New M.2-based RD400 SSDs deliver ultra-fast and compact storage performance for gaming and enthusiast systems
Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc., a committed technology
leader, today announces the Toshiba OCZ RD400 Non-Volatile Memory
Express® (NVMe1) solid state drive (SSD) series. Designed for
cutting-edge notebooks and PCs, the Peripheral Component Interconnect
Express® (PCIe® 2) RD400 series provides improved storage
bandwidth and enhanced latency3 resulting in a fast and
responsive computing experience.
Unlike Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) based SSDs utilizing
the legacy Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) protocol, NVMe is
the first storage protocol designed with SSDs in mind making the RD400
series one of Toshiba’s fastest consumer SSDs to date. Additionally, the
RD400’s PCIe Gen3 x4 lane interface shatters the traditional SATA
bottleneck by delivering over four times the performance of SATA SSDs4.
The RD400 series features sequential read/write speeds of up to 2,600
MB/s and 1,600 MB/s and random read/write performance of up to 210,000
and 140,000 4KiB5 input/output operations per second (IOPS)
6.
“The launch of the new Toshiba OCZ RD400 SSD series delivers
enthusiast-level performance in both a compact M.2 and adapter card form
factors to provide end-users with high bandwidth and platform
flexibility for next-generation NVMe and PCIe mobile and desktop
systems,” said Steve Fingerhut, Senior Vice President and GM of SSD BU,
at Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. “The RD400 gets back to
the OCZ brand’s enthusiast roots and offers power-users, gamers, and
professionals a cutting-edge storage solution designed to support
demanding consumer applications.”
The RD400 series is targeted at both desktop and notebook users, but the
compact M.2 2280 form factor enables ultra-thin notebooks7 to
take advantage of PCIe speeds. Desktop users can still harness the power
of the RD400 even if they don’t have an M.2 slot by purchasing the PCIe
adaptor card version. Both models will be available in capacities of
128GB, 256GB, 512GB, and 1024GB8.
RD400 SSDs feature Toshiba 15nm MLC NAND flash memory and an endurance
rating of up to 592TBW9. Each drive is backed by a 5-year
advanced warranty program10 that strives to minimize the
aggravation surrounding traditional support and warranty claims.
For more information, visit our product page here.
About Toshiba Corp. and Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc.
(TAEC)
Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. is an independent operating
company owned by Toshiba America, Inc., a subsidiary of Toshiba
Corporation, Japan’s largest semiconductor, solid state drive and hard
disk drive manufacturer and the world’s seventh largest semiconductor
manufacturer (Gartner, 2015 Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue, January,
2016). Founded in Tokyo in 1875, Toshiba is at the heart of a global
network of over 580 consolidated companies employing over 199,000 people
worldwide. Visit Toshiba's web site at http://toshiba.semicon-storage.com.
About OCZ
OCZ is an enthusiast SSD brand offered by Toshiba for the consumer
market. More information is available at www.ocz.com.
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Information in this press release, including product pricing and
specifications, content of services and contact information, is current
and believed to be accurate on the date of the announcement, but is
subject to change without prior notice. Technical and application
information contained here is subject to the most recent applicable
Toshiba product specifications.
1 NVMe and NVM Express are a trademark of NVM Express, Inc.
2 PCIe and PCI Express are a registered trademark of PCI-SIG
3 Compared to traditional SATA interface based HDDs and SSDs
4 Speed may vary depending on the host device, read and write
conditions, and file size.
5 A kibibyte (KiB) means 210, or 1,024 bytes, a
mebibyte (MiB) means 220, or 1,048,576 bytes, and a gibibyte
(GiB) means 230, or 1,073,471,824 bytes
6 Based on the 512GB model, see ocz.com for full
specifications
7 Must be equipped with an M.2 PCIe slot and interface
8 Definition of capacity: Toshiba defines a megabyte (MB) as
1,000,000 bytes, a gigabyte (GB) as 1,000,000,000 bytes and a terabyte
(TB) as 1,000,000,000,000 bytes. A computer operating system, however,
reports storage capacity using powers of 2 for the definition of 1GB = 230 =
1,073,741,824 bytes and therefore shows less storage capacity. Available
storage capacity (including examples of various media files) will vary
based on file size, formatting, settings, software and operating system,
such as Microsoft Operating System and/or pre-installed software
applications, or media content. Actual formatted capacity may vary
9 Based on 1024GB model, see ocz.com for full specifications
10 Limited Warranty, full terms and conditions available at
ocz.com
