Index
- OCZ Trion 150 480GB SSD Reviewed
- Performance Specifications
- Packaging
- Testing Methodology
- Benchmark Results - CrystalDiskMark x64 v5.1.2
- Benchmark Results - ATTO Disk Benchmark v3.05
- Benchmark Results – Iometer v1.1.0
- Benchmark Results – AS SSD Benchmark v.1.8.5636.37293
- Benchmark Results – PlayStation 4 SSD vs HDD
- Price-per-Gigabyte Comparison (March 28, 2016)
- Conclusion
- All Pages
The unit we received came packaged in a traditional OCZ retail SSD box showing the product image and storage capacity on the front and specifications on the back.
OCZ Trion 150 480GB (TRN150-25SAT3-480G)
OCZ Trion 150 packaging and user manual
(We were a bit amused that the product packaging still says 2015 as the copyright date.)
OCZ Trion 150 480GB (TRN150-25SAT3-480G)
OCZ Trion 150 drives have about 6.25 percent of their NAND capacity over-provisioned. This extra space is usually reserved for wear-leveling and some other proprietary features that improve drive endurance ratings, all of which are backed under a 3-year warranty.
The drive itself features anodized aluminum housing just like its predecessor and does not feature any screws, making it particularly difficult to remove the casing and take a look under the hood. We tried prying up the sides with tweezers and a small flathead screwdriver but were hesitant that the housing might become damaged with too much force.
Nevertheless, the folks over at HotHardware and some other review sites were able to successfully pry open the Trion 150 housing without damaging the aluminum frame, and below are two images of the underlying printed circuit board from their findings.
Image credit: HotHardware.com
Image credit: HotHardware.com
The PCB reveals sixteen 32Gb Toshiba 15-nanometer NAND flash modules and a Micron DDR3 DRAM cache chip for the 480GB model. Based on some other review samples, including the 240GB unit Guru3D received, the DDR3 memory cache chip can be from either Micron or Nanya, and some surface mount traces show that a second DDR3 cache chip can be installed for the larger 960GB model.
The drive conforms to the common 2.5-inch SATA SSD form factor and measures 100mm long, 69.85mm wide and 7mm tall (3.94 x 2.75 x 0.28 inches) and weighs a very light 48 grams (0.11 pounds). By comparison, OCZ’s Vector 180 SSD comes in at 115 grams (0.25 pounds), and the OCZ Vertex 460A SSD comes in at 113 grams (0.25 pounds).
The Trion 150 unit we received is labeled TRN150-25SAT3-480G, signifying the SATA III 2.5-inch 480GB model, and was made in China. It features a standard SATA III 6Gbps data connector and SATA power connector, and is backward compatible with SATA II as well (although bandwidth will be limited to just 270MB/s). Nevertheless, either a SATA II or SATA III cable will work just fine to achieve SATA III bandwidth, and some real-world testing has already confirmed this.
