240GB Aura 6G Solid State Drive

The Aura 6G SSD features industry leading SandForce® DuraClass™ Technologies:

  • DuraWrite™ extends the endurance of your Solid State Drive (SSD).
  • Intelligent Block Management & Wear Leveling automatically distributes data evenly across the entire SSD.
  • Intelligent Read Disturb Management spreads the active read/write across the flash components eliminating data corruption caused by constant use.
  • Intelligent "Recycling" for advanced free space management gradually re-writes data across the SSD over time to ensure data never gets corrupted.
  • RAISE™ (Redundant Array of Independent Silicon Elements) protects the data on your drive similar to having a RAID setup.
  • Best-in-Class ECC Protection for longest data retention and drive life.

Manufacturer Part Number
OWCSSDA12R240
Full Product Specifications

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Specifications

  • Capacity: 240GB useable capacity Total Flash Memory Components – 256GB 16GB allocated to real-time data redundancy & error correction
  • Formatted Capacity: 223GiB
  • NAND: Tier 1 Major Multi-Level Cell (MLC) High-Performance Async-NAND Flash
  • Controller: SandForce 2281 Series Processor with 7% Over Provisioning
  • SMART Attributes: Standard
  • Native Command Queuing: up to 32 commands
  • Manufacturer Model Number: OWCSSDA12R240
  • RoHS Compliant: Yes
  • Format: Unformatted
Reliability
  • Data Reliability:
    • ECC Recovery: Up to 55 bytes correctable per 512-byte sector
  • Security:
    • Chip Based Data Encryption: 128-bit AES-compliant
  • TRIM Support: OS Dependent
  • Nonrecoverable Read Errors: Less than 1 sector per 1016 bits read
  • Warranty: 3 Year OWC SSD Limited Warranty

Performance

  • Sustained Reads (up to): 501MB/s
  • Sustained Writes (up to): 503MB/s
  • Random 4K Read: Up to 60,000 IOPS
  • Random 4K Write: Up to 60,000 IOPS
  • Read Latency: less than 0.1ms
  • Write Latency: less than 0.1ms

Power

  • Active Power: Less than 3000mW (3.0W) expected maximum draw
  • Idle Power: Less than 1200mW (1.2W)
  • Power Nap compatible

Environmental (Operating)

  • Temperature (°F): 32°F to 158°F
  • Temperature (°C): 0°C to 70°C

Environmental (Non-Operating)

  • Temperature (°F): -67°F to 302°F
  • Temperature (°C): -55°C to 150°C
Acoustics
  • Idle (Typical): 0.0 bels
  • Seek (Typical): 0.0 bels