Mushkin officially launches its Pilot Series M.2 NVMe Solid-State Drives which was featured at CES 2018. The Mushkin Pilot NVMe SSDs feature the Silicon Motion SM2262 controller and 3D TLC NAND flash. The Mushkin Pilot SSDs utilizes the PCIe Gen3 x4 NVMe 1.3 interface that delivers up to 2700MB/s sequential read speeds and 1700MB/s sequential write speeds. It is available in four different capacities - 120GB, 250GB, 500GB and 1TB capacities. It comes in the M.2 2280 form factor
The Mushkin Pilot M.2 NVMe SSDs also come with the Mushkin Enhanced Data-Protection Suite (M.E.D.S) that has a built-in LDPC ECC, the most powerful data correction level available today. It also enables end-to-end data path protection and data shaping which increases the endurance of the SSD. M.E.D.S also comes equipped with StaticDataRefresh that ensures data integrity. It also provides global wear-leveling to extend lifespan.
Specifications
Type: M.2 Internal Solid State Drive
Form Factor: M.2 2280
Memory: 3D TLC
Interface: PCIe Gen3 x4 NVMe 1.3
Controller: Silicon Motion SM2262
Performance:
120GB
Max Sequential Read: 1215MB/s
Max Sequential Write: 515MB/s
250GB
Max Sequential Read: 2470MB/s
Max Sequential Write: 1000MB/s
500GB
Max Sequential Read: 2680MB/s
Max Sequential Write: 1755MB/s
1TB
Max Sequential Read: 2710MB/s
Max Sequential Write: 1755MB/s
The Mushkin Pilot Series M.2 NVMe SSDs are covered with a 3-year limited warranty. No information on pricing as of this writing. For more information, visit the product page at the Mushkin website.
