RunCore Pro V SSD review Part 1 of 3

Sun, 22/08/2010 - 08:43

Introduction

My first contact with RunCore SSD was in 2009 at the CeBit. They showed off a very fast and new generation of SSDs: Pro IV Series. I was pretty amazed back then. But RunCore surprised me this year at the CeBit 2010 again: RunCore Pro V Series with incredible 280Mbits in read and write speeds are was coming up! This SSD was fast, but i had to trail it for myself to run some benchmarks and test it in the real world under usual conditions. Just the normal everyday performance and how it reacts in the long run.

Finally i’ve got the RunCore Pro V 200GB (RCP-V-S2520-MCN) in my hands, thanks to the RunCore people, who supported me with this.

RunCore put the new and very fast SandForce 1200 SSD controller in it. This is a SATA controller, that supports SATA 2.6 compliance and compatible with 3G and 1.5G, NCQ, SMART and TRIM commands. SandForce itself claims the sequential read / write performance in 260+Mbits. I’ve got 280+Mbits max., so i can pretty much say that this is the fastest SSD i’ve seen so far.

SandForce SSD Controller overview

This is what SandForce controller are offering:

Sandfoce Controller SPECS

Flash Management Features DuraClass™ Technology

- DuraWrite™extends the endurance of SSD
- Intelligent Read Disturb Management
- Intelligent “Recycling” for advanced free space management
- RAISE™ (Redundant Array of Independent Silicon Elements)
- Intelligent Data Retention optimization
- Power/Performance Balancing

Performance

- Sequential Read Transfer: Up to 260MB/s @ 128K blocks
- Sequential Write Transfer: Up to 260MB/s @ 128K blocks
- Random Read:30,000 IOPS @ 4K blocks
- Random Write:10,000 IOPS @ 4K blocks

Data Reliability

- Security:
Data Encryption: 128-bit AES Optional disk password
- Protection:
ECC Recovery: Up to 24 bytes correctable per 512-byte sector
MTBF: 2,000,000 operating hours
Capacity:
MLC: 100G/ 200G/ 400G
Electrical Specifications
Input Voltage: 5V +/-5%
Power Consumption: 550mW
Idle Power: 50mW
Operating Temperature
Commercial: 0°C to 70°C

Look&Feel

The SSD is coming in a solid aluminium body with big laser cuted „RunCore SSD“ letters on it. the whole case is feels very well done with rounded edges overall. i can’t show you what’s inside the case, but the folks from benchmarkreviews.com can show you the inner workings.

let’s see how this masterpiece is looking in the first place:

source: youtube

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