Performance
| Memory type |
MLC |
| Read speed |
550 MB/s |
| Write speed |
515 MB/s |
| S.M.A.R.T. support |
Y |
| Solid-state drive capacity |
240 GB |
| TRIM support |
Y |
| Bytes per sector |
256 |
| Random write (4KB) |
60000 IOPS |
| Random read (4KB) |
60000 IOPS |
| Solid-state drive interface |
Serial ATA |
240 GB, 6.35 cm (2.5 ") , SATA, 6 GB/s
Firestorm Extreme SSD
The Firestorm Extreme SSD combines enterprise class performance and reliability with low power operation to make the ideal mobile drive. The high read and write performance of the Firestorm Extreme SSD will satisfy the most demanding gamer and power user. While the low power mode extends laptop battery life.
Enterprise Class Standards
Providing an industry-leading bandwidth of more than 550MB/sec transfers, the Firestorm Extreme can approach the limits of the SATA 6Gb/s interface on large transfers. Performance reaches enterprise class standards with up to 60,000 IOPS.
Performance & Power Optimisation
SSDs are capable of significantly outperforming traditional HDDs, but typical controllers haven't delivered the compelling value necessary for mainstream adoption. Th Firestorm Extreme SSD range uses the SandForce SF-2200 controller which enables the SSD to maximise both the endurance and performance for the life of the drive; fulfilling the promise of high speed flash memory in client computing applications and improving system performance by up to 50% (as measured by SYSmark Benchmark).
Data Protection & Reliability
Firestorm Extreme SSD has built in AES-256 bit encryption controllable by a configurable user password. This feature prevents would be thieves from extracting data directly from the flash memory should they ever have access to the drive. The Hypertec Firestorm SSD processor provides up to 100x greater data protection than today's SSDs, and leading enterprise HHDs; this is a result of superior ECC protection and unique RAISE (Redundant Array of Independant Silicon Elements) technology. RAISE provides the protection and reliability of RAID on a single drive without the significant write overhead.
