

 

[UsandThem]

ADATA just came out with their SU800 SATA, and I think they have a 1TB model. Do they have any NVMe M.2 entrants?

The XPG SX8000

http://www.techradar.com/reviews/adata-xpg-sx8000-512gb-pcie-nvme-m2-ssd

 

[BonzaiDuck]

Beat-cha to the link post. But thanks for the help. Probably want to look again to see what type of NAND. Probably V-NAND, because that was the spec on the SU800, IIRC.

 

[UsandThem]

Beat-cha to the link post. But thanks for the help. Probably want to look again to see what type of NAND. Probably V-NAND, because that was the spec on the SU800, IIRC.

The site lists it using 3D MLC.

 

[Billy Tallis]

Interestingly it has a Blue PCB.....I wonder if this was at one time intended to be a WD Blue drive? (which would have seemed more appropriate for planar TLC)

No, blue PCBs are just how SanDisk does things. You just never notice when they're inside a black metal/plastic 2.5" case.

 

[Elixer]

They should have stuck with Sandisk naming, and not use colors for these.

 

[VirtualLarry]

80TBW, for the 256GB model, seems ... a tad low? Then again, it's TLC, in a PCI-E M.2 form-factor, which may mean that it will be used for more "abusive" workloads for an SSD.

 

[UsandThem]

80TBW, for the 256GB model, seems ... a tad low? Then again, it's TLC, in a PCI-E M.2 form-factor, which may mean that it will be used for more "abusive" workloads for an SSD.

That is pretty low. The 250 GB MyDigitalSSD has a 349 TBW / 5 year warranty. The 256 GB Intel 600p has a 144 TBW / 5 year warranty.

But I guess the average person will not go over the 80 TBW very quickly. I average about 2.5 - 3 TBW per year anymore.

 

[Mr CJD]

Any news about more NVMe drives is good news to me. Much more efficient form factor than 2.5".

 

[Elixer]

Any news about more NVMe drives is good news to me. Much more efficient form factor than 2.5".

Eh, efficient in what way?
NVMe is more expensive, and runs hotter, and requires custom hardware, either baked into the mobo, or by using a PCIe card.

 

[Mr CJD]

Eh, efficient in what way?
NVMe is more expensive, and runs hotter, and requires custom hardware, either baked into the mobo, or by using a PCIe card.

No 6Gbps limit. No metal/plastic enclosure that wastes more space than necessary.

If NVMe drives were limited to the lower speeds of SATA III SSD's would they still run hotter?

 

[LTC8K6]

No 6Gbps limit. No metal/plastic enclosure that wastes more space than necessary.

If NVMe drives were limited to the lower speeds of SATA III SSD's would they still run hotter?

Well, it has an op temp limit of 70C, how hot is it likely to get?

 

[Brado78]

a computer case with a side intake fan, would be the best solution if u have an M.2 ssd right?

 

[Igo69]

This is WD's first SSD?

 

[Mr CJD]

a computer case with a side intake fan, would be the best solution if u have an M.2 ssd right?

would the M.2 be directly behind the side intake fan?