KLEVV CRAS C930 2 TB

W1zzard · 2025-02-26T19:53:00+0000

At $120 for the 2 TB variant, the KLEVV CRAS C930 presents great value. It features a dedicated DRAM cache, a feature not often found in similarly priced drives. However, the older hardware results in higher power usage and increased heat output.

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Dristun · 2025-02-26T20:10:59+0000

Another decent option, nice. Will Micron and Samsung send you their newest for review (4600 and 9100Pro respectively)?

anonuser57 · 2025-02-26T20:21:56+0000

Weird that W1zzard described the SSD as having SK-Hynix ram when the silkscreen says Nanya!

TristanX · 2025-02-26T20:24:24+0000

Pretty poor drive, but cheap.

Thermal Throttling seems to be incorrectly performed, read start from 30 degrees, while write starts from 70 degree. Could be better to correct it and measure write when start at 30 degree, the same as read.

LabRat 891 · 2025-02-26T20:28:45+0000

Good to see KLEVV getting some attention. The C910 became my 'go to' drive after Solidigm started to shutter.
(They're both SK Hynix, Solidigm being 'more Intel' than SKH. KLEVV uses SKHynix-fab'd ESSENCORE NAND.)

Space Lynx · 2025-02-26T21:16:33+0000

Dristun said:
Another decent option, nice. Will Micron and Samsung send you their newest for review (4600 and 9100Pro respectively)?

I don't think Micron 4600 is going to be worth reviewing, its an OEM model so none of us can actually buy it to my knowledge.

Hugis · 2025-02-26T22:14:58+0000

@W1zzard
typo "On the PCB you'll find the controller and just one flash chip, a DRAM cache chip is not included."

Wirko · 2025-02-26T23:54:26+0000

Space Lynx said:
I don't think Micron 4600 is going to be worth reviewing, its an OEM model so none of us can actually buy it to my knowledge.

Many OEM and datacenter computer parts find their way to retail, so this one will too, but with questionable warranty and support (firmware updates, for example).

However, if a new Micron comes, its Crucial cousin shouldn't be far behind and far away.

Bwaze · 2025-02-27T05:30:37+0000

That’s the chart from 2023. Sure, it uses price point from some hard discounted older SSDs - but there are older drives around now, and we have gone up in price by considerable margin for almost two years, and we are even reading apologies from reviewers like “those prices were unsustainable”, and “people are willing to pay premium for better products” - and simultaneously moaning that sales in consumer space are falling. I wonder why?

$60 per TB for a non top of the line company product? Why? Just because everything else is even more expensive?

W1zzard · 2025-02-27T05:50:30+0000

anonuser57 said:
Weird that W1zzard described the SSD as having SK-Hynix ram when the silkscreen says Nanya!

Fixed

Hugis said:
@W1zzard
typo "On the PCB you'll find the controller and just one flash chip, a DRAM cache chip is not included."

Fixed

Dristun said:
Another decent option, nice. Will Micron and Samsung send you their newest for review (4600 and 9100Pro respectively)?

For some reason Samsung keeps ignoring me, so I'll just have to buy one. The 4600 is OEM only, so it'll be a waste of time because low traffic, no ROI, not sure if worth the time just for science

Wirko · 2025-02-27T15:43:43+0000

anonuser57 said:
Weird that W1zzard described the SSD as having SK-Hynix ram when the silkscreen says Nanya!

The weird part here is that the silkscreen says Nanya.

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