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The Ulimate SU800 comes in an eye-catching, blue and gray box. Along with a picture of the drive, the front advertises many of its key features including its 612GB capacity, SATA 6Gbps interface and 3D NAND. The back of the box provides a bit more information regarding the SU800's features and performance.
ADATA doesn't include a lot of extras with the SU800. In addition to the SSD, the box contains a mounting spacer for use with traditional 9.5mm drive bays as well as a small, fold out guide containing warranty and service information.
Physical Features:
The Ultimate SU800 looks very similar to ADATA's other 2.5-inch SSDs. The top of the outer casing is made out of black plastic with a large, black and blue sticker showing that the SSD is part of the company's SU800 series. The bottom of the casing is made out of metal and is painted black to match the top. The sticker on the bottom shows information like the model number, warranty code and wwn code.
The Ultimate SU800 is one of the first drives to use SMI's new SM2258 controller. Designed specifically to meet the unique demands of managing 3D TLC NAND, this customizable turnkey controller solution employs SMI's proprietary NANDXtend error-correcting and data protection technology to triple the P/E cycles of 3D TLC NAND. The SM2258 also features advanced Direct-to-TLC and SLC caching algorithms for optimal sustained read and write performance.
For the 512GB version of the SU800, ADATA has opted to use Micron's 3D TLC NAND flash. Looking at the picture above, you can see that there are two 768Gbit (96GB)NAND flash packages on the front and four more on the back of the PCB. The drive also has a single 512MB NANYA DDR3L memory chip that is used for caching.
