Name: 480GB OWC Accelsior Pro Q PCI Express
Brand: OWC
SKU: OWCSSDPHWQ480

480GB OWC Mercury Accelsior Pro Q

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Blazing-Fast PCIe Storage

Sustained speeds up to 1947MB/s
PCIe 2.0 x 8 SSD
3 Year OWC Limited Warranty

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Blazing-Fast PCIe Storage

Create your best work, faster than ever before. Mercury Accelsior Pro Q offers ultra-fast PCIe storage to take your creative workflow to the next level. Step up to the fastest Mac Pro you've ever experienced - With phenomenal data speeds up to 1947MB/s, Mercury Accelsior Pro Q makes high-demand creative tasks a breeze.

The Ultimate Performance Storage Upgrade

Mercury Accelsior Pro Q delivers a gigantic speed boost to virtually any system. Streamline your workflow and say goodbye to frustrating render wait-times, dropped frames and spinning beachballs. With this much bandwidth, you can preview, render and process files at full resolution, in real-time. The bottom line is you create much more and wait much less.

It's an Easy DIY Install

The Mercury Accelsior Pro Q installs easily into compatible Mac Pro models (PCIe 2.0 x16 slot recommended), or into the OWC Mercury Helios. Download the driver and you're up and running in a flash.

Tested, Tested, Tested Again

The Mercury Accelsior Pro Q is proudly designed in Austin, Texas and undergoes a rigorous 7-stage testing procedure including 100% burn-in, resulting in unwavering dependability. We back the Mercury Accelsior Pro Q with a full 3-year limited warranty and OWC's free USA-based lifetime support.

Includes

(1) OWC Mercury Accelsior Pro Q PCIe Solid-State Drive
(1) SATA Power Cable
(1) Installation Guide for OWC Mercury Accelsior Pro Q
3 Year OWC Limited Warranty

Specs

Total Capacity

512GB

Formatted Capacity

477GiB

Drive Format

Unformatted (Instructions on formatting here)

Controller

JMicron 355 Processor

S.M.A.R.T. Attributes

Standard attributes supported

Native Command Queuing (NCQ)

Up to 32 simultaneous commands

Form Factor

Low Profile PCI Express

Drive Interface

PCIe 2.0 x2, AHCI

Random 4K Read

Up to 100,000 IOPS

Random 4K Write

Up to 100,000 IOPS

Read Latency (Max)

100 µs

Write Latency (Max)

100 µs

Error Correction

Built-in ECC

Security

Chip Based Data Encryption: 128-bit AES-compliant

Dimensions

Height: 11.6 cm (4.5 in)
Length: 16.8 cm (6.6 in)
Width: 0.8 cm (0.3 in)

Weight

200.0 g (0.44 lbs)

RoHS Compliant

Reach Certification

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)

Idle (Typical)

0.0 bels

Seek (Typical)

0.0 bels

Benchmarks

There are many attributes that define “The OWC Difference.” By listing real-world performance tests of OWC solutions, we’re confident you’ll be completely satisfied with your technology investment.