SATA M.2 Card

M.2 (formerly known as NGFF) is a small form factor card and connector that supports applications such as Wi-Fi, WWAN, USB, PCIe & SATA, as defined in the PCI-SIG M.2 Specification (see www.pcisig.com).

 

  • An M.2 card with a SATA interface will typically be an SSD, suitable for very thin devices such as Ultrabooks or tablets 
  • SATA M.2 is described in the SATA v3.2 Specification.
  • Detailed M.2 specifications are contained in the PCI-SIG M.2 Specification (see www.pcisig.com)

                         

  • M.2 cards are available in single-sided or double-sided versions

SATA-IO, the SNIA Solid State Storage Initiative and the NVM Express Organization combined to host the webcast, "All About M.2 SSDs". The webcast provided a technical overview of M.2, including the following topics:

  • Recent trends in the M.2 SSD market
  • M.2 cards and connection schemes
  • NVM Express as it relates to M.2 SSDs
  • Throughput, latency, and IOPS performance of M.2 SSDs

Check out a replay of the webcast here: https://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/663/112647

To download "All About M.2 SSDs" webcast slides, click here.

M.2 - mSATA Comparison

Where mSATA took advantage of an existing form-factor and connector, M.2 has been designed to maximize the usage of the card space, while minimizing the footprint.

  mSATA M.2
Width (mm) 30 22
Length (mm) 50.95 30, 42, 60, 80, 110

PCB  Space - L x W (mm)

1528.5 660, 924, 1320, 1760, 2420

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SATA M.2 Card