SanDisk X400 Solid State Drive Firmware

SSD driver / SSD Firmware This is the SanDisk X400 Solid State Drive Firmware update. You should always check the SanDisk website for the latest firmware upgrades as the SSD upgrades have been to numerous to to count. This update was to fix some computers which lost their drive during a cold boot. Note that this upgrade was made by Dell for the Optiplex 3030 computer but can be used by others. The driver file is listed below in a zip file. This is firmware for SanDisk X400 2.5 & M.2 2280 128GB, 256GB & 512GB, Revision X4152012.

SanDisk X400 Solid State Drive Firmware

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The X400 SSD is built with nCacheTM 2.0 technology, which basically means it’s super reliable and lasts a long time. You can get it in two shapes – the 2.5″ 7mm one or the M.2 2280. It’s like a cool upgrade for those old-school hard drives in your computer.

Now, let’s talk about how much data it can handle. For the 128GB version, it can manage 72 terabytes of data before getting tired. If you go for the 256GB, it’s 80 TBW. The 512GB one can handle 160 TBW, and the 1TB version is a beast with 320 TBW. That’s a lot of data!

Oh, and did you know the X400 SSD has this cool rating called MTTF? It stands for Mean Time To Failure, and for this SSD, it’s a whopping 1.75 million hours.

How does SanDisk X400 compare to Samsung 970 EVO Plus?

The Samsung 970 EVO Plus and the SanDisk X400 are both solid-state drives (SSDs), but they have some big differences in how fast they work:

1. Effective Speed:

Samsung 970 EVO Plus is way faster, like 234% faster than SanDisk X400.

2. Read Speed:

Samsung 970 EVO Plus reads data way quicker at 2197 MB/s, which is a huge 413% faster than SanDisk X400’s 428 MB/s.

3. Write Speed:

Samsung 970 EVO Plus is also a speed champ in writing, with 1841 MB/s compared to SanDisk X400’s 301 MB/s.

4. Random Read and Write Speeds:

The Samsung one is 106% faster in random reading and 100% faster in random writing.

5. Mixed IO Speed:

Samsung 970 EVO Plus is 505% faster in mixed IO speed.

6. Peak Performance:

In terms of top-level performance, Samsung 970 EVO Plus beats SanDisk X400 in peak read speed, peak write speed, peak random read, peak random write, and peak mixed IO speed. But, here’s the catch: The SanDisk X400 is much cheaper.

So, if you’re all about performance and speed, the Samsung 970 EVO Plus is the go-to. But, if you’re on a tight budget, the SanDisk X400 might be more your style. Likewise see also the Samsung PM851 Solid State Drive as well as the article on the following device being the SanDisk Z400s Series SSD.

Version : X4152012, A00

Last Updated : 27 Mar 2017

Category : Serial ATA

The following operating systems can make use of this driver:

Supported Operating Systems

Windows 7, 32-bit / 64bit
Windows 8, 32-bit / 64bit
Windows 8.1, 32-bit / 64bit
Windows 10, 32-bit / 64bit

SanDisk Hardware

SANDISK X400 128G 7MM SSD (CLASS 20)
SANDISK X400 128G M.2 2280 SATA SSD (CLASS 20)
SANDISK X400 256G 7MM SSD (CLASS 20)
SANDISK X400 256G M.2 2280 SATA SSD (CLASS 20)
SANDISK X400 512G 7MM SSD (CLASS 20)
SANDISK X400 512G M.2 2280 SATA SSD (CLASS 20)

You will need to download the driver in the zip file and open the file once it has been downloaded. From there it will either install or extract the driver file to a Dell directory on your C:\ drive. You can then enter the directory and click on the install drive. It does not take long to install this firmware. You can also look at the Intel SSD issues which have been covered on this website. Likewise see also the Sandisk Mobile Mate Reader Driver.