Toshiba XG6 M.2 NVMe SSD – High Density & Improved Efficiency

Now, you may note that the SSD is gradually replacing the HHD in the consumer market. But, you have to admit that this process is much slower in some areas.

In detail, more and more notebooks are installed with SSD by default. While, the application in OEM desktop PC is much slower.

In this post, we will have a close look at Toshiba’s latest OEM-oriented SSD. For you who are interested in this SSD can keep on reading.

Toshiba XG6 M.2 NVMe SSD

Toshiba designs this SSD for desktop computers, mobile systems, embedded systems, and it even can be used on data centers.

This purpose means that Toshiba XG6 M.2 NVMe SSD can be installed on the next laptop or pre-built PC.

Here, you should also note this important point: Toshiba XG6 M.2 NVMe SSD is created with the Toshiba’s new 96-layer TLC BiCS flash. It indicates that it will soon power the newest enthusiast-class SSDs from multiple vendors.

This new 96-layer TLC BiCS flash promise to own more performance and more efficiency at a lower price, and it is based on the testing. Thus, more and more users can afford SSD.

You can use the free partition software – MiniTool Partition Wizard to manage your SSD. This software has many free functions, such as Create Partition, Delete Partition, Format Partition, Migrate OS to SSD/HD, and more.

A Small Summary

Now, you can see that this Toshiba OEM XG6 M.2 NVMe SSD comes with the excellent 3D TLC BiCS flash, and you will get a 5 years warranty. But, you need to know that you are unable to buy one at retail.

It will not be soon that we will see this good design is ported over to the Toshiba’s consumer lineup.

It is said that other SSD vendors can buy flash from Toshiba. Thus, we will see the enthusiast-class models with the same flash very soon. At the same time, you will be able to discover this drive in an OEM laptop or desktop computer around you.

As mentioned above, this Toshiba XG6 M.2 NVMe SSD owns the industry’s first SSD with the latest 96-Layer 3D TLC flash. You need to know that this Toshiba’s new 512Gbit die can supply a 40% more capacity than the company’s previous-gen 64-layer flash.

What can you get from this? This increased density can reduce the manufacturing costs. Thus, the SSD price can be lower.

This new Toshiba’s flash supports Toggle 3.0 speed which is 667-800 MT/s. It means that its program and read latency is much lower than the previous-gen Toggle 2.0 flash whose speed is 400 MT/s.

But, it is true that this flash is not fast as Samsung’s latest 256Gbit 3D flash which can support Toggle 4.0. And Toshiba wins by it increased capacity.

The XG6 uses the same controller of the XG 5, and it uses an enhanced SLC write buffer which can provide higher sequential write speeds. It has three capacities, and they are  256GB, 512GB, and 1TB.

The power consumption is much lower which is 1.2V I/O rating and it is 33% lower than the previous-gen 1.8V.

Toshiba XG6 M.2 NVMe SSD has so many advantages and it will occupy more and more market in the future.