{"product_id":"colorful-cn600-512gb-m-2-2280-pcie-gen3-nvme-ssd","title":"Colorful CN600 512GB M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 NVMe SSD","description":"\u003cp\u003eA budget M.2 2280 NVMe drive for boot duty or as secondary storage in a system that has spare M.2 slots. Silicon Motion SM2263XT controller paired with 3D TLC NAND, rated at 2000 MB\/s sequential read and 1600 MB\/s sequential write over a PCIe 3.0 x4 link. Also sold under the Warhalberd name.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKey specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForm factor: M.2 2280\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterface: PCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eController: Silicon Motion SM2263XT, dual core, 4 channel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNAND: 64 layer 3D TLC\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSequential read: up to 2000 MB\/s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSequential write: up to 1600 MB\/s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDRAM cache: none, uses Host Memory Buffer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: 3 years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBefore you buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is a DRAM-less drive.\u003c\/strong\u003e Sustained write speed drops sharply once the SLC cache fills, so large transfers such as game installs or video ingest will not hold the 1600 MB\/s headline figure. It also borrows system RAM through Host Memory Buffer, which means it behaves worse on low memory machines and in some non Windows or pre boot contexts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePCIe Gen3, not Gen4 or Gen5.\u003c\/strong\u003e Fitting it into the Gen5 M.2 slot of a B850 or X870E board gains nothing at all. If you bought a modern board expecting modern storage numbers, this is not the drive for that slot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe CN600 and the CN600 PRO are different products.\u003c\/strong\u003e The PRO runs roughly 3300 to 3500 MB\/s read and 2600 to 3100 MB\/s write against this drive's 2000 and 1600. They sit in a similar price bracket and are easy to confuse. Read the carton.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRandom 4K performance is modest.\u003c\/strong\u003e Around 67 MB\/s read at QD1. This is a budget boot or secondary drive, not a workstation scratch disk.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIn the box\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eM.2 2280 NVMe SSD.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Colorful","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47141161500871,"sku":"CN600-512GB","price":10900.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0763\/7286\/9319\/files\/thumb201910311729584891.jpg?v=1789013379","url":"https:\/\/microcenterindia.com\/products\/colorful-cn600-512gb-m-2-2280-pcie-gen3-nvme-ssd","provider":"Microcenter India","version":"1.0","type":"link"}