Goodram IRDM Ultimate 240Gb NVMe specs

Posted on November 07, 2022 by Raymond Chen

How fast is the Goodram IRDM Ultimate 240Gb and further specs watch on this site.

Goodram IRDM Ultimate 240Gb use Phison PS5007-E7. The NVMe storing a data location map on DRAM Nanya 256 - 512 DDR3L to run a games faster. The IRDM Ultimate comes equipped with Toshiba MLC flash memory. This drive also available in 120 Gb and 480 Gb capacities.

Performance and benchmarks

Drive use PCIe PCIe 3.0 x 4 expansion standard with sequential read speeds 2900 MB/s, and maximum write speeds equals to 2200 Mbps. It also has input/output performance 235000 on reading and 270000 on writing operations per second.

Endurance and warranty

Goodram provide 5 years warranty period. The IRDM Ultimate has 2 million hours mean time between failure.

Specs

Category	Value
Capacity	240 Gb
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x 4
Controller	Phison PS5007-E7
Memory type	Toshiba MLC
DRAM	Nanya 256 - 512 DDR3L
Read speed (Mb/s)	2900
Write speed (Mb/s)	2200
Read IOPS	235000
Write IOPS	270000
Endurance (TBW)	n/a
MTBF (million hours)	2
Warranty (years)	5

Conclusion

IRDM Ultimate (240Gb) produced by Goodram support previous bus standard that is twice slower than PCIe 4.0. The sequential write speed is 2200 Mb/s, that is average value for this expansion standard. On balance, Goodram IRDM Ultimate 240Gb has more minuses and our site highly do not recommend to buy it.

+ Pros

Good writing speed

- Cons

PCIe 3.0
Capacity

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FAQ

The Goodram IRDM Ultimate has Nanya 256 - 512 DDR3L. Dynamic Random-Access Memory in their controller help to improve endurance and IOPS.

The Goodram IRDM Ultimate 240Gb due to the low density of memory chips able to operate without extra cooling systems. Some laptops or motherboards from the factory has thermal pads above or below the SSD for improving productivity during high loads.

The Goodram IRDM Ultimate 240Gb has sequential write speed 2200 Mbps, maximum read speed 2900 Mb/s. Storage operate on Phison PS5007-E7 controller and PCIe 3.0 x 4 high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard. The NAND flash memory type is Toshiba MLC.