INTEL and SSD
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INTEL and SSD
http://blogs.cnet.com/8301-13924_1-9888760-64.html
Troy Winslow the Marketing Manager for NAND Product Group of Intel,stated that the SSD of Mtron and Samsung,that touch 100MB/sec average transfer rate,will not not be comparable with Intel,which will be faster . "What I can tell you is ours is much better than that" and "When Intel launches its...products, you'll see that not all SSDs are created equal"
Troy Winslow the Marketing Manager for NAND Product Group of Intel,stated that the SSD of Mtron and Samsung,that touch 100MB/sec average transfer rate,will not not be comparable with Intel,which will be faster . "What I can tell you is ours is much better than that" and "When Intel launches its...products, you'll see that not all SSDs are created equal"
Intel SSDs will have a read speed of 240MB/sec and a write speed of 170MB/s launching in Q3 2008.
Spectacular !!!
http://forums.vr-zone.com/showthread.php?t=314715
Spectacular !!!
http://forums.vr-zone.com/showthread.php?t=314715
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I thought Intel was partnering up with Micron already?
Micron's SLC SSD series called RealSSD P200 is coming out Q4 08 and is 250/250. The MLC line called RealSSD C200 series will feature a slower 100 MB/s write speed, but the same fast 250 MB/s reads.
http://www.micron.com/about/news/pressr ... 0DEFA2B68E
Micron's SLC SSD series called RealSSD P200 is coming out Q4 08 and is 250/250. The MLC line called RealSSD C200 series will feature a slower 100 MB/s write speed, but the same fast 250 MB/s reads.
http://www.micron.com/about/news/pressr ... 0DEFA2B68E
At this rate, within 12-18 months, SSD's will be hitting the limit for SATA 3.0gbit connecters, which top out at 300MB/sec. Anybody know when SATA 6.0gbit is supposed to be finalized?krille wrote:I thought Intel was partnering up with Micron already?
Micron's SLC SSD series called RealSSD P200 is coming out Q4 08 and is 250/250. The MLC line called RealSSD C200 series will feature a slower 100 MB/s write speed, but the same fast 250 MB/s reads.
http://www.micron.com/about/news/pressr ... 0DEFA2B68E
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The incredible rate at which SSD speeds are increasing has really caught people off guard. Sure these very high end drives are the small minority of a tiny sector, but that wont last long.AZBrandon wrote:At this rate, within 12-18 months, SSD's will be hitting the limit for SATA 3.0gbit connecters, which top out at 300MB/sec. Anybody know when SATA 6.0gbit is supposed to be finalized?krille wrote:I thought Intel was partnering up with Micron already?
Micron's SLC SSD series called RealSSD P200 is coming out Q4 08 and is 250/250. The MLC line called RealSSD C200 series will feature a slower 100 MB/s write speed, but the same fast 250 MB/s reads.
http://www.micron.com/about/news/pressr ... 0DEFA2B68E
Yeah, I found the fastest SSD can't even be connected by SATA since it's rated at 700mb/sec! Instead, it's made on a PCI-Express card, since that's the only PC connection capable of moving the data at full speed.FartingBob wrote:The incredible rate at which SSD speeds are increasing has really caught people off guard. Sure these very high end drives are the small minority of a tiny sector, but that wont last long.
Fusion IO card - 80/160/320 GB
Some info from Intel from IDF 2008 (via Anandtech). The article also mentions - "The mainstream drives promise up to 250MB/s reads, 70MB/s writes with a 0.15W active power and 0.06W idle power rating." - those are nice power figures! Overall throughput looks good but random reads & writes are also looking very promising, with graphs on the 2nd page, granted they're provided by Intel themselves. These drives are looking very promising for HTPC's (perhaps with a server streaming out files) and also for those wanting to install an OS on a 2nd drive without adding any more noise.
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Sounds interesting, but searching a bit around these are going to be rather pricey:
They're high performance, but around double the price of competitors is still a hefty premium...
