Hands-On With Silicon Motion's New SSD Controller

[cryan]

Silicon Motion already makes flash storage controllers in all shapes and sizes. Now, with a new SATA 6Gb/s processor ready for action, the Taiwanese firm is hoping to make a dent in the market share currently enjoyed by SandForce and Marvell.

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[rolli59]

Performance looks good, the question is with a new player on the market if it will affect market price to the benefit of users that have SSD boot/program drives up to 256GB.

 

[outlw6669]

Good performance and power numbers.
Hooray for more competition!

 

[4745454b]

While performance wasn't the best, it was more then acceptable. And then the power numbers looked great. Overall it's a great start. I'm interested in long term results as some controllers have had bugs in the past that have done bad things to people's data.

And yes, great to see someone else enter in. While more players means you'll need to look harder at what SSD you are buying, at least we'll have the options. Which is always good, even if the options aren't as good as what you were hoping for.

 

[shin0bi272]

Not that this isnt kinda cool but Taiwan is now part of China so its proper to call it China.

 

[UmeNNis]

Not that this isnt kinda cool but Taiwan is now part of China so its proper to call it China.

Ummm..... how exactly is "Taiwan now part of China"...?

 

[apache_lives]

But how reliable will it be in the long run...

 

[mayankleoboy1]

During the benchmarks, did you ensure that the Samsung EVO is not throttling due to high temps ?
Maybe add a max temperature graph as well.

 

[e-z e]

Given time to mature this could be a real contender. Would love to see a follow-up once it hits the market.

 

[zads]

Meanwhile, SandForce is the opposite. It'll sell you a turnkey solution, but you don't really get many knobs or dials in terms of customization.

If only this were the case, my job would be so much easier.