Micron C300 Vs. P300
The Micron C300 and P300 are internal solid-state drives from Boise, Idaho-based semiconductor manufacturer Micron Technology. The C300 was released in February 2010, and the P300 was released six months later, marketed towards enterprise applications. The C300 is the better option in terms of storage space choices, but the P300 is the overall more advanced offering, surpassing its older sibling in factors such as endurance, energy efficiency and performance.
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Interface and Data Storage
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Upon its debut in early 2010, the Micron C300 gained a reputation for being the first data storage device with a Serial Advanced Technology Attachment, or SATA, interface that natively supports a data transfer speed of up to 6 gigabytes per second. The Micro P300, appearing later in the year, has the same interface. Each SSD offers three data storage space choices: the C300 with 64GB, 128GB and 256GB; the P300 with 50GB, 100GB and 200GB.
Power and Performance
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The Micron C300 and the Micron P300 are low-power-consuming devices. The C300, however, is less energy efficient, with a peak power consumption of around 3.9 watts; the P300 consumes up to 2.1 watts. In terms of performance, each SSD has a random read, or data retrieval, speed of up to 60,000 IOPS, or Input/Output Operations Per Second. With random write, or data storage, speed, the C300 can achieve up to 45,000 IOPS, while the P300 surpasses it with 45,200 IOPS.
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Endurance
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Each Micron C300 and Micron P300 is built to handle a certain level of application activity of tasks. The total bytes written or TBW, possible on the C300 is 72 terabytes, or 72,000GB. The TBW of the P300 surpasses that of the C300, with 3.5 petabytes, which equals 3,500 terabytes. Each SSD, however, uses the same zero-to-70 degrees Celsius -- or 32-to-158 degrees Fahrenheit -- operating range.
Physical Dimensions and Weight
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The Micron C300 and the Micro P300 use the 2.5-inch data storage form factor. Thus, each SSD has a height of about 3.95 inches, or 100.45 mm; width of 2.75 inches, or 69.85 mm; and depth of 0.37 inches, or 9.5 mm. Each device weighs around 2.64 oz., or 75 g.
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