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/inte ... n-a-month/Intel's keeping the announcements coming at this year's IDF -- today we got word that the company will launch its first SSDs in a month or so just as we expected. The 1.8-inch X-18M and 2.5-inch X-25M drives will be targeted at laptops and MIDs and come in 80GB and 160GB sizes using MLC tech, while the 32GB and 64GB SLC-based X-25E is aimed at servers and will be out in 90 days. Intel hasn't locked down pricing, but the M-series drives should cost about $8/GB, which would put the 160GB unit at a whopping $1,280 and the 80GB at $640. We're hoping those estimates are skewed a little high -- and Intel says there might be a cheaper 40GB unit on the way as well. We'll see in a month, we suppose.
They're high performance, but around double the price of competitors is still a hefty premium...
Intel starts shipping the X18-M and X25-M solid state drives.
An 80GB drive costs $595 (price for quantities of up to 1000 units).
http://forums.vr-zone.com/showthread.php?t=324872
An 80GB drive costs $595 (price for quantities of up to 1000 units).
http://forums.vr-zone.com/showthread.php?t=324872
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Some reviews are out (dailytech has links). Verdict: wow!
Intel appears to have completely fixed the inconsistent random write problems that other MLC ssds (like OCZ core) have. The write speeds are still on the slow side, but perfectly respectable. And reads are through the roof.
I just wish they'd release smaller sizes. I'd happily pay $250 for a 30 gig version, but $600 is too much. Only larger sizes are on their roadmap.
http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/Int ... te/?page=1
http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=61 ... pert&pid=1
http://techreport.com/articles.x/15433
Intel appears to have completely fixed the inconsistent random write problems that other MLC ssds (like OCZ core) have. The write speeds are still on the slow side, but perfectly respectable. And reads are through the roof.
I just wish they'd release smaller sizes. I'd happily pay $250 for a 30 gig version, but $600 is too much. Only larger sizes are on their roadmap.
http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/Int ... te/?page=1
http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=61 ... pert&pid=1
http://techreport.com/articles.x/15433
Here's a review on Anandtech: http://www.anandtech.com/storage/showdoc.aspx?i=3403
Print version: http://www.anandtech.com/printarticle.aspx?i=3403
Print version: http://www.anandtech.com/printarticle.aspx?i=3403
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Intel has begun shipping its highest- performing SSD X-25E.
http://www.vr-zone.com/articles/intel-s ... /6109.html
32GB capacity drive is priced at $695 for quantities up to 1,000,64GB to follow.
Nice price for the performance its achieves and compared to MTRON SSD's!!
http://www.vr-zone.com/articles/intel-s ... /6109.html
32GB capacity drive is priced at $695 for quantities up to 1,000,64GB to follow.
Nice price for the performance its achieves and compared to MTRON SSD's!!
www.nowdirect.com says they have them in stock for $770 each.
Cheapest X25-M i've seen is $640.
Also note however that the X25-E is 32GB, while the X25-M is 80GB.
Samsung clone 32gb SLC drives can be had for as little as $265 from newegg for the A-Data branded model. So you could have almost 3 of the SLC samsung drives for the price of the one Intel drive.
Cheapest X25-M i've seen is $640.
Also note however that the X25-E is 32GB, while the X25-M is 80GB.
Samsung clone 32gb SLC drives can be had for as little as $265 from newegg for the A-Data branded model. So you could have almost 3 of the SLC samsung drives for the price of the one Intel drive.
I'm surprised that there hasn't been more mention of this card on SPCR - obviously they're far too expensive for the average punter, but an 80GB consumer model named the ioXtreme has been announced as being available Q1 09 - but still at about $1000, or $12.50/GB.AZBrandon wrote:Yeah, I found the fastest SSD can't even be connected by SATA since it's rated at 700mb/sec! Instead, it's made on a PCI-Express card, since that's the only PC connection capable of moving the data at full speed.
Fusion IO card - 80/160/320 GB
Wonder how much heat they generate....
Calculating price / GB is really pointless with this product.bgiddins wrote:I'm surprised that there hasn't been more mention of this card on SPCR - obviously they're far too expensive for the average punter, but an 80GB consumer model named the ioXtreme has been announced as being available Q1 09 - but still at about $1000, or $12.50/GB.AZBrandon wrote:Yeah, I found the fastest SSD can't even be connected by SATA since it's rated at 700mb/sec! Instead, it's made on a PCI-Express card, since that's the only PC connection capable of moving the data at full speed.
Fusion IO card - 80/160/320 GB
Wonder how much heat they generate....
It's not meant to store movies.
$0.01 / IOPS.
$1.25 / MBps.