https://community.solidigm.com/t5/solid-state-drives-nand/hi-i-would-like-to-know-is-the-ssd-disk-512-gb-intel-545s-series/m-p/12421#M3439 <P>I would be more inclined to ask Apple this question. Also, do you know if the iMac supports sata 3? If not, then what is the point?</P><P>Doc</P><P>Thanks Doc! I have checked at some Apple dedicated hardware pages. They suggest: 500GB Mercury Electra 3G SSD Specifications:</P><P>Specifications</P><P>Controller</P><P>4-Ch</P><P>NAND</P><P>Tier 1 3D NAND</P><P> Cache: 3D SLC NAND</P><P> Storage: 3D TLC NAND</P><P>Form Factor</P><P>Standard 7mm 2.5"</P><P>Interface</P><P>SATA 3Gb/s &amp; 1.5Gb/s supported,&nbsp;</P><P><B><U> SATA 3.1 Compliant</U></B></P><P>Capacity&nbsp;1</P><P>500GB useable capacity</P><P>SMART Attributes</P><P>Standard&nbsp;2</P><P>Native Command Queuing</P><P>up to 32 commands</P><P>RoHS Compliant</P><P>Yes</P><P>Format</P><P>Unformatted&nbsp;</P><P>Physical</P><P>Height (max)</P><P>7mm (0.276″)</P><P>Width (max)</P><P>70.06mm (2.758″)</P><P>Length (max)</P><P>100.12mm (3.941″)</P><P>Weight</P><P>77 grams +/- 2 grams</P><P> 0.170 lbs +/- 2.71 oz</P><P>Reliability</P><P>TRIM Support</P><P>OS Dependent</P><P>Performance</P><P>Sequential Read (Compressible Data)</P><P>274MB/s</P><P>Sequential Write (Compressible Data)</P><P>260MB/s</P><P>Sequential Read (Incompressible Data)</P><P>270MB/s</P><P>Sequential Write (Incompressible Data)</P><P>250MB/s</P><P>Random 4K Read</P><P>Up to 90,000 IOPS</P><P>Random 4K Write</P><P>Up to 60,000 IOPS</P><P>Power</P><P>Active</P><P>2.1W</P><P>Idle&nbsp;</P><P>0.1W</P><P>Environmental (Operating)</P><P>Temperature (°F)</P><P>32°F to 158°F</P><P>Temperature (°C)</P><P>0°C to 70°C</P><P>Environmental (Non-Operating)</P><P>Temperature (°F)</P><P>-40°F to 185°F</P><P>Temperature (°C)</P><P>-40°C to 85°C</P><P>So, I could buy this SSD, but Intel has much better performances. This is why I ask the question. But it is very hard to get answer...</P><P>Kreso</P> Tue, 07 May 2019 18:16:52 GMT AlHill 2019-05-07T18:16:52Z https://community.solidigm.com/t5/solid-state-drives-nand/hi-i-would-like-to-know-is-the-ssd-disk-512-gb-intel-545s-series/m-p/12420#M3438 Tue, 07 May 2019 14:48:02 GMT https://community.solidigm.com/t5/solid-state-drives-nand/hi-i-would-like-to-know-is-the-ssd-disk-512-gb-intel-545s-series/m-p/12420#M3438 KNili 2019-05-07T14:48:02Z https://community.solidigm.com/t5/solid-state-drives-nand/hi-i-would-like-to-know-is-the-ssd-disk-512-gb-intel-545s-series/m-p/12421#M3439 <P>I would be more inclined to ask Apple this question. Also, do you know if the iMac supports sata 3? If not, then what is the point?</P><P>Doc</P><P>Thanks Doc! I have checked at some Apple dedicated hardware pages. They suggest: 500GB Mercury Electra 3G SSD Specifications:</P><P>Specifications</P><P>Controller</P><P>4-Ch</P><P>NAND</P><P>Tier 1 3D NAND</P><P> Cache: 3D SLC NAND</P><P> Storage: 3D TLC NAND</P><P>Form Factor</P><P>Standard 7mm 2.5"</P><P>Interface</P><P>SATA 3Gb/s &amp; 1.5Gb/s supported,&nbsp;</P><P><B><U> SATA 3.1 Compliant</U></B></P><P>Capacity&nbsp;1</P><P>500GB useable capacity</P><P>SMART Attributes</P><P>Standard&nbsp;2</P><P>Native Command Queuing</P><P>up to 32 commands</P><P>RoHS Compliant</P><P>Yes</P><P>Format</P><P>Unformatted&nbsp;</P><P>Physical</P><P>Height (max)</P><P>7mm (0.276″)</P><P>Width (max)</P><P>70.06mm (2.758″)</P><P>Length (max)</P><P>100.12mm (3.941″)</P><P>Weight</P><P>77 grams +/- 2 grams</P><P> 0.170 lbs +/- 2.71 oz</P><P>Reliability</P><P>TRIM Support</P><P>OS Dependent</P><P>Performance</P><P>Sequential Read (Compressible Data)</P><P>274MB/s</P><P>Sequential Write (Compressible Data)</P><P>260MB/s</P><P>Sequential Read (Incompressible Data)</P><P>270MB/s</P><P>Sequential Write (Incompressible Data)</P><P>250MB/s</P><P>Random 4K Read</P><P>Up to 90,000 IOPS</P><P>Random 4K Write</P><P>Up to 60,000 IOPS</P><P>Power</P><P>Active</P><P>2.1W</P><P>Idle&nbsp;</P><P>0.1W</P><P>Environmental (Operating)</P><P>Temperature (°F)</P><P>32°F to 158°F</P><P>Temperature (°C)</P><P>0°C to 70°C</P><P>Environmental (Non-Operating)</P><P>Temperature (°F)</P><P>-40°F to 185°F</P><P>Temperature (°C)</P><P>-40°C to 85°C</P><P>So, I could buy this SSD, but Intel has much better performances. This is why I ask the question. But it is very hard to get answer...</P><P>Kreso</P> Tue, 07 May 2019 18:16:52 GMT https://community.solidigm.com/t5/solid-state-drives-nand/hi-i-would-like-to-know-is-the-ssd-disk-512-gb-intel-545s-series/m-p/12421#M3439 AlHill 2019-05-07T18:16:52Z