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Crucial M4 128 GB

128 GB
Capacity
88SS9174
Controller
MLC
Flash
SATA 6 Gbps
Interface
2.5"
Form Factor
PCB Front
Guru3D
PCB Front
PCB Back
Guru3D
PCB Back
Flash
Guru3D
Flash
SSD Controller
Controller
NAND Die
NAND Die
The Crucial M4 was a solid-state drive in the 2.5" form factor, launched on April 26th, 2011, that is no longer in production. It was available in capacities ranging from 64 GB to 512 GB. This page reports specifications for the 128 GB variant. With the rest of the system, the Crucial M4 interfaces using a SATA 6 Gbps connection. The SSD controller is the 88SS9174 Van Gogh from Marvell, a DRAM cache chip is available. Crucial has installed MLC NAND flash on the M4, the flash chips are made by Micron. To improve write speeds, a cache is used, so bursts of incoming writes are handled more quickly. The M4 is rated for sequential read speeds of up to 500 MB/s and 175 MB/s write; random IO reaches 45K IOPS for read and 35K for writes.
The SSD's price at launch is unknown. The warranty length is set to three years, which is above average, but shorter than the five years offered by many other vendors. Crucial guarantees an endurance rating of 72 TBW, a good value.

Solid-State-Drive

Capacity: 128 GB
Variants: 64 GB 128 GB 256 GB 512 GB
Overprovisioning: 8.8 GB / 7.4 %
Production: End-of-life
Released: Apr 26th, 2011
Part Number: CT128M4SSD1
Market: Consumer

Physical

Form Factor: 2.5"
Interface: SATA 6 Gbps
Protocol: AHCI
Power Draw: Unknown

Controller

Manufacturer: Marvell
Name: 88SS9174 Van Gogh
Architecture: ARM 32-bit ARM9/ARMv5
Core Count: Dual-Core
Frequency: 250 MHz
Foundry: TSMC
Process: 65 nm
Flash Channels: 8 @ 133 MT/s
Chip Enables: 4
Controller Features: DRAM (enabled)

NAND Flash

Manufacturer: Micron
Name: 25nm
Part Number: 29F64G08CFACB
Type: MLC
Technology: Planar
Speed: 50 MT/s .. 200 MT/s
Capacity: 16 chips @ 64 Gbit
ONFI: 2.2
Topology: Charge Trap
Process: 25 nm
Die Size: 167 mm²
(0.4 Gbit/mm²)
Dies per Chip: 1 die @ 64 Gbit
Planes per Die: 2
Read Time (tR): 50 µs
Program Time (tProg): 1300 µs
Block Erase Time (tBERS): 3.0 ms
Die Read Speed: 320 MB/s
Die Write Speed: 12 MB/s
Endurance:
(up to)
3000 P/E Cycles
Page Size: 8 KB
Block Size: 256 Pages
Plane Size: 2048 Blocks

DRAM Cache

Type: DDR3-1333 CL9
Name: MT41J128M16HA-15E:D (D9LGQ)
Capacity: 256 MB
(1x 256 MB)
Organization: 2Gx16

Performance

Sequential Read: 500 MB/s
Sequential Write: 175 MB/s
Random Read: 45,000 IOPS
Random Write: 35,000 IOPS
Endurance: 72 TBW
Warranty: 3 Years
MTBF: 1.2 Million Hours
Drive Writes Per Day (DWPD): 0.5
SLC Write Cache: Unknown

Features

TRIM: Yes
SMART: Yes
Power Loss Protection: No
Encryption:
  • No
RGB Lighting: No
PS5 Compatible: No

Reviews

Notes

NAND Die:

Programming Throughput: Estimated 12.3 MB/s

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