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Intel to Offer Affordable 600p NVMe SSDs
Granted, you do need a compatible motherboard, but NVMe SSDs are as far as I am concerned incredibly intersting if you want enthusiast grade SSD performance. Up-to this moment a little bit pricy.
Intel is trying to change that as they will release a 'budget' version of the new 600p series NVMe protocol based M2 SSDs. The 600p series will be fitted with 3D NAND Tri-Level Cell (TLC) flash storage and will be offered on the 80mm single-sided M.2 form factor that connects to an NVMe compatible / PCIe 3.0 (x4) slot. Intel will release capacities of 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, or 1TB.
Much like price per GB the sequential read/write and random read/write speeds vary between all models, with sequential reads ranging from 770MB/s to 1,800MB/s, and sequential writes spanning 450MB/s to 560MB/s. The random reads are between 35,000 IOPS and 155,000 IOPS, and the random writes are between 91,000 IOPS and 128,000 IOPS.
“Designed for a range of devices from desktops to laptops, the Intel SSD 600p Series will effortlessly manage demanding consumer client applications and easily handle intense multi-tasking,” the company said on Thursday. “The SSD 600p Series will take PCs to a new level of responsiveness with fast application launches and file loading.”
| Capacity | Sequential read (MB/s) |
Sequential write (MB/s) |
Random read (IOPS) |
Random write (IOPS) |
MSRP |
| 128 GB | 770 | 450 | 35K | 91K | $69.00 |
| 256GB | 1570 | 540 | 71K | 112K | $104.00 |
| 512GB | 1775 | 560 | 128.5K | 128K | $189.00 |
| 1024GB | 1800 | 560 | 155K | 128K | $359.00 |
The new 600p Series have a typical power consumption of 100 milliwatts while active, 40 milliwatts when idle, and 5 milliwatts during sleep. Other highlights outlined by Intel include AES 256-bit self-encryption, a five-year warranty. The costs per gigabyte varies for volume size, but 53 cents for the 128GB drive to just 35 cents for the 1TB model, these drives are among the most competitively-priced NVMe SSDs thus far.
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#5326769 Posted on: 08/26/2016 05:54 PM
WOW, hats off Intel, that was unexpected. Been a long time since somebody used the terms Intel and affordable in a sentence
Really interesting product. Don't even want to think about the purchase of 2 Samsung 850 EVOs that I made two months ago... 
WOW, hats off Intel, that was unexpected. Been a long time since somebody used the terms Intel and affordable in a sentence
Really interesting product. Don't even want to think about the purchase of 2 Samsung 850 EVOs that I made two months ago...
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#5326879 Posted on: 08/26/2016 11:04 PM
But they all have low endurance of 72 TBW even the 1TB model.
For the 128 GB is understandable, but the same for a 1 TB model, that is bad...
But they all have low endurance of 72 TBW even the 1TB model.
For the 128 GB is understandable, but the same for a 1 TB model, that is bad...
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#5326904 Posted on: 08/27/2016 12:01 AM
But they all have low endurance of 72 TBW even the 1TB model.
For the 128 GB is understandable, but the same for a 1 TB model, that is bad...
I was thinking of posting that there must be a catch to those prices. lol
Thanks for pointing it out.
But they all have low endurance of 72 TBW even the 1TB model.
For the 128 GB is understandable, but the same for a 1 TB model, that is bad...
I was thinking of posting that there must be a catch to those prices. lol
Thanks for pointing it out.
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#5326912 Posted on: 08/27/2016 12:38 AM
But they all have low endurance of 72 TBW even the 1TB model.
For the 128 GB is understandable, but the same for a 1 TB model, that is bad...
That's a good catch. They also have full capacity, which means that there is not secret space (like 120GB/240GB SSDs have), where you get more write redundancy.
But they all have low endurance of 72 TBW even the 1TB model.
For the 128 GB is understandable, but the same for a 1 TB model, that is bad...
That's a good catch. They also have full capacity, which means that there is not secret space (like 120GB/240GB SSDs have), where you get more write redundancy.
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Hmm very good pricing for Intel based ssds considering those ssds cost an arm and a leg. I have yet to purchase an M2 SATA drive for my PC. I may get one and clone my boot drive on to it and use the m2 as the boot drive for the speed.