Samsung 845DC EVO SSD Review: 3-Bit MLC Hits The Enterprise

[stuckintexas]

With the introduction of its 845DC EVO, Samsung continues down the path of taking well-received enthusiast-oriented SSDs and customizing them for the enterprise. We run the new drive through a battery of tests in order to determine its strengths.

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[SteelCity1981]

So basicly it's the more durable version of the 840 evo much like opertons and xeons are to the FX and core i7 series.

 

[Plusthinking Iq]

like we know now after the ssd endurance test samsung is the worst enterprise candidate.

 

[drewriley]

So basicly it's the more durable version of the 840 evo much like opertons and xeons are to the FX and core i7 series.

Yes, that's a fair analogy. Just like the Xeon E3-1275v3 is an i7-4770K, but with ECC support.

 

[damric]

I've yet to see an SSD fail due to read/write endurance. I only see them fail when the controller gets bugged, which seems to happen all the time, especially on loss of power.

 

[soundping]

I'm guessing this SSD doesn't have to new firmware code that extends life and speed.

 

[jase240]

Another win for the EVO. This SSD modified for enterprise workloads makes it a good buy for webservers.

Hopefully the price will go down after launch, and then I see this being the best choice of webhosts.

Cheaper and adequate for that workload.

 

[Nightmare Twily]

Eh I'll keep my 840 EVO 250GB

 

[Nuckles_56]

"Even still, I wand to commend Samsung's execution." (last page 1st paragraph) I guess that is supposed to be want, unless Drew Riley has become a wizard now

 

[Menigmand]

Commending their execution would be a bit harsh, don't you think?

 

[drewriley]

Commending their execution would be a bit harsh, don't you think?

I'm sure worse things were said about Samsung at WWDC '14 yesterday

 

[drewriley]

"Even still, I wand to commend Samsung's execution." (last page 1st paragraph) I guess that is supposed to be want, unless Drew Riley has become a wizard now

Now that you mention it.....

 

[eriko]

4KB random write, and average response time.

Nuff said.

You'd have to be out your mind to put TLC in a a critical environment.

 

[patrick47018]

@eriko everyone's critical environments need a little tender loving care

 

[photonboy]

The 845dc isn't necessarily the "worst enterprise candidate"; for one thing it wasn't the bottom in every test.

For another, it's more about VALUE and that's the main point of the article. I assume the top SSD's in this category were MLC not TLC and also more expensive.