Introduction, Specifications and Packaging
We check out all capacities of the SM2246EN controller!
Introduction:
It seems a lot of folks have been incorporating Silicon Motion's SM2246EN controller into their product lines. We first reviewed the Angelbird SSD wrk, but only in a 512GB capacity. We then reviewed a pair of Corsair Force LX's (256GB and 512GB). ADATA has joined the club with their new Premier SP610 product line, and today we are going to take a look at all available capacities of this new model:
It's fortunate that ADATA was able to sample us a full capacity spread, as this will let us evaluate all shipping SSD capacites that exist for the Silicon Motion SM2246EN controller.
Continue reading as we evaluate the ADATA Premier SP610!
Specifications:
| Capacity | 128GB/256GB/512GB/1TB |
| Form Factor | 2.5" |
| NAND Flash | Synchronous MLC |
| Controller | SMI (SM2246EN) |
| Dimensions (L x W x H) | 100 x 70 x 7.0mm |
| Weight | 70g (2.5oz) |
| Interface | SATA 6Gb/sec |
| Performance(Max) |
128GB Performance (ATTO) |
| Power Consumption* |
0.3W ldle (Typical) / 0.08W Active (Average) |
| Operating temperature | 0~70 °C / -40~85°C |
| Storage temperature | 5 ~ 95% RH (0 ~ 55°C) |
| Shock resistance | 1500G / 0.5ms |
| MTBF | 1,500,000 hours |
| Accessories |
7mm to 9.5mm holder |
The block diagram shows what appears to be a fairly standard 4-channel configuration, though there are fewer steps in the pipeline as compared to SandForce and other controllers, which should help decrease latency and improve efficiency. There is also no compression engine, which means power consumption should be further reduced. The SM2246EN controller is covered in much greater detail in this release post.
Packaging:
Nice packaging, with 3.5" adapter bracket, screws, docs, and Acronis cloning software download instructions (the Acronis ATI HD software key is on the back of the SSD itself).
Dem charts.
Dem charts.
Like ’em?
Like 'em?
They are pretty, but I think
They are pretty, but I think once you get beyond three colors, you might consider shading them in to help differentiate between them.
The colour scheme and glow
The colour scheme and glow work really well together. Though some of the darker colours are harder to see in such a busy chart. Maybe slightly wider bars? Nice work Allyn _b
Thanks! The issue with the
Thanks! The issue with the darker colors boils down to there simply not being enough 'good' differentiating colors to choose from, especially when trying to span 10 (or more in the future) entries. Still working on these moving forward.
I do understand there just
I do understand there just aren’t enough colors to offer clear differentiation.
But, since you ensured the drives were listed in both the chart and the legend in the same order, I was able to easily figure out which drive was which when I couldn’t tell easily by the color.
Good attention to detail that other sites often mess up.
Sharp write speed limits at
The charts for the PCP file
The charts for the PCP file creation tests need to have their x-axis label updated. They are labeled “MB/s” but I suspect they should be “seconds”.
I’m not even sure why Random
I’m not even sure why Random Access Time is mentioned with SSDs anymore- they all look the same. At this point,they pwn HDs.
Nice product, but 5 year warranty would have been more appealing.
good to see lower prices
good to see lower prices
Thanks for doing the review.
Thanks for doing the review. I know you must be very tired of SSD right now, but it’s good to see you do them so we the consumer can see the price point and accessories that come with drive, keep it up Allyn 🙂