Samsung Announces 840 EVO SSDs Up to 1TB for Entry Level Consumers

Updated: July 20, 2013

Although Samsung is relatively a new player in the storage game, they’ve had a great deal of success and garnished a lot of popularity with their 840 Solid State Drives and now because of that, it seems as if they intend to build upon that popularity by introducing their new 840 EVO line.

The 2.5’’ SATA SSD 840 EVO is geared for the consumer on a budget, but with specs like the ones found in the EVO the features are far from entry level. Like most products from any manufacture the read/write speeds will vary between the different models, however saying that the 250GB 840 EVO will boast speeds twice that of their previous generation drive.

With the 1TB model will we see read/write rates at 540MBs/520MBs respectively, which is really something awesome for an entry level SSD. The ability to achieve these speeds comes by way of Samsung using the latest 10-nanomater class 128Gb high-performance NAND flash memory chip architecture and their new proprietary multi-core MEX controller. Having faster SSD products with much higher capacities at lower prices will not only help integrate more SSDs into the market, it will also start making the needs for moving parts HDDs obsolete. Currently a Western Digital Black 1TB is the mainstay standard for most gaming systems and with SSDs now coming in at 1TB it is only a matter of time and a few price drops to make the SSD the more favorable of the two.

For now we see Samsung releasing SSDs in five capacities, starting off at 120GB, 250GB, 500GB and then the 1TB. Although from what we have heard pricing will be very competitive to others on the market, but as of now no official pricing has been announced. It will be very interesting to see how Samsung’s new technology will work in real time and how well their new multi-core MEX controller works as there has been a lot of speculation on how these new EVO series products will do. Supposedly these new drives will really shine when trying to move large files and that can be a big plus to those who move a lot of data around. Personally as soon as I can get my hands on one of these I am going to test it as it seems to have great potential and if the price is right a real contender in the SSD arena. Down below is the entire release from Samsung if you are interested in checking it out. Thanks for reading Tech Of tomorrow, let us know what you think of these new EVO SSDs from Samsung in the comments below.

Source: 9to5Toys

Full Press Release

SEOUL, Korea–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world leader in advanced memory technology, today held the 2013 Samsung SSD Global Summit at the Westin Chosun Seoul in celebration of the launch of its new solid state drive (SSD), the Samsung SSD 840 EVO. Along with the announcement of its latest SSD and under the theme of “SSDs for everyone,” the Samsung SSD Global Summit also explored the future of the global SSD market, which is quickly replacing the hard disc drive (HDD) market.

“After accelerating the growth of the SSD market with last year’s launch of entry-level, high-performance SSDs, we are introducing much faster SSDs with up to 1TB capacities offering consumers a wider range of choices,” said Young-Hyun Jun, executive vice president, memory sales & marketing, Samsung Electronics. “Samsung continues to enhance its SSD brand image by delivering the industry’s highest quality solutions and continuously increasing its SSD market share by expanding the adoption of higher density SSDs especially in client PC segments.”

At this year’s event, Samsung unveiled new high-performance, high-density SSDs. Among the highlights were the 840 EVO, a consumer-oriented entry-level, high-performance SATA based SSD offering up to 1TB capacity.

As part of its strategy to expand into the consumer market and further popularize SSDs, Samsung plans to initially introduce the Samsung SSD 840 EVO to major global markets in early August. Samsung will expand into additional markets at a later date.

The new Samsung SSD 840 EVO line-up makes use of the industry’s most compact 10-nanometer class** 128Gb high-performance NAND flash memory, which Samsung began mass producing in April. With these chips and Samsung’s proprietary multi-core MEX controller, the Samsung SSD 840 EVO achieves unrivaled value for performance with improved sequential read and write speeds.

At this year’s Samsung SSD Global Summit, approximately 150 global business press, consumer media and power bloggers from twelve countries were invited, allowing Samsung to introduce high efficiency SSDs to global consumers and show participants just how simple it is to install and utilize SSDs in their notebooks.

Consumer-Oriented High-Performance Entry-Level SSD ‘840 EVO’ Line-up Launch (up to 1TB)

Samsung has released the entry-level SSD ’840 EVO’ line-up with significantly higher sequential write performance. Utilizing the industry’s most compact 10nm-class 128Gb high-performance NAND, Samsung proprietary controller and Turbo Write drive, the Samsung SSD 840 EVO boasts superior performance.

Compared with the 250GB 840 Series SSD, the highest selling capacity of the 840 lineup, the new 250GB 840 EVO now delivers 520MB/s sequential write speed – making it more than two times faster than the previous generation. In the case of 120GB model, the 840 EVO achieves up to 410MB/s sequential write speed, which is approximately three times as fast as that of the 120GB 840 Series SSD.

For the 1TB 840 EVO SSD, the sequential read/write performance has reached 540MB/s and 520MB/s. Furthermore, both the random read and write performance have improved, reaching 98,000 IOPS (Input Output Operations Per Second) and 90,000 IOPS, respectively. This significantly enhances the user’s real-world computing experience, especially when he or she is dealing with very large data files.

The Samsung SSD 840 EVO line-up is available in five capacities: 120GB, 250GB, 500GB, 750GB, and 1TB, supporting a wide range of computing environments and IT applications. It has also significantly narrowed the capacity-induced differences in performance, which gives consumers a broader spectrum of devices to choose from.

For more information about Samsung’s memory and SSD products, please visit http://www.samsung.com/GreenMemory and http://www.samsung.com/SSD.

About Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in technology, opening new possibilities for people everywhere. Through relentless innovation and discovery, we are transforming the worlds of televisions, smartphones, personal computers, printers, cameras, home appliances, LTE systems, medical devices, semiconductors and LED solutions. We employ 236,000 people across 79 countries with annual sales exceeding US$187.8 billion. To discover more, please visit http://www.samsung.com.

** Editors’ Note: 10-nanometer class means a process technology node somewhere between 10 and 20 nanometers.