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Updated: June 13, 2013

CONTROLLERS/NAND FLASH

Indilinx Barefoot 3 with 20nm Synchronous NAND
OCZ Vertex 450

Marvell 88SS9187 with 19nm Synchronous NAND
SanDisk Extreme II

LAMD LM87800 19nm Synchronous NAND
Seagate 600 SSD

Marvell 88SS9187 with 20nm Synchronous NAND
Micron/Crucial M500

LAMD LM87800 with 19nm Toggle NAND
Corsair Neutron GTX

SandForce SF-2281 with 20nm Synchronous NAND
OCZ Vertex 3.20

Marvell 88SS9175 with 19nm NAND
SanDisk Ultra Plus

SandForce SF-2281 with 19nm Toggle NAND
Kingston SSDNow V300

Indilinx Barefoot 3 with 25nm Synchronous NAND
OCZ Vector

SandForce SF-2281 with 20nm Synchronous NAND
Intel SSD 335

Samsung MDX with 21nm Toggle NAND
Samsung 840 Pro Series

Samsung MDX with 19nm Toggle NAND
Samsung 840 Series

LAMD LM87800 with 24nm Toggle NAND
Corsair Neutron GTX

LAMD LM87800 with 25nm Synchronous NAND
Corsair Neutron

Marvell 88SS9187 with 19nm Toggle NAND
Plextor M5 Pro

SandForce SF-2281 with 24nm Toggle NAND
Corsair Force Series GS

OCZ Indilinx Everest 2 IDX400M00-BC with 25nm Synchronous NAND
OCZ Vertex 4

OCZ Indilinx Everest 2 IDX400M00-BC with 25nm Asynchronous NAND
OCZ Agility 4

SandForce SF-2282 with 25nm Synchronous NAND
Corsair Force Series GT 240GB

SandForce SF-2282 with 32nm Toggle NAND
OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 6G 240GB & 480GB

SandForce SF-2281 with 32nm Toggle NAND
Future Storage
Mushkin Chronos Deluxe
OCZ Vertex 3 Max IOPS
OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 6G 120GB
Patriot Wildfire

SandForce SF-2281 with 25nm Synchronous NAND
ADATA S511
Corsair Force Series GT
Intel SSD 330
Intel SSD 520
Kingston HyperX
Kingston HyperX 3K
MemoRight FTM Plus
Mushkin Chronos MX
OCZ Vertex 3
OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 6G
Patriot Pyro SE
Silicon Power V30
Super Talent TeraDrive PT3
Zalman F1

SandForce SF-2281 with 25nm Asynchronous NAND
ADATA S510
Corsair Force Series 3
EDGE Boost Pro 120GB
Kingston SSDNow V+ 200
Mach Xtreme DS Turbo
Mushkin Chronos
OCZ Agility 3
OCZ Solid 3
OWC Mercury Electra 6G
Patriot Pyro
Super Talent TeraDrive CT3

Marvell 88SS9174 with 32nm NAND
Corsair Performance 3 Series
Crucial RealSSD C300
Intel SSD 510
Plextor M2S
Plextor M2P

Marvell 88SS9174 with 25nm NAND
Crucial m4
Strontium Matrix Series

Marvell 88SS9174 with 24nm Toggle NAND
Corsair Performance Pro Series
Plextor M3S
Plextor M3 Pro

