SSD Controller
Marvell 88SS9174
Marvell SATA III (6 Gb/s) 55nm (TSMC) 8 drives in database
The Marvell 88SS9174 was one of the first SATA 6 Gb/s SSD controllers to reach the consumer market in around 2010–2011. It was used in several early high-performance SATA III drives including the Crucial RealSSD C300 – one of the first consumer SSDs to nearly saturate the SATA III interface – and later the Crucial m4 (BLD2 revision) and Plextor M-series drives (BKK2 revision).
The 88SS9174 is a DRAM-equipped 4-channel design supporting AES-128 encryption. Its early SATA III support gave it a clear performance advantage over SATA II-limited controllers of the same era, though it was later outpaced by the SandForce SF-2281 generation in sequential throughput.
Variants
| Variant | Note |
|---|---|
| 88SS9174-BLD2 | Variant used in Crucial m4 |
| 88SS9174-BKK2 | Variant used in Plextor PX-M2, M2P, M3S, M5S |
| 88S-9174 | Alternative notation without doubled S (OCZ Performance Pro) |
