Klevv CRAS C925 2 TB

[W1zzard]

The Klevv CRAS C925 is offered at amazing pricing of just $108 for the 2 TB model. Thanks to the MAP1602 solid-state-drive controller, it achieves performance levels that are extremely impressive, matching or beating much more expensive high-end drives.

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[bug]

Imho TLC+PCIe4 is the sweet spot these days.
Don't particularly like this drive since not only does it manage the throttle while reading, but it seems to throttle all the way down to 0MB/s.

 

[Chrispy_]

I always forget that Klevv is SK Hynix.

Why they ditched their famous, world-leading brand name that is renowned for being one of the biggest players for RAM and NAND and chose to name their sub-brand something completely obscure is beyond me. Maybe it works better in other languages, but Klevv sounds similar to the slurs for clumsy, incompetent people over here.

When Micron did it with Crucial a couple of decades ago, stuff was labelled "Crucial by Micron" for several years.

At least the SSD is good, though.
@W1zzard, is there any reason the recent Teamgroup G50 results aren't in this review? It seems like the closest performance/$ competitor for this SSD.

 

[Verpal]

Small error noted on specification, the written part said 2400TBW for 2TB, but the list said 1200TBW for 2TB.

 

[Vincero]

At least the SSD is good, though.
@W1zzard, is there any reason the recent Teamgroup G50 results aren't in this review? It seems like the closest performance/$ competitor for this SSD.

Yeah, it shadows the Lexar NM790 which seems to be the yardstick for MaxioTech controllers with TLC NAND.
To a certain extent it would have been nice to see something with SK Hynix NAND maybe offer better performance regularly over options that might be using YMTC NAND, if only to show that old hands in that product space have some additional 'secret sauce' to make a better product.
Guess in terms of performance it's hard to argue against YMTC being on par.

Which reminds me, @W1zzard, assuming you don't need to return drives it would still be interesting to see some short-mid term data retention performance tests on these things maybe 3-6 months later.

 

[JasBC]

I always forget that Klevv is SK Hynix.

Why they ditched their famous, world-leading brand name that is renowned for being one of the biggest players for RAM and NAND and chose to name their sub-brand something completely obscure is beyond me. Maybe it works better in other languages, but Klevv sounds similar to the slurs for clumsy, incompetent people over here.

It has to do with the SK Group being a chaebol, a conglomorant, and not one integrated company - Essencore was founded as a independent subsidiary of SK C&C back in 2015, not of SK Hynix. Hynix itself had only been acquired and integrated into the SK Group three years prior in 2012, so Essencore being founded as a subsidiary of C&C which is the SK Group's premier technology consultancy firm makes sense.

 

[W1zzard]

Small error noted on specification, the written part said 2400TBW for 2TB, but the list said 1200TBW for 2TB.

Fixed

Teamgroup G50 results aren't in this review? It seems like the closest performance/$ competitor for this SSD.

It's kinda similar to XPG Atom 50, just different flash, but good point, charts updated

 

[mechtech]

That write endurance is impressive, usually 4TB is around the 2500TBW mark

2 TB ($108). The endurance is...............2400 TBW respectively.

 

[starfals]

That write endurance is impressive, usually 4TB is around the 2500TBW mark

2 TB ($108). The endurance is...............2400 TBW respectively.

Kingston Fury renegade has some amazing ratings too, especially the 4TB one. This one seems to be even better but yea, usually most drives got lower ones

 

[Vayra86]

I always forget that Klevv is SK Hynix.

Why they ditched their famous, world-leading brand name that is renowned for being one of the biggest players for RAM and NAND and chose to name their sub-brand something completely obscure is beyond me. Maybe it works better in other languages, but Klevv sounds similar to the slurs for clumsy, incompetent people over here.

When Micron did it with Crucial a couple of decades ago, stuff was labelled "Crucial by Micron" for several years.

At least the SSD is good, though.
@W1zzard, is there any reason the recent Teamgroup G50 results aren't in this review? It seems like the closest performance/$ competitor for this SSD.

'Klef' in Dutch means 'sticky', or when applied to people... its a negative connotation, of people who seem to stick to/with you when you clearly don't want them to.

But it seems par for the course for anything memory related to have some degree of 'odd' in the name. 'Geil' is another one. 'Kioxia'... I mean... I'm just waiting for a company called 'Barf' or 'Puke' right now.