Samsung MCX with 27nm Toggle NAND
Samsung 830 Series

Marvell 88SS9174 with 25nm Synchronous NAND
OCZ Vertex 4, Plextor M5S

Marvell 88SS9174 with 25nm Asynchronous NAND
OCZ Agility 4

SSD Roundup
120GB SSD Roundup: Corsair P3, Crucial C300, OCZ Vertex 3 & Agility 3, Intel SSD 510 & 320
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4421/t...ge-ssd-roundup
Crucial m4, OCZ Vertex 3, Intel SSD 510 & 320 Compared
http://www.behardware.com/articles/8...l-510-320.html
Crucial M4 vs Crucial C300 at 64 GB, 128 GB and 256 GB
http://www.behardware.com/articles/8...nd-256-gb.html
SSD Roundup from Crucial, Intel and OCZ
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/sto...-sata-600.html
SSD Roundup: OCZ, Corsair, Patriot, Crucial
http://hothardware.com/Reviews/SATA-...triot-Crucial/
240 GB SSD Roundup
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/artic...-Round-Up/1343
Second-Gen SandForce: Seven 120GB SSDs Rounded Up
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/sf-220...iew-32237.html
Crucial's m4 SSD Tested At 64, 128, 256, And 512 GB
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...ison,2957.html
120GB SSD Roundup: Crucial m4 vs OCZ Agility 3 vs Patriot Torqx 2 vs Kingston SSDNOW V100
http://www.hardcoreware.net/mid-rang...mparison-2011/
Test: Intel vs. SandForce (SSD 320, MX DS Turbo, SF Toggle NAND]
http://www.computerbase.de/artikel/l...vs.-sandforce/
NAND Flash Faces Off - Synchronous vs. Asynchronous
http://www.hardocp.com/article/2011/...asynchronous/1
The SandForce Roundup: Corsair, Kingston, Patriot, OCZ, OWC & MemoRight SSDs Compared
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4604/t...-ssds-compared
Performance Testing Eight Patriot WildFire SF-2281 6Gbps SSDs on a LSI 9265-8i MegaRAID Card
http://thessdreview.com/featured/per...megaraid-card/
Seven SandForce SSDs Roundup: Corsair Force 3, Corsair Force GT, Kingston HyperX, OCZ Agility 3, OCZ Vertex 3 Max IOPS, Patriot Pyro and Patriot Wildfire.
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/sto...triot-ssd.html
Crucial m4 SSD 64GB/128GB/256GB Review (Firmware 0009)
http://www.storagereview.com/crucial..._firmware_0009
SSDs in the sweet spot: Modern contenders at 120-128GB
http://techreport.com/articles.x/21672
Seven SandForce SSDs Roundup: Corsair, Kingston, Patriot Memory and OCZ
http://www.futurelooks.com/futureloo...emory-and-ocz/

OCZ RevoDrive 3 X2 480GB Review
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4470/o...-480gb-preview
http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.ph...=800&Itemid=60
http://www.guru3d.com/article/ocz-re...e-3-x2-review/
http://www.hardwareheaven.com/review...roduction.html
http://hothardware.com/Reviews/OCZ-R...mance-Preview/
http://www.kitguru.net/components/ss...-480gb-review/
http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1645/1/
http://www.pcper.com/reviews/Storage...y-Fast-Storage
http://www.storagereview.com/ocz_rev...2_480gb_review
http://thessdreview.com/our-reviews/...-iops-for-699/
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...3-x2,2967.html

SSD Review Database
http://www.anandtech.com/tag/storage
http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/content/reviews/storage/
http://www.hardwareheaven.com/review...ives-ssds.html
http://www.hexus.net/index.php?itemType=1&category=6
http://www.storagereview.com/reviews
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviewdb/SSD/
http://thessdreview.com/category/our-reviews/
http://www.tweaktown.com/cat/storage/index.html

