SSD Write Endurance 25nm Vs 34nm

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That Samsung is running really hot. No surprise due to the large DRAM cache and sustained workload. In normal use with an ambient room temp of 20 degrees Celsius I have recorded a max temp of 31 degrees Celsius, but the average is only 21.11 degrees.

I wonder if the temperature has anything to do with the read/ write speed dropping (?) The sensor must be there for a reason. Maybe it triggers a temporary throttle to allow the temperature to reduce? It would be worth getting air flow over the drive to cool it down.

I am basically certain that if the two drives were to mate, their offspring would be pretty messed up.

That would be incest. The Octane is using a rebadged Marvel controller. Indilinx customised the firmware and in the process managed to turn a mature and reliable controller into a less reliable controller.