| Solid-state drive model name | SSD life time (endurance) Claimed by manufacturer | SSD life time (endurance) In the real test | Info source |
| Kingston HyperX 3K (MLC) - 240Gb | --- | 2191.78 years | techreport.com test |
| Samsung 840 Pro (MLC) - 256Gb | --- | 6575.34 years | techreport.com test |
| Samsung 840 (TLC) - 250Gb | --- | 2465.75 years | techreport.com test |
| Intel 335 Series (MLC) - 240Gb | --- | 1917.81 years | techreport.com test |
| Corsair Neutron GTX (MLC) - 240Gb | --- | 3287.67 years | techreport.com test |
| OCZ Trion 150 (TLC) - 240Gb | 164.38 years | 2010.96 years | 3dnews.ru test |
| Plextor M7V (TLC) - 256Gb | 438.36 years | 3115.07 years | 3dnews.ru test |
| KingDan S280 (TLC) - 240Gb | --- | 1819.18 years | 3dnews.ru test |
| Samsung 750 EVO (TLC) - 256Gb | 191.78 years | 1621.92 years | 3dnews.ru test |
| Samsung 850 EVO (TLC) - 250Gb | 205.48 years | 7317.81 years | 3dnews.ru test |
| Toshiba OCZ VX500 (MLC) - 256Gb | 405.48 years | 1117.81 years | 3dnews.ru test |
| Crucial MX300 (TLC) - 275Gb | 219.18 years | at least: 2490.41 years | 3dnews.ru test - TEST IN PROGRESS! |
| Transcend SSD370S (MLC) - 256Gb | 767.12 years | at least: 1076.71 years | 3dnews.ru test - TEST IN PROGRESS! |
| Toshiba OCZ TL100 (TLC) - 240Gb | 164.38 years | at least: 139.73 years | 3dnews.ru test - TEST IN PROGRESS! |
| SanDisk Ultra II (TLC) - 240Gb | --- | at least: 284.93 years | 3dnews.ru test - TEST IN PROGRESS! |
| Plextor M8Pe (MLC) - 256Gb | 1052.05 years | at least: 673.97 years | 3dnews.ru test - TEST IN PROGRESS! |
| GOODRAM CX300 (TLC) - 240Gb | --- | at least: 139.73 years | 3dnews.ru test - TEST IN PROGRESS! |
| ADATA Ultimate SU900 (MLC) - 256Gb | --- | at least: 353.42 years | 3dnews.ru test - TEST IN PROGRESS! |
| ADATA Ultimate SU800 (TLC) - 200Gb | 547.95 years | 482.19 years | 3dnews.ru test |
| Samsung 850 PRO (MLC) - 256Gb | 410.96 years | at least: 4315.07 years | 3dnews.ru test - TEST IN PROGRESS! |
| Smartbuy Ignition PLUS (MLC) - 240Gb | --- | at least: 608.22 years | 3dnews.ru test - TEST IN PROGRESS! |
| Smartbuy Revival 2 (TLC) - 240Gb | --- | 586.3 years | 3dnews.ru test |
| Smartbuy Splash 2 (TLC) - 240Gb | --- | at least: 367.12 years | 3dnews.ru test - TEST IN PROGRESS! |
| Western Digital Blue SSD (TLC) - 250Gb | 273.97 years | at least: 632.88 years | 3dnews.ru test - TEST IN PROGRESS! |
| Western Digital Green SSD (TLC) - 240Gb | 219.18 years | at least: 783.56 years | 3dnews.ru test - TEST IN PROGRESS! |
| Kingston HyperX Savage (MLC) - 240Gb | 838.36 years | at least: 895.89 years | 3dnews.ru test - TEST IN PROGRESS! |
| Plextor S2C (TLC) - 256Gb | 410.96 years | at least: 482.19 years | 3dnews.ru test - TEST IN PROGRESS! |
| Intel X25-V Value Solid State Drive (MLC) - 40Gb | 101 years | --- | intel.com |
| Intel X25-M Mainstream SSD (MLC) - 80Gb | 201.99 years | --- | intel.com |
| Intel X25-M Mainstream SSD (MLC) - 160Gb | 403.99 years | --- | intel.com |
| Intel X25-E Extreme SSD (SLC) - 32Gb | 2739.73 years | --- | intel.com |
| Intel X25-E Extreme SSD (SLC) - 64Gb | 5479.45 years | --- | intel.com |
| WD SiliconEdge Blue SSD (MLC) - 64Gb | 56.11 years | --- | wdc.com |
| WD SiliconEdge Blue SSD (MLC) - 128Gb | 112.22 years | --- | wdc.com |
| WD SiliconEdge Blue SSD (MLC) - 256Gb | 224.44 years | --- | wdc.com |
| WD SiliconDrive N1x SSD (MLC) - 32Gb | 897.75 years | --- | wdc.com |
| WD SiliconDrive N1x SSD (MLC) - 64Gb | 1795.51 years | --- | wdc.com |
| WD SiliconDrive N1x SSD (MLC) - 128Gb | 3591.01 years | --- | wdc.com |
| Crucial m4 SSD (CT064M4SSD2) (MLC) - 64Gb | 101 years | --- | crucial.com |
| Crucial m4 SSD (CT128M4SSD2) (MLC) - 128Gb | 201.99 years | --- | crucial.com |
| Crucial m4 SSD (CT256M4SSD2) (MLC) - 256Gb | 201.99 years | --- | crucial.com |
| Crucial m4 SSD (CT512M4SSD2) (MLC) - 512Gb | 201.99 years | --- | crucial.com |
Storing 3 bits of data per cell, TLC flash is the cheapest form of flash to manufacture. The biggest disadvantage to this type of flash is that it is only suitable for consumer usage, and would not be able to meet the standards for industrial use. Writes count hardly reaches 5000 cycles per cell (usually 3000).
Pros: Even lower production costs than MLC.MLC flash as it's name suggests stores multi bits of data on one cell. The big advantage of this is the lower cost of manufacturing versus manufacturing SLC flash. But wirites count significantly lower and about 10000 cycles per cell.
Pros: Lower production costs are passed onto you the consumer.The Single Level Cell flash is so called for it's single bit that can either be on or off when charged. This type of flash has the advantage of being the most accurate when reading and writing data, and also has the benefit of lasting the longest data read and write cycles. Writes count often reaches 100000 cycles per cell.
Pros: Has the longest lifespan and cycles count over any other type of flash.Apart from SSD memory type (NAND Flash type), the main chip in drive (SSD controller) is also very important, so this is the reason why some TLC based drives may outperform MLC based drives.
Please note, SSD drives are not designed as permanent storage in the offline mode (without power) for a long time. Due to SSD nature, the cells inside the disk loosing the charge and in result will lose information.
The time of data retention is big enough for consumer usage, but bear in mind that SSD wear is strongly affecting this time. The SSD drive at the end of the life will loose information faster. Additionally, the working and storage temperatures(the difference) affects this time too.
You can see the most important values of JEDEC JESD218 (Solid-State Drive Requirements and Endurance Test ) and JESD219 (Solid-State Drive Endurance Workloads) standards at the our knowlege base page.