Updated: April 1, 2012

ADATA S510 120GB - Micron 29F64G08CBAAA
ADATA S511 60GB - Intel 29F64G08AAME1
ADATA S511 120GB - Intel 29F64G08AAME1
ADATA S511 240GB - Intel 29F16B08CAME1
Corsair Force Series 3 120GB - Micron 29F64G08CBAAA
Corsair Force Series 3 240GB - Intel 29F16B08CAME1
Corsair Force Series GT 120GB - Intel 29F64G08ACME2
Corsair Force Series GT 120GB - Micron 29F64G08CBAAB
Corsair Force Series GT 240GB - Micron 29F128G08CFAAB
Corsair Performance 3 128GB - Toshiba TH58TVG7D2FBA89
Corsair Performance 3 256GB - Toshiba TH58TV68D2FBA89
Crucial RealSSD C300 128GB -
Crucial RealSSD C300 256MB - Micron 29F128G08CFAAB
Crucial RealSSD C300 512GB -
Crucial m4 64GB - Micron 29F64G08CFACB
Crucial m4 128GB - Micron 29F64G08CFACB
Crucial m4 256MB - Micron 29F128G08CFAAB
Crucial m4 512GB - Micron 29F256G08CJAAB
EDGE Boost Pro 120GB - Micron 26F64G08CBAAA
Intel SSD 510 120GB - Intel 29F64G08CAMDD
Intel SSD 510 250GB - Intel 29F16B08JAMDD
Intel SSD 520 240GB - Intel 29F16B08CCME2
Future Storage 240GB - Toshiba TH58TAG802FBA89
Kingston SSDNow V+200 120GB - Intel 29F64G08ACME3
Kingston HyperX 120GB -
Kingston HyperX 240GB - Intel 29F16B08CCME2
Mach Xtreme DS Turbo 120GB - Intel 29F64G08ACME2
MemoRight FTM Plus 60GB -
MemoRight FTM Plus 120GB - Micron 29F64G08CBAAB
Memoright FTM Plus 240GB -
Mushkin Chronos Deluxe 120GB - Toshiba TH58TAG7D2FBA89
Mushkin Chronos Deluxe 240GB - Toshiba TH58TAG8D2FBA89
OCZ Solid 3 120GB - Micron 29F64G08CBAAA
OCZ Agility 3 120GB - Micron 29F64G08CBAAA
OCZ Agility 3 240GB - Micron 29F128G08CFAAA
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB - Intel 29F64G08ACME2
OCZ Vertex 3 240GB - Intel 29F16B08CCME2
OCZ Vertex 3 Max IOPS 120GB - Toshiba TH58TAG7D2FBAS9
OCZ Vertex 3 Max IOPS 240GB - Toshiba TH58TAG7D2FBA89
OWC Mercury Electra 6G 120GB -
OWC Mercury Electra 6G 240GB – Intel 29F16BG08CAME1
OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 6G 120GB - Micron 29F64G08CBAAB
OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 6G 240GB – Micron 29F128G08CFAAB
OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 6G 120GB - Toshiba TH58TAG7D2FBA89
OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 6G 240GB - Toshiba TH58TAG7D2FBA89
Patriot Pyro 120GB - Micron 29F64G08CBAAA
Patriot Pyro 240GB - Intel 29F16B08CAME1
Patriot Pyro SE 120GB - Micron 29F64G08CBAAB
Patriot Pyro SE 240GB - Micron 29F128G08CFAAB
Patriot Wildfire 120GB - Toshiba TH58TAG6D2FBA49
Plextor PX-128M2S 128GB - Toshiba TH58TAVG7D2FBA89
Plextor PX-256M2S 256GB - Toshiba TH58TAVG8D2FBA89
Plextor PX-128M2P 128GB - Toshiba TH58TAVG7D2FBA89
Plextor PX-256M2P 256GB - Toshiba TH58TAV68D2FDA88
Plextor PX-128M3S 128GB - Toshiba TH58TEG7D2HBA4C
Plextor PX-256M3S 256GB - Toshiba TH58TEG7D2HBA4C
Plextor PX-128M3P 128GB - Toshiba TH58TEG7D2HBA4C
Plextor PX-256M3P 256GB - Toshiba TH58TEG7D2HBA4C
Samsung SSD 830 256GB - Samsung K9PFGY8U7A-HCKO
Silicon Power V30 60GB - Intel 29F64G08ACME2
Silicon Power V30 120GB - Intel 29F64G08ACME2
Super Talent TeraDrive CT3 64GB - Micron 29F64G08CBAAA
Strontium Matrix Series 120GB - Micron 29F64G08CFACB
Team Xtreem S3 - Intel 29F64G08ACME2
Zalman F1 120GB- Intel 29F64G08ACME3

Intel 25nm MLC, 64M2X 64, 128 and 256 Gbit NAND Product Datasheet(1)_°Ù¶ÈÎÄ¿â

OCZ Agility 3 240GB SSD - Asynchronous NAND
http://images.anandtech.com/reviews/..._DSC6568sm.jpg

Quote:

As always, we look at the part number to tell us what's going on. Micron's part numbers are a little different than Intel's but the key things to pay attention to here are the 128G (128Gbit packages, 16GB per package) and characters 11 and 14. Character 11 here is an F, which corresponds to 2 die per package (2 x 8GB 25nm die in each NAND device) while number 14 is an A, indicating that this is asynchronous NAND. To date I've only encountered 25nm synchronous (represented by the letter B) NAND, but as with any other silicon device there's always a cost savings if you can sacrifice performance.

AnandTech - OCZ Agility 3 (240GB) Review

OCZ Vertex 3 240GB SSD - Synchronous NAND
http://images.anandtech.com/reviews/..._DSC5320sm.jpg

Quote:

These are Intel 25nm NAND devices, looking at the part number tells us a little bit about them. You can ignore the first three characters in the part number, they tell you that you're looking at Intel NAND. Characters 4 - 6 (if you sin and count at 1) indicate the density of the package, in this case 64G means 64Gbits or 8GB. The next two characters indicate the device bus width (8-bytes). Now the ninth character is the important one - it tells you the number of die inside the package. These parts are marked A, which corresponds to one die per device. The second to last character is also important, here E stands for 25nm.

Once again we have sixteen NAND devices, eight on each side. OCZ standardized on Intel 25nm NAND for both capacities initially. The density string on the 240GB drive is 16B for 16Gbytes (128 Gbit), which makes sense given the drive has twice the capacity.

A look at the ninth character on these chips and you see the letter C, which in Intel NAND nomenclature stands for 2 die per package (J is for 4 die per package if you were wondering).

AnandTech - OCZ Vertex 3 (240GB) Review