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Features, Specs and Inside the SSD Page 2 of 6
Drive Information:
The information and features below have been taken from the Patriot website and posted here for your convenience. As you can see, there really isn't a lot of detailed information regarding these drives from Patriot.
Patriot Torqx Solid State (SSD) drives are the latest in storage technology based on flash memory. Using state-of-the-art NAND flash chips and an ultra-fast controller, Torqx SSDs offer a fast, quiet and ultra-reliable solution for your data storage needs. Torqx SSD is designed with built in DRAM cache which allows faster real-time transfers that leads to faster drive performance.
Patriot Torqx SSDs provide the ultimate in storage technology for desktops, laptops, workstations, servers and Apple computers.
Features:
- Available in 64GB, 128GB and 256GB capacities
- Interface: SATA I/II
- Raid Support: 0, 1, 0+1
- 256GB and 128GB: Sequential Read: up to 260MB/s Sequential Write: up to 180MB/s
- 64GB: Sequential Read: up to 220MB/s Sequential Write: up to 135MB/s
- Shock Resistant: 1500G/0.5ms
- Vibration Resistant: 20G/10~2000Hz with 3 Axis
- Operating Consumption & Power: DC 5V <550mA 2.75W
- Operating Temperature: 0°~70°
- Storage Temperature: -40°~ 85°
- MTBF: >2,500,000 Hours
- Data Retention: 5 years at 25°
- Data Reliability: Built in BCH 8, 12 and 16-bit ECC
- O/S Support: Windows®: XP and Vista®: Linux, and Mac OS X®
- Dimensions: 99.88 x 69.63x 9.3 mm
- Weight: 91g
- Certification: FCC/CE/RoHS
- 10 Year Warranty
Inside the Patriot Torqx:
I certainly don't advocate voiding warranty on a $400 drive but we wanted to see what was inside. After a quick slice of the knife through the "Warranty Void If Removed" stickers, we opened up the drive to reveal that it is a typical Indilinx Barefoot-based unit.
Drive Open
As you can see above, the controller is clearly labeled and Samsung NAND is present in this SSD. Even though Patriot is a memory company, Samsung is the provider NAND flash for many SSDs. There are no "Patriot" parts in this drive and it is pretty much a standard Barefoot SSD.
Samsung NAND
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Elpedia RAM
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Indilinx
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The Samsung NAND chips are the K9HCG08U1D-PCB0 and the 64MB RAM comes in the flavor of Elpida S51321DBH-6DTS-F
which is found in SuperTalent, OCZ, Patriot and G.Skill drives to name
a few. These are both popular parts that are found in many other SSDs
and they don't really separate the Patriot drive from the rest. The Indilinx controller is the IDX110M00-LC that is found in many drives as well. It's nice to see mainstream components inside that should
receive support for many years as well as offer great performance.
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