Samsung 470 Series MZ-5PA064/US vs Comparable 2.5" SATA Solid State Drives
Item 5099: Samsung MZ-5PA064/US
Size64 GB
Form Factor2.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed3 Gb/s
ControllerSamsung S3C29MAX
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Warranty3 year
$ 123.75
Disk Controller Interface Cache (MB) Size (GB) Warranty Years Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
OCZ Petrol PTL1-25SAT3-128G Indilinx Everest SATA 6 Gb/s 512 128 3 143.34 0.89
OCZ Vertex Plus OCZSSD2-1VTXPL120G Indilinx Barefoot SATA 3 Gb/s 64 120 3 134.99 0.89
SanDisk Ultra SDSSDH-120G-G25 SATA 3 Gb/s 120 139.99 0.86
Kingston SSDNow V+ 100 SVP100S2/96G Toshiba T6UG1XBG SATA 3 Gb/s 96 3 126.85 0.76
OCZ Petrol PTL1-25SAT3-64G Indilinx Everest SATA 6 Gb/s 512 64 3 86.66 0.74
A-DATA S596 Turbo AS596TB-64GM-C JMicron JMF616 SATA 3 Gb/s + USB 128 64 3 92.99 0.69
A-DATA S599 AS599S-64GM-C SandForce SF-1200 SATA 3 Gb/s 64 3 94.99 0.67
OCZ Octane S2 OCT1-25SAT2-64G Indilinx Everest SATA 3 Gb/s 512 64 3 94.99 0.67
Crucial m4 CT064M4SSD2 Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 64 3 95.00 0.67
Kingston SSDNow V100 SV100S2/64GZ JMicron JMF618 SATA 3 Gb/s 64 3 97.99 0.65
Corsair Force Series 3 CSSD-F90GB3-BK SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 90 3 139.99 0.64
OCZ Agility 3 AGT3-25SAT3-90G SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 90 3 139.99 0.64
Patriot Zephyr PZ64GS25SSDR JMicron JMF612 SATA 3 Gb/s 64 64 3 99.99 0.64
Mushkin Enhanced Callisto Deluxe MKNSSDCL80GB-DX2 SandForce SF-1200 SATA 3 Gb/s 80 3 129.99 0.62
OCZ Onyx OCZSSD2-1ONX64G Indilinx Amigos SATA 3 Gb/s 64 64 2 104.99 0.61
Crucial m4 CT064M4SSD1 Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 64 3 104.99 0.61
Samsung 830 Series MZ-7PC064D/AM Samsung S4LJ204X01 SATA 6 Gb/s 64 3 105.66 0.61
Plextor PX-M2 Series PX-64M2S Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 128 64 3 105.69 0.61
Intel 320 Series SSDSA2CW080G310 Intel PC29AS21BA0 SATA 6 Gb/s 80 3 133.00 0.60
OCZ Vertex 2 OCZSSD2-2VTX80G SandForce SF-1200 SATA 3 Gb/s 80 3 134.99 0.59
Kingston SSDNow V200 Series SV200S37A/64G SATA 6 Gb/s 64 3 109.00 0.59
Transcend TS64GSSD25S-M SATA 1.5 Gb/s 64 2 109.65 0.58
Kingston SSDNow V200 Series SV200S3N7A/64G SATA 6 Gb/s 64 3 109.95 0.58
Crucial m4 CT064M4SSD2BAA Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 64 3 109.99 0.58
Crucial m4 CT064M4SSD1CCA Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 64 3 109.99 0.58
Intel 320 Series SSDSA2CW080G3K5 Intel PC29AS21BA0 SATA 6 Gb/s 80 3 138.59 0.58
Corsair Force Series CSSD-F80GB2-BRKT-A SandForce SF-1200 SATA 3 Gb/s 80 3 139.97 0.57
OCZ Agility 2 OCZSSD2-2AGT80G SandForce SF-1200 SATA 3 Gb/s 80 3 140.44 0.57
Kingston SSDNow V100 SV100S2D/64GZ JMicron JMF618 SATA 3 Gb/s 64 3 112.75 0.57
Crucial m4 CT064M4SSD2CCA Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 64 3 112.99 0.57
Kingston SSDNow V100 SV100S2N/64GZ JMicron JMF618 SATA 3 Gb/s 64 3 114.95 0.56
Zalman S Series SSD0064S1 JMicron JMF616 SATA 3 Gb/s + Mini USB 128 64 114.98 0.56
Kingston SSDNow V200 Series SV200S3D7/64G SATA 6 Gb/s 64 3 114.99 0.56
Patriot Torqx TRB PT64GS25SSDR JMicron JMF616 SATA 3 Gb/s 64 64 3 116.48 0.55
Samsung 470 Series MZ-5PA064/US Samsung S3C29MAX SATA 3 Gb/s 64 3 123.75 0.52
Super Talent TeraDrive CT3 FTM06C325H SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 64 2 126.05 0.51
OCZ Synapse Cache SYN-25SAT3-64G SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 64 3 126.78 0.50
PNY Optima P-SSD2S064GM-CT01RB SATA 3 Gb/s 64 64 3 130.99 0.49
Kingston SSDNow V+ Series SNVP325-S2/64GB Toshiba T6UG1XBG SATA 3 Gb/s 64 3 133.99 0.48
Patriot PS-100 PS64GS25SSDR PHISON PS3016-S3 SATA 3 Gb/s 64 64 3 141.89 0.45
Super Talent VSSD FTM64GL25V Indilinx Barefoot SATA 3 Gb/s 64 2 179.40 0.36
Cavalry Pelican CASD00064MIS JMicron JMF602 SATA + USB 64 1 209.99 0.30
Corsair Performance Series CMFSSD-64GBG2D SATA 3 Gb/s 128 64 2 215.99 0.30
Super Talent UltraDrive ME FTM64GX25H Indilinx Barefoot SATA 3 Gb/s 64 2 224.65 0.28
Patriot Torqx PFZ64GS25SSDR Indilinx Barefoot SATA 3 Gb/s 64 64 2 238.99 0.27

