OCZ Trion 150: 15nm TLC paměti v akci

OCZ Storage Solutions presented us their new SSD Trion 150 (240GB model was tested) which is according to the specifications only slightly refined successor to the old OCZ Trion 100 line. The basic specs show, that regardless of the model number and new 15nm NAND Flash everything stayed the same: the controller, given performance, power consumption, life expectancy and also supported technologies.

However, OCZ promised us that even though the new Trions still use SLC cache to accelerate writing performance, the main TLC memory will be about twice as fast. The old Trions were notably bad at this with only 100 MB/s or even less of sustainable write speed. Trion 150 achieved much better 180 MB/s, so it finally raised itself above the level of hard drives. OCZ also provide their usual three year ShieldPlus warranty that allows us to change a faulty SSD with no hassle directly at the manufacturer. And there is also the relatively new DevSleep technology for power management.

Comparing the test results, I have to say, that faster writing into TLC memory really counts and Trion 150 was also notably faster in sequential operations. On the other hand, it was also much slower when working with small files and it also got unexpectably low 3DMark Vantage score, even though 3DMark 8 rates it a better SSD than Trion 100.

In practical use we will note rather the faster writing speed after filling up the SLC cache which stayed the same: 1 GB for every 120 GB of drive capacity. So Trion 150 basically stays in the same line as Trion 100. It is an unexpensive SSD for undemanding users who need fast read and not-so-fast write performance.