Toshiba's newest SSD doesn't skimp on storage space.
Toshiba is expanding its XG5 draw of high-performance NVMe SSDs alongside a novel XG5-P model (P is for premium) that doubles the capacity to 2TB, the companionship announced. The sweat is already transportation to OEM customers inward express quantities, as well as Toshiba plans to ramp upward production for wider availability inward the starting fourth dimension quarter of adjacent year.
This latest entry inward the XG5 serial uses the same 64-layer, 3D BiCS flash (TLC) retention every bit previous drives, but alongside improved functioning metrics. Utilizing the PCIe bus, the XG5-P boasts upward to 3,000MB/s of sequential reads as well as upward to 2,200MB's sequential writes. Random read as well as write functioning checks inward at upward to 320,000 IOPs as well as 265,000 IOPs, respectively.
These metrics are significantly higher than fifty-fifty the fastest SATA-based SSDs, every bit NVMe drives accept the create goodness of shuttling information through the speedier PCIe bus. It doesn't thing for gaming much, though if yous besides perform a lot of file transfers on your PC, the added functioning is a existent boon.
The drives are housed inward the measure M.2 2280 shape component that resembles a stick of gum. Toshiba is planning to besides brand a 1TB version of the XG5-P, as well as volition besides accept self-encrypting sweat (SED) models supporting TCG Opal Version 2.01.
Toshiba did non say how much these drives cost. The companionship besides didn't refer if itwill sell these every bit standalone drives to consumers, of if they'll exactly hold upward offered to OEMs as well as available inward prebuilt systems as well as laptops.
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