Intel Releases Optane SSD 900P SSD - Offers impressive IOPS and Endurance

Intel today announced the launch of the Intel Optane SSD 900P Series, the first SSD for desktop PC and workstation users built on Intel Optane technology.

The Intel Optane SSD 900P Series delivers very low latency and best-in-class random read and write performance at low queue depths - up to four times faster than competitive NAND-based SSDs. The units offer sequential read performance of up to 2,500 MB/s and 2,000 MB/ on writes. Reads based 4K IOPS Random is reaching 550,000 IOPS with writes at 500,000 IOPS. The endurance on the Optane SSD 900p is very impressive 8,760 TBW for the 480GB model.

The Intel Optane SSD 900P is available in U2 and PCIe card versions with two volume sizes available, the units will cost $599 for the 480GB model and a steep $389 for the 280GB drive. So you are looking at a bill of roughly $1.25 per GB on the 480GB drive and $1.39 per GB on the 280GB Optane storage unit.

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The Intel Optane SSD 900P Series is ideal for the most demanding storage workloads, including 3D rendering, complex simulations, fast game load times and more. Up to 22 times more endurance than other drives also gives the heaviest users peace of mind.

"The Intel Optane SSD 900P Series brings the workstation-class performance and industry-leading endurance of Intel Optane technology to a client SSD for the first time, and we know end users will find exciting ways to take advantage of the drive to do great things," said Bill Leszinske, Intel vice president, Non-Volatile Memory Solutions Group, and director of strategic planning, marketing and business development. "We are eager to see the possibilities unlocked by software developers, like Roberts Space Industries with Star Citizen, and the SSD to offer users new ways to use larger data sets and more complex workloads to do more."

During the event, Intel demonstrated the unique universe of Star Citizen on Intel Core i9 processor gaming systems equipped with the Intel Optane SSD 900P Series. The two companies also announced that an exclusive in-game ship, the Sabre Raven, will come with all Intel Optane SSD 900P Series purchases for a limited time.

"The Intel Optane SSD 900P Series is amazingly fast, easily the fastest drive I have ever used," said Chris Roberts, chairman and CEO at Cloud Imperium Games and Roberts Space Industries. "Our Star Engine developers have been working on technology to improve loading times using new techniques developed for Star Citizen and optimized for the Intel Optane SSD 900P Series, which is the fastest SSD we've tested. We continue to enhance Star Citizen so the performance benefits with Intel Optane drives will continue to grow, alongside Star Citizen, into the future."

An Intel white paper on evaluating the SSD is available. For more information on the Intel Optane SSD 900P Series and Intel Optane technology, visit Intel's solid state.