Intel 750 NVMe 1.2 TB PCIe SSD Review

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Specifications & Features

What's The Intel 750 PCIe SSD About?

So the idea and principles behind the product remain simple, NAND storage like SSDs use placed onto a PCB delivering all the goodness over the PCIe bus, that is the essence of what we are talking about. The NAND flash type used has been changed to the newer and all too familiar 20 nm series and last but not least, you'll spot Intels' proprietary Intel CH29AE41AB0 controller being used.

The 750 series delivers greater than four times the performance of SATA-based SSDs by utilizing four lanes of PCIe 3.0 and the NVM Express (NVMe) standard. This results into over 2 GB/sec reads and roughly 1 GB/sec writes. For added flexibility, it is available as both an add-in card for systems with an accessible PCIe 3.0 slot and as a 2.5 inch small form factor solution. 

  • Introducing the Intel SSD 750 Series
  • Intel’s highest performing Client SSD for client PC storage devices and workstations
  • Delivers four times the performance of SATA-based SSDs
  • Available as both an add-in card and 2.5” small form factor solution

The 750 series shares its DNA with the Intel SSD DC P3700 for servers and data-centers. It however is a different product when you look at it all together. As mentioned on the previous page, initially Intel launches the 750 in a 400 GB and 1.2 TB model, a 800 GB model is considered to be released as well. The performance numbers are insane and we can see a multitude of workloads here, but from gaming to 3D content generation and video editing, this product will definitely suffice. The 750 SSD utilizes Intel Micron's 20 nm 128 Gbit MLC NAND, which in fact comes from Micron. Our 1.2 TB model has 18 NAND ICs at the frontside and another 14 on the backside, so that is 1,376 GiB minus over-provisioning at almost 19%. 

The proprietary Intel CH29AE41AB0 controller is familiar, it is the same 18-channel 400 MHz version that is used in the SSD DC P3700 series. As an example, your average SSD controller has 8-channels (almost all of them) then that is more than doubled with the 750 SSD series. That does however come at a price, power consumption, the 1.2 TB SSD 750 consumes over 20 W under load, more than 4x over an SSD. But this is an enthusiast grade PC component, we doubt the 20 Watt under load is an ussue for the most of you.

Good to know is that this unit is protected totally from power loss, thus you will not loose any data when there is a power outage or anything, this includes hot data in the cache, it will be written to cold data storage on NAND. So you are pretty risk free there.

Capacity 400GB 1.2TB
Form Factor PCIe Add-In Card (HHHL)
Interface PCIe x4 (Gen 3.0)
Controller Intel CH29AE41AB0
NAND IC Intel 20 nm 128 Gbit (MLC)
Sequential Read 2,200 MB/s 2,400 MB/s
Sequential Write 900 MB/s 1,200 MB/s
4KB Random Read 430K IOPS 440K IOPS
4KB Random Write 230K IOPS 290K IOPS
Idle Power Consumption 4W 4W
Read/Write Power Consumption 9W / 12W 10W / 22W
Endurance 70 GB Writes per Day for Five Years
Warranty Five Years carry-in
MSRP $389 $1,029

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Now, don't let the numbers fool you. These are always best case scenarios and based on peak performance. Your sustained and linear writes will show different, yet still excruciating fast performance. Let's have a more detailed look at the actual product. Prices for these units are $389 and $1,029 for the 400 GB and 1.2 TB respectively.

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