[SOLVED] SanDisk SSD. Dram cache or dram-less?

[asheenlevrai]

Hi

I want to know if the following SSD has dram cache or if it is dram-less :

SDSSDHII120G

I contacted SanDisk customer support but they told me that this information was not public and that they couldn't disclose it.

My best guess is that they don't know...

 

Thank you very much in advance for your help

Best,

 

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Edited October 2, 2019 by asheenlevrai
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[SupaKomputa]

why bother. see the benchmark if it's ok then buy it.

[minibois]

I don't know, but looking at these sequential write speeds, it doesn't look like a particularly fast drive:

https://novabench.com/parts/ssd/sandisk-sdssdhii120g

 

An MX500 looks like a better bet:

https://www.anandtech.com/show/12263/the-crucial-mx500-500gb-review/6

 

P.S. basically all Sandisk drives are old at this point, since the Sandisk name was retired from SSD's, after WD purchased them and started releasing the WD Green, Blue and Black SSD's.

[dizmo]

I'd get something larger than 120GB, you're not going to get very good performance out of smaller drives.

[TheGlenlivet]

https://www.anandtech.com/show/8520/sandisk-ultra-ii-240gb-ssd-review

Looks like it does, and I have a couple of them in other sizes, that have been fine. 

There are better SSDs out there though.

[Princess Luna]

Hello there!

 

Yes the SanDisk Ultra II does have DRAM Cache, here is a photo of it's internal:

Spoiler

That is a SK Hynix DRAM Module there, quantities varies by the storage size of the SSD though.

[asheenlevrai]

Thanks guys.

 

I should have mentioned that I already own the drive and just needed to know if it had any dram cahce or not.

 

thanks for the helpful answers.

 

Best,

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