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Recent Price Changes

2012-02-09 $123.75 -1.25
2012-02-01 $125.00 -13.78
2012-01-24 $138.78 +18.78
2011-12-22 $120.00 -30.99
2011-11-16 $150.99 +21.99
2011-11-14 $129.00 +15.00
2011-10-26 $114.00 -13.12
2011-10-26 $127.12 +13.12
2011-10-13 $114.00 +0.05
2011-10-13 $113.95 -0.05

Manufacturer's Specs

General
TRIM supportYes
Performance
Random Read Speed31K IOPS (4KB)
Random Write Speed11K IOPS (4KB)
Sequential Readup to 250 MB/s
Sequential Writeup to 170 MB/s
Power
Active0.24 W
Idle0.14 W
Reliability
MTBF1,500,000 hours
Warranty3 year

External links

Samsung
http://www.samsung.com/us/c...
470 Series
http://www.samsung.com/us/c...

Samsung 470 Series Reviews & Benchmarks

KitGuru - Samsung 470 Series 256 GB SSD Review - Nov. 23, 2011
Tom's Hardware - Should You Upgrade? From A Hard Drive To An SSD - Oct. 7, 2011
XSReviews - Samsung 470 128GB - Review - Aug. 17, 2011
Vortez - Samsung 470 Series 256GB SSD Review - Aug. 16, 2011
Hardware Heaven - Samsung 470 Series 256GB SSD Review - July 19, 2011
Tom's Hardware - Best SSDs For The Money: July 2011 - July 18, 2011
Register Hardware - Samsung Series 470 250GB 2.5in SSD - June 24, 2011
Legit Reviews - Samsung 470 Series 256GB SSD - Long Term Test Results - May 28, 2011
Hardware Secrets - Kingston SSDNow V+100 vs. Samsung 470 Series 256 GB SSD Review - May 3, 2011
Tom's Hardware - A Sexy Storage Spree: The 3 GB/s Project, Revisted - April 22, 2011
Register Hardware - Seven SSD sizzlers - April 7, 2011
Legit Reviews - Samsung 470 Series 256GB SSD Review - Jan. 18, 2011
Tom's Hardware - SSD Performance: TRIM And Firmware Updates Tested : Maximizing SSD Performance - Dec. 24, 2010
PC Perspective - Samsung 470 Series 256GB SSD Full Review - Dec. 20, 2010
The Tech Report - Samsung's 470 Series solid-state drive - Toggle DDR NAND arrives - Dec. 13, 2010
Hot Hardware - Samsung 470 Series 256GB SSD Review - Dec. 9, 2010
TechSpot - Samsung 470 Series 256GB SSD Review - Nov. 22, 2010
Tom's Hardware - How Do SSDs Redefine Storage Performance? : The Business Storage Revolution - Nov. 16, 2010
Tom's Hardware - Roundup: The Best SSDs For Enthusiasts : Can Samsung’s 470-Series Shake Up the SSD Market? - Nov. 11, 2010
The SSD Review - Samsung 470 Series 256 GB SSD Review (30nm) - Nov. 4, 2010

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