Intel 730 SSD review

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Specifications and Features

Specifications and Features

So the sample that has arrived in our secret test facility is the 480 GB version of the drive. The 730 series will come with asynchronous MLC writable NAND flash memory, Intel has not yet released a spec sheet on the memory though Intel's proprietary NAND flash is used. The SSD leverages an Intel controller and SATA 6 Gb/s interface to deliver read speeds up to 550 MB/s and writes up to 470 MB/s depending on volume size of the SSD.

The SSD includes Intel's proprietary eight-channel controller, their own stash of 20 nm NAND FLASH memory and a huge 1 GB DDR3-1600 cache, fairly similar to the SSD DC S3500 really. The 730 controller runs at a 600 MHz clock rate, rather than 400 MHz, bringing a little more juice into the platform performance wise. Also, the NAND interface received a clock increase from 83 to 100 MHz, which the company calls Factory-overclocked, well let's call that creative marketing. 

Specifications

  • 240GB and 480GB capacities
  • Intel 3rd gen Controller
  • SATA 6.0 Gbps interface
  • Up to 550MB/s sequential read speeds
  • Up to 470MB/s sequential write speeds
  • Maximum 4K random read: 89,000 IOPS
  • Maximum 4K random write: 74,000 IOPS
  • TRIM Support

Features

  • SATA 6Gb/s, 3Gb/s and 1.5Gb/s
  • TRIM support (O/S dependent)
  • Intelligent Block Management and Wear Leveling
  • Intelligent Read Disturb Management
  • Intelligent "Recycling" for advance free space management (Garbage Collection)
  • Intelligent Data Retention optimization
  • ECC protection for longest data retention and drive life
  • Power/Performance Balancing
  • Thermal Threshold Management
  • Native Command Queuing (NCQ) - Up to 32 commands
  • ECC Recovery: Up to 55 bits correctable per 512-byte sector (BCH)
  • O/S Support: Windows XP / Vista / 7 / Mac OS / Linux

Initial tests straight away show us that the product is fast alright, this product stays on top of the latest Marvell, Indilinx and sure, Intel's previous latest and greatest as well. All models perform with sequential read/write performance advertised as 550 MB/s / 470 MB/s.

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