ADATA Premier Pro SP300 Review

The increasing demand for the device high-performance storage system is easily met by the Prime Pro SP300 unit 3Gb/sec mSATA solid state. With a controller SandForce and 25 nm (MLC) NAND flash memory chips reached the SP300 shuffle and write speeds of up to 12 500/46 000 IOPS. When combined with the bridge of sand or platforms Ivy Bridge, the SP300 can achieve incredible performance on both desktops and laptops.

The implementation of optimized firmware SP300 results in the full use of NAND flash memory components, which to a maximum storage capacity: up to 7% compared to other SSDs that use a controller SandForce. These zero-percent support in the delivery takes place without loss of performance or features, has and can only be done by the 100% detection and classification of the NAND Flash.

With a hard disk installation + hybrid SSD, the SSD acts as a cache instead of main memory mSATA. With this configuration, the system reaches the speed increases, comparable to systems with SSDs as a unit and the largest storage capacity of a mechanical hard drive.

The SP300 uses a SandForce controller with 25 nm chips (MLC) NAND flash. Read / write speeds up to 12,500 / 46 000 IOPS. For energy saving and environmental protection, low power consumption of SSD mSATA significantly reduced electricity costs. If the hard disk and the SP300 together in a hybrid configuration (cache SSD) is used, the cost can be reduced while achieving nearly the execution speed of an SSD as the main unit. Compared to a simple mechanical device, performance improvements of up to 63%.

The SP300 is small and lightweight, at only 50.95 x 30 x 4 mm. It is applicable to many motherboards on the market, which has a slot mSATA, including Z77 Series Motherboard ASUS Maximus (V gene have, Gigabyte G1 Sniper 3 and Z77X Z77P, Z77, H77, P75, B75, Asrock Z77E-ITX) and parent Z68 series (Z68XP-UD3 Gigabyte, Z68XP D3, D3-Z68P-Z68AP and DS3) and laptop (Acer TM8481G; micro-GT70).

Available capacities: 24/32/64 GB
Interface: SATA 3Gb/s
Read speed: 280 MB/s
Write speed: 260 MB/s