“QUESTION FOR MICRON/CRUCIAL: How much DRAM is included with the 4TB, 2TB, 1TB, 500GB and 256GB versions? Micron's answers are confusing on Amazon - sometimes saying these models "do" include "DRAM" and listing an amount, but other times saying "No DRAM."”
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IdahoComputerTech, the answer you provided about "An SSD not having DRAM" is not correct. Three companies in the world do in fact make premium SSDs that have a DRAM cache. Those companies are Samsung, Crucial, and SK Hynix. The larger the SSD, the larger the cache of DRAM is. This is why I was asking how much DRAM is included with each version of the Crucial MX500 SSD. The other SSDs made by other manufacturers such as PNY, Kingston, WD, and others all do not have a DRAM cache. Instead, they use the DRAM of the computer in a traditional way and instead use a "Single-Layer" form of "Cache" on the SSD. This "Single-Layer" cache is still fast, but it is not as fast as a "DRAM Cache" used by the premium models of SSD made by Samsung, Crucial, and SK Hynix. The DRAM cache also makes it so the SSD has much longer endurance. This is why the "Warranty" of most SSDs lasts for "3 Years," which the premium SSDs that include DRAM from Samsung, Crucial, and SK Nynix all have "Warranty" that lasts "5 Years." I hope this helps explain things. It would be nice if Micron/Crucial would answer my question, though, in terms of the "amount" of "DRAM" this version of the SSD includes for the various models.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.There is no DRAM on an SSD. RAM/Memory is a completely different item. People confuse memory and storage. Those are two different things. The SSD is storage where all of your data is stored. That quantity is based on the size of the SSD (256GB, 500GB, 1TB, etc.).
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