Accelerate Your SSD With Solidigm Synergy? Software

When Link sets out on an adventure at the beginning of Nintendo’s 1986 classic, The Legend of Zelda, he encounters an old man in a cave. This nameless benefactor gives Link a sword and utters the phrase that has gone down as one of the most enduring in all of gaming lore: “It’s dangerous to go alone! Take this.”

Over the course of the game, Link uses the sword to defeat countless enemies along his quest to defeat the big baddie, Ganon, and rescue Princess Zelda.

Could Link have assembled the Triforce of Wisdom and laid siege to Ganon’s dungeon without the sword, relying solely on the might of his tiny, pixelated fists? Perhaps. (He is, after all, the Hero of Legend.)

But the hermit knows something Link doesn’t at the outset: It will be far more efficient – not to mention fun – to do it with the right tool, made to augment his natural abilities and enhance his experience.

At Solidigm, we have studied Link’s journey, and we dutifully strive to apply his learnings to our business.

Case in point: Last week, we launched version 2.0 of our Solidigm Synergy? software, a set of tools designed to build upon our highly capable SSDs and unlock new levels of PC user experience.

Our software suite is composed of two pieces, both completely free and optional (though highly recommended):

• Solidigm Synergy Driver optimizes your Solidigm SSD’s performance by making “under-the-hood” improvements, resulting in faster access to your files and programs
• Solidigm Synergy Toolkit offers a modern user interface for drive health reporting, plus useful functions such as Diagnostics and Secure Erase, for all SSDs – regardless of manufacturer

Could you complete your journey without it? Yes. (In fact, we believe our SSDs deliver a superior user experience regardless.) But do we recommend doing that? No way.

For one thing, if you have a Solidigm SSD in your system, it’s free performance – just install Solidigm Synergy and it goes to work in the background, invisibly tuning your system. For instance:

• Consistent performance as your drive fills: Up to 120% faster reads on a 50% full SSD1
• A smoother, more responsive PC experience: Up to 20% faster random writes2
• Optimizations for game loads: Up to 350% faster QD1 4KB sequential reads3
• Shorter boot times: Up to 7% faster system boot?

For another thing, whether you have a Solidigm drive or not, the toolkit offers a robust set of tools and features to give you more information about, and control over, your storage in an intuitive, easy-to-use interface.

Solidigm believes the combination of great storage hardware and software can deliver a better user experience than even the best hardware alone can provide. We invite you to put our philosophy to the test.

To download Solidigm Synergy 2.0 or to read the detailed white paper, visit solidigm.com/synergy.

All comparisons are based on PC systems with Solidigm Synergy? software, as compared to systems using the default Windows disk driver with otherwise identical hardware and system images running Windows 11 (21H2). Testing completed by Solidigm in March 2023.

1. Iometer 4K random read test (8GB span, 300 seconds) with drives at 50% full. Configuration: Intel Core i7-11700K, 16GB RAM, P41 Plus 1TB.
2. CrystalDiskMark 8.0.4 RND4K Q1T1 write test. Configuration: Intel Core i7-11700K, 16GB RAM, P41 Plus 1TB.
3. CrystalDiskMark 8.0.4 SEQ4K Q1T1 read test. Configuration: Intel Core i7-11700K, 16GB RAM, P41 Plus 1TB.
4. PC full boot time. Configuration: Intel Core i7-12700T, 16GB RAM, P41 Plus 512GB.

All product plans, roadmaps, specifications, and product descriptions are subject to change without notice.

Nothing herein is intended to create any express or implied warranty, including without limitation, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement, or any warranty arising from course of performance, course of dealing, or usage in trade.

Tests document performance of components on a particular test, in specific systems. Differences in hardware, software, or configuration will affect actual performance. Consult other sources of information to evaluate performance as you consider your purchase.

Performance results are based on testing as of March 2023 and may not reflect all publicly available updates. See configuration disclosure for details. No product or component can be absolutely secure.

Solidigm optimizations may not provide optimized performance to the same degree for non-Solidigm products.?Solidigm technologies may require enabled hardware, software, or service activation.

Your costs and results may vary.

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