Samsung Electronics Tuesday introduced the 860 PRO and 860 EVO solid state drives (SSDs), the most up-to-date additions to the company’s SATA (Serial Advanced Technology Attachment) interface lineup to stay ahead in the ever-expanding market for nonvolatile and big-capacity storage in the digital age.

On Tuesday, Samsung Electronics made a simultaneous release of the new SSDs for the first time in four years in 50 countries including the U.S., China and Germany.

The NAND-based SSD is a low power and lightweight storage media and its faster and more reliable performance than conventional HDD appeals to global developers across various applications, from everyday computing to heavy workloads and graphic-intensive operations.

The new products combine Samsung’s latest 512Gb and 256Gb 64-layer V-NAND, up to 4GB LPDDR4 mobile DRAM and a new MJX controller, the company said in a statement.

The 860 EVO has up to six times longer sustained performance than its predecessor, with read and write speeds of up to 550 MB/s and 520 MB/s, respectively.

The 860 PRO in a widely compatible 2.5-inch form factor, which is ideal for PCs, laptops, workstations and NAS, is available in 256GB, 512GB, 1TB, 2TB and 4TB5 capacities.

The 860 EVO available in three form factors - 2.5 inches, mSATA and M.2 - comes in 12 capacities from 250GB to up to 4TB for consumer applications.

Samsung Electronics has led the growth of the global SSD market based on its high brand awareness and product reliability and the new additions will further elevate the user experience for both consumers and businesses, the company said.

According to data from IHS Markit, Samsung Electronics took the lion’s share of the SSD market that has been expanding by double digits as the computer storage alternative to hard disc drive as of the end of last September with 39.5 percent, followed by Intel (14.3 percent) and WDC (12.9 percent), Toshiba (9.9 percent), Micron (5.6 percent), Huawei (4.0 percent) and SK Hynix (3.7 percent).

By Lee Dong-in and Minu Kim

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