catalog / hardware

Solid-State Drive

Beyond the headline sequential number.

17 capabilities 8 sections reference specification

Build against it

# give your agent the catalog — no account, no install
claude mcp add provespec -- npx -y provespec-mcp

# then, from any agent session
spec_get(slug: "ssd")                → the capability tree
spec_checklist(slug: "ssd")          → the questions to answer
spec_grade(slug: "ssd", grades: [...])  → parity % + the gap list

# or just fetch it
curl https://provespec.com/catalog/ssd/spec.json

Grade every capability below as yes · partial · no · na, with a file reference as evidence. Whatever you leave ungraded counts as missing — the gap list is the work queue.

Or just paste this to your agent

Use the ProveSpec MCP server. Fetch the "ssd" spec with
spec_get, then walk spec_checklist and grade this repository against it —
one verdict per capability, each with a file reference as the note.
Call spec_grade with the results and give me the gap list as the plan.

If the server is not registered, add it first:
  claude mcp add provespec -- npx -y provespec-mcp

The specification

Interface 2

✓ Form factor and protocol M.2 2280, NVMe PCIe 4.0 ×4
✓ Backwards compatibility behaviour in a slower slot

Capacity 1

✓ Usable capacity and over-provisioning

Performance 4

✓ Sequential read and write MB/s
✓ Random IOPS at QD1 and QD32 QD1 is what desktops feel
✓ Sustained write after the SLC cache is exhausted the number vendors omit
✓ Latency under mixed load

Endurance 3

✓ Rated write endurance TBW
✓ NAND type and controller TLC/QLC
✓ Warranty period and terms

Thermals 1

✓ Throttling threshold and heatsink requirement

Power 1

✓ Idle and active draw; low-power states ASPM, APST matters in laptops

Reliability 2

✓ Power-loss protection consumer drives usually lack it
✓ SMART attributes exposed

Features 3

✓ Hardware encryption TCG Opal
✓ Firmware updates and the update tool
✓ TRIM and secure erase support

Download spec.json All 53 specs