Intel Introduces New 3D NAND SSDs

Today Intel announced new SSDs based on its 3D NAND flash memory. The new models cover a broad set of applications -- the 600p series; the Pro 6000p Series; the DC P3520 and DC S3520 series; and the SSD E 6000p and E 5420s series. The new SSDs support the NVMe protocol, which offers faster throughput than the SATA controller. They include entry-level consumer drives starting under US$100. Gamers may want to wait, however, until Intel releases its Optane SSDs, which the chip maker claims will be up to 10 times faster than regular SSDs.

Intel SSD 600p Series

Designed for work and play, the Intel SSD 600p Series accelerates office applications, 4K video playback, HD content creation, and everyday gaming. The 600p Series features the PCIe 3 x4 interface, it comes in a small M.2 (80mm) form factor, a wide range of capacities and simply plugs into M.2 - M key slots on major motherboards.

The consumer SSD 600p series for PCs starts at $69 for a 128GB drive and ranges to $359 for a 1TB drive.

Capacity	Sequential Read (up to MB/s)	Sequential Write (up to MB/s)	Random Read (up to IOPS)	Random Write (up to IOPS)	Form Factor	Interface
128 GB	770	450	35,000	91,000	M.2 (80mm)	PCIe* 3 x4
256 GB	1,570	540	71,000	112,000	M.2 (80mm)	PCIe* 3 x4
512 GB	1,775	560	128,500	128,000	M.2 (80mm)	PCIe* 3 x4
1024 GB	1,800	560	155,000	128,000	M.2 (80mm)	PCIe* 3 x4

Intel SSD 6000p Series

The Intel Solid State Drive Pro 6000p Series is architected for the M.2 form factor with the PCIe Gen3 x4, NVMe interface.

Designed for a range of devices from desktops to laptops, the 6000p Series will manage client applications and easily handle intense multi-tasking. The SSD Pro 6000p for business laptops is slightly more expensive than the 600p series, at $79 for a 128GB drive and up to $364 for the 1TB drive.

In addition to fast performance and reliability, Intel Solid State Drive Professional Family of products deliver security features at a time when data security dominates all IT decisions. Exclusive to the Intel SSD Professional Family, the Intel Remote Secure Erase-based solution offers an advanced data security and remote manageability capability for immediate and effective data sanitation when retiring or reusing a PC. IT managers can save time by efficiently "wiping" drives clean using a familiar IT console.

The Pro 6000p Series accelerates platform performance with sequential reads of up to 1,800 megabytes and sequential writes of up to 560 megabytes per second (MB/s) and random read and write input/output operations (IOPS) of up to 155K and 128K, respectively.

Capacity	Sequential Read (up to MB/s)	Sequential Write (up to MB/s)	Random Read (up to IOPS)	Random Write (up to IOPS)	Form Factor	Interface
128 GB	770	450	35,000	91,500	M.2 (80mm)	PCIe* 3 x4
256 GB	1,570	540	71,000	112,000	M.2 (80mm)	PCIe* 3 x4
512 GB	1,775	560	128,500	128,000	M.2 (80mm)	PCIe* 3 x4
1024 GB	1,800	560	155,000	128,000	M.2 (80mm)	PCIe* 3 x4

P3520 Series

The DC P3520 Series, utilizing the low latency and high bandwidth of the NVMe specification, enables up to 4.7x the performance of SATA. Available in capacities of 450GB ($294), 1.2TB and 2TB ($984) - the DC P3520 Series is optimized for high density data center/enterprise configurations. The SSDs plug into 2.5-inch and standard PCI-Express 3.0 slots.

Capacity	Sequential Read (up to MB/s)	Sequential Write (up to MB/s)	Random Read (up to IOPS)	Random Write (up to IOPS)	Form Factor
450 GB	1,200	600	145,000	19,000	U.2 2.5-inch and PCIe* 3 x4 low profile AIC (HHHL)
1.2 TB	1,700	1,300	320,000	26,000	U.2 2.5-inch and PCIe* 3 x4 low profile AIC (HHHL)
2 TB	1,700	1,350	375,000	26,000	U.2 2.5-inch and PCIe* 3 x4 low profile AIC (HHHL)

The SSDs are available in the U.2 2.5-inch form factor with densities ranging from 450GB to 2TB. They come in
industry standard PCIe 3.0 x4 half- height half-length (HHHL) low-profile Add-in-Card (AIC) in 1.2TB and 2TB capacities.

S3520 Series

The SSD DC S3520 is a new mid-range enterprise SATA SSD for read-oriented workloads and the third iteration of the S3500 series. The M.2 form factor has returned as an option after the DC S3510 series was only offered in the 2.5" form factor. As with the SATA drives for the embedded market, performance has decreased but endurance has been bumped up from 0.3 DWPD to 1 DWPD. The smallest capacity option has increased from 80GB to 150GB ($89), but 1.6TB ($739) is still the largest option for the 2.5" form factor.

Capacity	Sequential Read (up to SATA 6Gb/s)	Sequential Write (up to SATA 6Gb/s)	Random 4KB Read (up to IOPS)	Random 4KB Write (up to IOPS)	Form Factor
150 GB	180	165	43,000	31,000	2.5-inch
240 GB	320	300	65,000	16,000	M.2 (80mm)
480 GB	450	380	65,500	16,000	M.2 (80mm)
800 GB	450	380	65,500	17,000	M.2 (80mm)
960 GB	450	380	67,000	16,000	M.2 (80mm)
1.2 TB	450	380	67,500	17,500	M.2 (80mm)
1.6 TB	450	380	67,500	17,000	M.2 (80mm)

Intel Solid State Drive E 6000p

The Intel Solid State Drive E 6000p Series is featuring a PCIe Gen3 x4, NVMe interface. Available in 128GB and 256GB capacities, the SSD E 6000p Series offers a low power solution for durability, lasting integrity, security features, manageability, and performance features across a variety of applications, including point-of-sale and digital signage.

Capacity	Sequential Read (up to)	Sequential Write (up to)	Random 4 KB Read (up to)	Random 4 KB Write (up to)	Form Factor
128 GB	770 MB/s	450 MB/s	35,000 IOPS	91,500 IOPS	M.2
256 GB	1,570 MB/s	540 MB/s	71,000 IOPS	112,000 IOPS	M.2

The E 6000p Series offers built-in security through AES 256-bit self-encryption to help protect your data. Additionally, with Intel Remote Secure Erase, you can easily and completely erase the drive to negate any risk of ghost data continuing to live on after drive destruction.

E5420s

The SSD E 5420s series consists of a 240GB 2.5" drive and a 150GB M.2 drive, both with 3D MLC and full power loss protection. The E 5420s is rated for one drive write per day, a substantial improvement over the 0.3 DWPD rating of the E 5410s or the 20GB/day of the E 5400s.