Read speeds up to 3400MB/s
Write speed up to 3000MB/s
Ideal for enclosures and inside PCs
High-performance 3D TLC NAND
5 Year OWC Limited Warranty

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Aura Ultra III NVMe M.2 SSD gears up your system for media heavy projects or breakthroughs in your favorite hardware-punishing games. Using NVMe technology designed for flash memory, Aura Ultra III provides a perfectly optimized blend of speed and reliability features to reach speeds up to 3400MB/s, so you can stream high-res video and graphics files without a glitch. With a built-in SLC caching technique, the drive delivers ultra-fast write speeds up to 3000MB/s optimized to endure your render queue.

Inside-Out Versatility

Aura Ultra III is a versatile SSD that's at home in an enclosure or loaded on your PC's motherboard. In an external drive, Aura Ultra III offers dependable speed and data protection for on-location downloads of large media files – 8K video, high-res photo, and audio files. With faster data transfer in the field, you can quickly get to the next phase of your project.

Internally, Aura Ultra III adds a new performance dimension to your PC that can equate to faster previews, renders and processing in audio and VFX programs. Gaming with Aura Ultra III creates a new realm of speed and responsiveness, giving you an extra edge on the competition.

Built to Outlast

Engineered with fail-safes, Aura Ultra III is optimized for the best and longest working life, especially in write-intensive workflows. From running double checks on data and correcting errors to ensuring the uniform use of its flash media, this SSD is calibrated for endurance as a factory pre-set.

Aura Ultra III is overprovisioned at 7%, meaning it has extra NAND cells on standby to increase longevity and preserve performance.

Service and Support

OWC is proud to introduce Aura Ultra III to its lineup of industry leading SSDs. Optimized for work and play, Aura Ultra III is backed by OWC's industry-leading warranty and free USA-based lifetime support. Our support teams are available to answer questions, troubleshoot, and help you get the most from your new SSD.

Capacity

3840GB Useable Capacity
Total Flash Memory Components: 4096GB
256GB Allocated to real-time data redundancy and error correction

Formatted Capacity

3576GiB

Form Factor

M.2 - 2280 "M Key"

Storage Interface

PCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.3

Format

Unformatted

Controller

Phison E12S with 7% over-provisioning

NAND Flash Components

Toshiba Synchronous Triple-Level Cell (TLC) 3D NAND Flash

S.M.A.R.T. Attributes

Standard attributes supported

Native Command Queuing (NCQ)

Up to 32 simultaneous commands

RAID Support

Yes

Random 4K Read

Up to 250,807 IOPS

Random 4K Write

Up to 250,034 IOPS

Sequential Read (Max)

Up to 3228 MB/s

Sequential Write (Max)

Up to 3071 MB/s

Sequential Read (Average)

3158 MB/s

Sequential Write (Average)

2866 MB/s

Nonrecoverable Read Errors

1 per 10¹⁶ bits read

MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)

1,800,000 hours

TRIM Support

OS Dependent

Error Correction

Built-in ECC

Security

TCG Opal
TCG Pyrite

Endurance

6820TB total bytes written (TBW), equal to 2670 GB per day for 7 years

Mac OS Compatibility

Requires additional hardware, please see the 'Other Requirements' section for more details.

PC OS Compatibility

Yes

Other Requirements

Requires a compatible external enclosure. Not a compatible replacement for the internal drive in any Mac computer.

Read Mode (Max)

Up to 6.8 Watts

Write Mode (Max)

Up to 8 Watts

Idle Mode (Max)

Up to 0.009 Watts

Dimensions

Height: 0.3 cm (0.1 in)
Length: 8.0 cm (3.1 in)
Width: 2.2 cm (0.9 in)

Weight

7.0 g (0.02 lbs)

RoHS Compliant

Yes

Reach Certification

Yes

Ambient Temperature

Operating: 32°F to 158°F (0°C to 70°C)
Non-Operating: -40°F to 185°F (-40°C to 85°C)

Altitude

Operating: -304.8 m to 3,048.0 m (-1,000 ft to 10,000 ft)
Non-Operating: -304.8 m to 12,192.0 m (-1,000 ft to 40,000 ft)

Humidity

Operating: 0% to 90% non-condensing
Non-Operating: 0% to 93% non-condensing

Shock

Non-Operating: 1500 G max

Idle (Typical)

0.0 bels

Seek (Typical)

0.0 bels

Applications

Select PCs
Select External Enclosures
Select PCIe Host Cards
Creative Apps
Productivity Apps
Gaming

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