SSD

(Solid State
Drive)
 What is SSD?
• SSD stands for Solid State Drive. This is in
comparison to a traditional HDD, or Hard Disk Drive.
• SSDs use flash memory for storage.
• Solid-state storage is a pretty significant improvement
over hard drives, especially in terms of raw speed.
Even when limited to the HDD-focused SATA
standard, SSDs consistently outperform standard
HDDs across the board.
 What is SSD?
• An SSD, or solid-state drive, is a type of storage
device used in computers. This non-volatile storage
media stores persistent data on solid-state flash
memory.
 What is SSD?
• An SSD, or solid-state
drive, is a type of storage
device used in computers.
This non-volatile storage
media stores persistent
data on solid-state flash
memory.
 Basic Types of SSD
1. 2.5-Inch SATA SSD
- This is the most common SSD type
and should be compatible with the
widest range of PCs, even old ones.
- “2.5-Inch” refers to the form
factor of the SSD enclosure, and
there are actually 2.5-Inch HDDs, too.
1.2.5-Inch SATA SSD
The simplest and quickest options
out there are SATA-powered 2.5-
inch SSDs, which have the
advantage of being significantly
faster than traditional hard drives,
as well as being silent and more
reliable.
• 2.5-inch use SATA
bandwidth and connectors,
just like HDDs. Because of
this, they should be
compatible with any PC or
laptop that’s already using a
hard drive.
• 2.5-inch drives were made
with the goal of making
drive storage smaller, but
most 2.5-inch SSDs are
actually smaller still.
• 2. M.2 SATA SSD M.2
- drives can come in a few
different sizes, but the main
standard is M.2 2280. The “22”
means that the M.2 drive is 22
millimeters wide, whereas the
“80” means that the M.2 drive is
80 millimeters long.
• In fact, many M.2 drives still
use SATA bandwidth, or can
even be limited to SATA
bandwidth by your
motherboard despite being
labeled as NVMe.
• 3. M.2 NVMe SSD
- That “NVMe” stands for “Non-
Volatile Memory Express”. The most
important word to take note of there is
“Express” because it reveals what
bandwidth NVMe drives are actually
using.
4. PCI Express SSD
-These are SSDs that come in the form of PCI
Express expansion cards and are ideal for
motherboards that don’t support the M.2 form
factor. Other reasons for PCIe Storage can be:

- You don’t want to use your chipset PCIe

Lanes for your fast storage
PCIe means (peripheral component interconnect
express)

PCIe is short for “peripheral component interconnect

express” and it's primarily used as a standardized
interface for motherboard components including
graphics, memory, and storage.
-You want to RAID NVMe Drives to
make them even faster or more
reliable
-You don’t have room to mount your
M.2 Drives because they are too tall
-All your M.2 Slots are already used,
but you require even more M.2 Drives
 Parts of SSD
Controller: 

- In an SSD, the controller is an embedded

processor that bridges flash memory
components to the host (such as a computer).
The controller executes codes provided by the
SSD's firmware (a mini operating system) to
fulfill the data requests from the host.
NAND flash memory

- Allmodern standard SSDs use NAND flash

memory, which is integrated circuits designed to
store information. Enterprise SSDs generally use
single-layer-cell (SLC) NAND, while consumer-
grade SSDs use multiple-layer-cell NAND. The
former is faster and lasts longer, but is also much
more expensive than the latter.
What do I need to know about total capacity?

Total capacity refers to the amount of data you

can store on the drive, measured in gigabytes
(GB) or terabytes (TB – 1TB equals about
1,000GB). The larger the capacity, the better.
SSD Prices
SSD And Their Warranty

SSDs are covered by a 3 to 5

year warranty from the date
of purchase.