Gigabyte M30 1Tb NVMe tech review
Gigabyte's M30 NVMe SSD works on PCIe M.2 3.0 x 4 interface. More details about this SSD in our article.
The NVMe SSD write a data location map on Dynamic-Random Access Memory 2GB DDR3l and SLC caching to run a games faster. The M30 comes equipped with 3D TLC flash memory. Gigabyte M30 also available in 512 Gb capacity.
Performance and benchmarks
Internal SSD works on PCIe M.2 3.0 x 4 expansion standard with read speeds 3500 MB/s, and sequential write speeds 3000 MB/s. M30 has IOPS 332000 on writing and 308000 on reading operations per second.
Endurance and warranty
Manufacturer give 5 years of warranty that limited by endurance 650 Total Bytes Written. As well it has 2 million hours mean time between failure.
Specs
| Category | Value |
| Capacity | 1 Tb |
| Interface | M.2 3.0 x 4 |
| Controller | n/a |
| Memory type | 3D TLC |
| DRAM | 2GB DDR3l and SLC caching |
| Read speed (Mb/s) | 3500 |
| Write speed (Mb/s) | 3000 |
| Read IOPS | 308000 |
| Write IOPS | 332000 |
| Endurance (TBW) | 650 |
| MTBF (million hours) | 2 |
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
Conclusion
M30 (1Tb) produced by Gigabyte may work on previous bus standard that is twice slower than PCIe 4.0. The maximum write speed is 3000 Mbps, that is common for this expansion standard. The Internal SSD has endurance 650 TBW, that is not very much against closest competitors. Overall, Gigabyte M30 1Tb is a well-rounded NVMe SSD.
+ Pros
- Good writing speed
- Capacity
- Cons
- PCIe 3.0
- Writing speed
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