OCZ Launches 4th Generation PCIe SSDs
OCZ's new Z-Drive PCIe-based SSDs feature removable NAND modules.
OCZ Technology Group announced today its move into mass production with the fourth generation of PCIe-based solid state drives, the new Z-Drive R2 SSD series. This will actually be the second rendition of the original Z-Drive drives, adding "greater performance and design flexibility" thanks to optimized, interchangeable NAND modules--this will allow for in-field service and upgrades without the need to rip out the existing drive.
“The Z-Drive R2 is a total solution that delivers exceptional performance over a wide of range of applications due to its superior sequential performance, making it a winner in both high IOP and high-throughput environments," said Ryan Petersen, CEO of the OCZ Technology Group.
As with the previous Z-Drive, the R2 version is bootable, and offers a huge performance value with teamed up with other Z-Drive R2 drives in a RAID 0 configuration. Storage capacities range from 256GB to 2TB, however the company said that--despite price--the PCIe-based SSDs provide an actual cost savings when compared to the expense of maintaining complex HDD infrastructures.
Currently OCZ is offering three models: the Z-Drive R2 p88, the Z-Drive R2 p84, and the Z-Drive R2 m84. The R2 p88 version is the fastest drive of the bunch, offering read speeds of up to 1.3GB/s, write speeds of up to 1GB/s, and a sustained write speed of up to 550MB/s. For more information on all three models, head here.
I already know I can't afford it
If you have to ask...
Anyways, for those that only want a small disk (~3-4GB) with these speeds for use as a scratch disk should take a look at a RAM drive.
If you have to ask...
I already know I can't afford it
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Hmmmm, I'm thinking THG should do a system build with one of these, then give it away.
Thats faster than my sdram transfer speeds according to memtest on my current rig! Oh,,,,a poor boy could wish =)
Create a software RAM drive and run HD Tune on it to see the real results.
Here are my results: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2802/4433346194_ea936d899b_o.png
Max of: 3029 MB/s
don't be stupid, get the z-drives
What's the use? Santa would just kill you (unless you're Dr Zoidberg in which case you get a pogo stick!)
I think 1.3GB/s is right (be it 1.3gb/s will make it only 162MB/s).
There is faster ioDrive Duo already for some time.
If Win7 boots in 10 seconds with an intel X25-G2 (about 280MB/s max).... this sucker at 4 times the performance should boot Windows 7 before you press the Power button!
A PCI-E "drive" is still the fastest possible solution that not even SATA-3.0 can touch.
If the 256GB version is $800~900, it wouldn't be much more expensive than regular SSDs. Give it about another 2-3 years, perhaps such a beast will be around $300.
Here are my results: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2802/4433346194_ea936d899b_o.png
Max of: 3029 MB/s
I would do that but I'm currently running a stripped down version of Ubuntu. If I write stuff to the virtual disk "shrm" file that saves information in memory I can transfer files around in less than a second that'll fill up my 384mb of sdram 133. (only about 200mb of it is even usable after boot up) As for memtest I'm getting about 540MBps or so of sustained read/write and my L1 cache is about 3GBps on my 1.7ghz Willemette if I remember the results correctly. So I'm pretty sure your actual ram transfer speeds are faster than my L1 caches on my old lovely, bandwidth starved P4. Hopefully I'll have a Phenom ii 965, or a lower end Core i7 in the near future if I can find some steady work or my step dad gets his disability. (17 year old teen in MI, not fun finding work)