Once once more, in China (AliExpress, Alibaba, and so forth.), you may make a severe killing or actually fall on “crap”. Obviously, Goldenfir SSDs are actually shattered, even when they appear to be actual SSDs. A 120 GB mannequin went by means of the take a look at bench, and it’s an actual bloodbath!
Goldenfir, AliExpress’s 120 GB SSD for $3!
Clearly, this model is an unlimited parody of what Sandisk 2.5″ SSDs had been of their day. The emblem is in crimson on a black background, with the vary marked in white. In quick, there’s no must search for inspiration.
The large shock, nevertheless, is inside, the place we discover a actual SSD. The latter consists of a chunk of PCB with a SATA interface and energy socket. There’s even a reminiscence controller, a Yeester YS9083XT (???), and reminiscence chips. Worst of all, this mannequin goes for a mere $2.99 on particular supply, $14.27 in regular circumstances and €6.76 for the French model.
If up to now, issues are “Ok” and also you don’t find yourself with MicroSDs within the case, it’s in testing that it proves catastrophic. Once plugged right into a Lenovo server, the SSD confirms its technical specs, and there’s no mistaking it. This Goldenfir even holds its personal towards a Kingston DC600M on CrystalDiskMark. Speeds are first rate for SATA, with 550 MB/s sequential learn and 520 MB/s write.
However, should you push it a little bit, you’ll be able to’t rely on it anymore. In CrystalDiskMark’s 64GB take a look at, the Kingston SSD managed to finish it earlier than the Chinese SSD had even began. Worse nonetheless, on VDBench, IOPS dropped and latency soared. Where the Kinston mannequin boasts 80k IOPS and a latency of round 2 ms, the Goldenfir barely reaches 15k IOPS with a latency of 10 ms.
In the top, should you’re going to purchase this, you may as effectively go for a USB stick. What’s extra, this take a look at doesn’t point out how lengthy the SSD will final.
