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Comparison Apacer Panther AS340X AP120GAS340XC 120 GB vs Apacer Panther AS350X AP128GAS350XR 128 GB

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Placementinternalinternal
Size120 GB128 GB
Form factor2.5"2.5"
InterfaceSATA 3SATA 3
Technical specs
Memory type3D TLC NAND3D TLC NAND
Write speed500 MB/s540 MB/s
Read speed550 MB/s560 MB/s
Shockproof1500 G1500 G
MTBF1.5 m h1.5 m h
Write IOPS75 K75 K
Read IOPS38 K35 K
TBW70 TB75 TB
DWPD0.5 times/day0.5 times/day
Manufacturer's warranty3 years3 years
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Size100x70x7 mm100x70x7 mm
Added to E-Catalogfebruary 2021february 2021

Size

Nominal drive capacity. This parameter directly determines not only the amount of data that can fit on the device, but also its cost; many SSD models even come in several versions that differ in capacity. Therefore, when choosing, it is worth considering the real needs and features of the application — otherwise you can overpay a significant amount for volumes that are not needed in fact.

In terms of actual values, a capacity of 120 GB or less is considered small these days. This can also be equated with a 240 GB SSD. Average values are already considered 500 GB, increased — 1 TB(in the range of which SSDs fall 400 and 800 GB). And the most capacious modern SSDs can accommodate 2 TB, 4 TB and even more.

Write speed

The highest speed in write mode characterizes the speed with which the module can receive information from a connected computer (or other external device). This speed is limited both by the connection interface (see "Connector"), and by the characteristics of the device of the SSD itself.

Read speed

The highest data exchange rate with a computer (or other external device) that the drive can provide in read mode; in other words — the highest speed of information output from the drive to an external device. This speed is limited both by the connection interface (see "Connector"), and by the characteristics of the device of the SSD itself. Its values can vary from 100 – 500 MB / s in the slowest models to 3 Gb / s and higher in the most advanced ones.

Read IOPS

The IOPS provided by the drive in read mode.

The term IOPS refers to the maximum number of I / O operations that an SSD module can perform per second, in this case, when reading data from it. By this indicator, the speed of the drive is often evaluated; however, this is not always true. Firstly, the IOPS values of different manufacturers can be measured in different ways — by the maximum value, by the average, etc. Secondly, the advantages of high IOPS become noticeable only with some specific operations — in particular, when copying numerous files at the same time. In addition, in fact, the speed of the drive may be limited by the system to which it is connected. In light of all this, it is generally acceptable to compare different SSD modules by IOPS, but the real difference in performance is likely not to be as noticeable as the difference in numbers.

For modern SSDs in read mode, an IOPS value of less than 50K is considered a very limited indicator, in most models this parameter lies in the range of 50 – 100K, but there are also higher numbers.

TBW

The abbreviation TBW stands for drive time between failures, expressed in terabytes. In other words, this is the total amount of information that is guaranteed to be written (rewritten) to this module. This metric measures the overall reliability and lifespan of a drive—the higher the TBW, the longer the device will last, all other things being equal.

Note that knowing the TBW and the warranty period, you can calculate the number of rewrites per day (DWPD, see the relevant paragraph), if the manufacturer did not specify these data. To do this, use the formula: DWPD = TBW / (V * T * 365), where V is the drive capacity in terabytes, T is the warranty period (years). As for specific numbers, there are a lot of drives on the market with a relatively low TBW — up to 100 TB ; even these values are often sufficient for everyday use for a considerable amount of time. However, models with TBW at the level of 100 – 500 TB are more common. Values of 500 – 1000 TB can be classified as "above average", and in the most reliable solutions this figure is even higher.