Toshiba Expands Line-up of Enterprise SSDs

The HK3R2 and HK3E2 series offer 6Gbit/s SATA speeds with Toshiba controller and 19nm second-generation NAND flash memory

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Toshiba Corporation’s (TOKYO: 6502) Semiconductor & Storage Products Company today announced the expansion of its line-up of enterprise SSDs with the addition of two new series of enterprise SSDs – the HK3R2 series for read-intensive workloads and the HK3E2 series for value-endurance workloads. These 6Gbit/s^[1] SATA enterprise SSDs join Toshiba’s broad portfolio of enterprise storage solutions featuring a variety of endurance ratings to meet the needs of specific application requirements and customer environments. Shipment starts from today.

Read-Intensive HK3R2 Series: Available in capacities up to 960GB^[2] in a 2.5-inch standard form-factor (7mm Z-height). The HK3R2 series is designed for read-intensive applications and workloads such as read caching, video streaming and data center storage. It has an endurance rating of one DWPD (drive writes per day)^[3] for five years with a random 4KB enterprise workload.

Value-Endurance HK3E2 Series: Available in capacities up to 800GB in a 2.5-inch standard form-factor (7mm Z-height). The HK3E2 series is designed for mainstream enterprise applications such as exchange mail servers, web servers, database servers, indexing servers and data center storage workloads. It has a three DWPD endurance specification for five years, with a random 4KB enterprise workload.

Ideal for the enterprise environment, both SSDs are equipped with power-loss and end-to-end data protection features with a common controller and mechanical design. Additionally, both the HK3R2 series and the HK3E2 series incorporate Toshiba’s proprietary QSBC^TM (Quadruple Swing-By Code) error-correction technology^[4], a highly efficient error correction code (ECC), which helps protect customer data from corruption caused by NAND flash memory media wear, thus improving reliability and extending the life of Toshiba SSDs. The series also feature both a Toshiba-designed SATA SSD controller and Toshiba 19nm second-generation MLC NAND flash memory.

Key Features

HK3R2 Series:
Read-intensive enterprise SATA SSD in capacities up to 960GB with full power-loss protection and end-to-end data protection
*Toshiba 19nm second-generation MLC NAND flash memory
*Up to 960GB capacity in SATA-3.2, 6Gb/s Interface
*1 DWPD endurance for 5 years w/ a random 4KB workload
*Power-loss protection and end-to-end protection
*Toshiba’s powerful proprietary QSBC error correction

HK3E2 Series:
Value-endurance enterprise SATA SSD in capacities up to 800GB with full power-loss-protection and end-to-end data protection
*Toshiba 19nm second-generation MLC NAND flash memory
*Up to 800GB capacity in SATA-3.2, 6Gb/s interface
*3 DWPD endurance for 5 years w/ a random 4KB workload
*Full power-loss protection and end-to-end protection
*Toshiba’s powerful proprietary QSBC error correction

Key Specifications

HK3R2 Series
Form Factor		2.5-type 7.0 mmH
Model Name		THNSNJ120PCSZ	THNSNJ240PCSZ	THNSNJ480PCSZ	THNSNJ960PCSZ
Memory		Toshiba 19nm second-generation MLC NAND flash memory
Capacity		120 GB	240 GB	480 GB	960 GB
Performance	Sequential Read (64 KiB^[5])	500 MiB/s
	Sequential Write (64 KiB)	120 MiB/s	270 MiB/s	400 MiB/s	400 MiB/s
	Random Read (4 KiB)	75 KIOPS^[6]
	Random Write (4 KiB)	4 KIOPS	10 KIOPS	12 KIOPS	14 KIOPS
Interface	Physical	SATA revision 3.2 1.5/3/6 Gbit/s
	Command	ATA/ATAPI Command Set – 3 (ACS-3)
Size		(L)100.0 mm x (W)69.85 mm x (H)7.00 mm
DWPD		1

HK3E2 Series
Form Factor		2.5-type 7.0 mmH
Model Name		THNSNJ200PCSZ	THNSNJ400PCSZ	THNSNJ800PCSZ
Memory		Toshiba 19nm second-generation MLC NAND flash memory
Capacity		200 GB	400 GB	800 GB
Performance	Sequential Read (64 KiB)	500 MiB/s
	Sequential Write (64 KiB)	270 MiB/s	400 MiB/s	400 MiB/s
	Random Read (4 KiB)	75 KIOPS
	Random Write (4 KiB)	20 KIOPS	30 KIOPS	30 KIOPS
Interface	Physical	SATA revision 3.2 1.5/3/6 Gbit/s
	Command	ATA/ATAPI Command Set – 3 (ACS-3)
Size		(L)100.0 mm x (W)69.85 mm x (H)7.00 mm
DWPD		3

Notes:
[1] Read and write speed may vary depending on the host device, read and write conditions, and file size.
[2] Definition of capacity: Toshiba defines a megabyte (MB) as 1,000,000 bytes, a gigabyte (GB) as 1,000,000,000 bytes and a terabyte (TB) as 1,000,000,000,000 bytes. A computer operating system, however, reports storage capacity using powers of 2 for the definition of 1GB = 2³⁰ = 1,073,741,824 bytes and therefore shows less storage capacity. Available storage capacity (including examples of various media files) will vary based on file size, formatting, settings, software and operating system, such as Microsoft Operating System and/or pre-installed software applications, or media content. Actual formatted capacity may vary.
[3] Actual results may vary due to system configuration, usage and other factors.
[4] QSBC is a trademark of Toshiba Corporation.
[5] A kibibyte (KiB) means 2¹⁰, or 1,024 bytes, a mebibyte (MiB) means 2²⁰, or 1,048,576 bytes, and a gibibyte (GiB) means 2³⁰, or 1,073,471,824 bytes.
[6] IOPS: Input Output Per Second (or the number of I/O operations per second)

*The product specifications are subject to change without notice.

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