TeraDrive CT3

The TeraDrive CT3 is a SATA III SSD that can reach read and write speeds of 550 MB/s and 520 MB/s. It utilizes a 25 nm asynchronous MLC NAND controlled by SandForce’s SF-2281. It is one of the SSDs available with such controller, thus its performance is similar to that of Pyro and Hyper X. This drive by Super Talent is available at capacities of 64 GB, 120 GB, 240 GB and 480 GB.

The TeraDrive CT3 has built in ECC/EDC function as well as superior wear leveling to ensure that the drive can last for a long time. It can withstand a force of 1500 G and vibrations at 16 G. The drive has a two year warranty and has data retention of ten years. Teradrive CT3 also supports TRIM commands and S.M.A.R.T. The drive’s Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) is 1,000,000 hours.

Specifications:

• Sequential Read: Up to 550 MB/second
• Sequential Write: Up to 520 MB/second
• NAND type: MLC
• Interface: SATA 3 6GBps
• Controller: SandForce SF-2281
• Form Factor: 2.5 inches
• DRAM Cache: None
• TRIM support: Yes
• SMART support: Yes
• Warranty: 2 years

Part Numbers:

• 64 GB : FTM06C325H
• 120 GB : FTM12C325H
• 240 GB : FTM24C325H
• 480 GB : FTM48C325H

Reviews:

thessdreview:

I never expected this return from the CT3.  To pull off good results in synthetic testing is one thing but to place so well in our PCMark Vantage testing is an absolutely incredible feat.  The Super Talent CT3 is the highest performing ‘Async’ SSD we have tested to date, regardless of capacities compared.  Only because it surpassed the MaxIOPS and GT of the same capacity marginally, I wouldn’t put alot of faith in the fact that repeated tests couldn’t put any of these three on top at any given point and time when compared to one another.

legitreviews [page removed]:

Overall, we saw the results we’d expect to see from a mid-range, small capacity drive. Sequential reads and writes for compressible data were excellent and on par with most larger SandForce SATA III drives. It’s when we encounter the incompressible data that the diminutive CT3 starts to chug a little and performance is off that of the big boys. This is no knock on the CT3, it’s just the performance outcome that we see with all of the small drives. As you approach the 240 GB mark, performance overall improves with 120 GB being the sweet spot in price and performance. Even so, the CT3 64 GB drive is no slouch, especially when comparing to the older SATA II drives. We didn’t encounter any issues using it as the OS drive and no noticeable differences were discerned in every day tasks from that of larger drives; although our real word tests did show a marked difference in file copy times.