Plextor’s M5 Pro SSD Breaks 100k IOPS w/ New Firmware Update
Plextor announced this afternoon that the company will be releasing new Xtreme firmware for the M5 Pro SSD. The firmware update is available to all M5 Pro SSD owners and increases the performance of the drive up to 100K/88K IOPS random read and write speeds. The sequential drive speeds are equally impressive at 470 MB/S for sequential write and 540 MB/S for the sequential read speed. The drive uses the Marvell 88SS9187 controller modified with exclusive Plextor True Speed technology and Toshiba’s new 19 nm Toggle NAND to reach these high speeds. The update will be available at plextoramericas.com on Tuesday, December 11th.
When we set out to build the M5 Pro, we wanted to redefine professional standards for mean time between failures and data protection, rather than describe our existing levels as being professional. But what were finding is that a wide range of users from the enterprise market to hardcore gamers love the M5 Pro. Following the success of the drive we thought that we should reward our many users and add to the holiday joy by asking our firmware team to push the M5 Pros performance even higher. After all being a true professional doesnt mean your performance shouldnt be at the extreme, commented Minnie Lin, Marketing Manager.
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