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THE 950 PRO 512GB

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The 950 Pro follows the typical 80mm long design as every other M.2 (2280) drive out in the market.

 

 

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As you can see the rear is empty so perhaps in the near future Samsung may place modules there to boost a 1TB model (it's possible).

 

 

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Removing the top sticker reveals the two NAND flash modules, the 512MB LPDDR3 DRAM module and the UBX controller.

 

 

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Each module is 256GB in size.

 

 

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The UBX NAND flash controller is known to run a bit hot so we will check that out too in this review.

 

 

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M.2 drives are fully compatible both with M.2 mainboard connectors and PCIe adapters (cards).

 

 

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To test the 950 Pro 512GB with our X99 based test rig we used a PCIe-NVMe 3.0 x4 adapter by Lycom (keep in mind that regular M.2 adapters are not compatible with the NVMe models like the 950 Pro).

 

 

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This adapter has room for M.2 cards up to 110mm in length so the 950 Pro left some room to spare.

 

 

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The 950 Pro installed in the Z170 test rig.