Western digital launches ssd sn750 nvme drives with 'gaming mode'
Table of contents:
- Western Digital SN750 comes with a curious 'Gaming Mode' to increase performance at the expense of consumption
- The Gaming Mode
Western Digital has launched a new product to its range of high-end SSD drives, adding to its WD Black series new models that are designed to offer greater performance with BiCS3 TLC 3D NAND technologies and a curious "Gaming Mode" never seen before..
Western Digital SN750 comes with a curious 'Gaming Mode' to increase performance at the expense of consumption
The WD Black SN750, M.2 NVMe SSDs, which are designed to challenge Samsung's 970 Evo models while offering a more eye-catching look thanks to their optional EK heatsink.
The WD Black SN750 will be available with capacities of 250 GB, 500 GB and 1 TB, the latter will arrive in February, there is also another 2 TB model. At launch, these SSDs will ship without EK heatsinks, but later versions will be available with a premium heatsink (seen in the image below).
| WD Black SN750 | 250GB | 500GB | 1TB | 2TB |
| Sequential Reading
(Q32T1) |
3, 100 MB / s | 3, 470 MB / s | 3, 470 MB / s | 3, 400 MB / s |
| Sequential Writing
(Q32T1) |
1, 600 MB / s | 2, 600 MB / s | 3, 000 MB / s | 2, 900 MB / s |
| 4K Random Read
IOPS (Q32T1) |
220, 000 | 420, 000 | 515, 000 | 480, 000 |
| 4K Random Write
IOPS (Q32T8) |
180, 000 | 380, 000 | 560, 000 | 550, 000 |
| Durability (TBW) | 200 | 300 | 600 | 1, 200 |
| Peak Power (10µs) | 9.24W | |||
| PS3 (Power State 3)
Stand By Power |
70mW | 100mW | ||
| PS4 (Power State 4)
Stand By Power |
2.5mW | |||
| Warranty | 5 Years | |||
| Price (US) | $ 79.99 | $ 129.99 | $ 249.99 | $ 499.99 |
The Western Digital SN750 series SSDs are built using Sandisk's 64-layer NAND technology, will use the Sandisk 20-82-007011 controller and feature SK Hynix DDR4 cache memory. At their peak, these SSD drives can consume 9.24 W.
As for performance, Western Digital's 1TB model is offering the highest performance in the SN750 line. However, the 250GB version will be noticeably slower than its peers, although this problem is common to most low-capacity NVMe SSDs.
The Gaming Mode
One of the most curious features of the SN750 is the inclusion of what the company called "Gaming Mode ", which eliminates the low power states of the unit to reduce its latency. In simpler words, it increases its performance by lowering latencies, but at the cost of consuming more energy and generating more heat. To activate or deactivate it, it can be done through software and without the need to restart the system.
The 250GB model will cost about $ 79.99, while the 2TB model will be priced at $ 499.99.
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