The Intel SSD 710 Series delivers leading performance for Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA)-based computers in three capacities: 100 GB, 200 GB, and 300 GB. By combining 25nm Intel NAND Flash Memory technology with SATA 3Gb/s interface support, the Intel SSD 710 Series delivers sequential read speeds of up to 270 MB/s and sequential write speeds of up to 210 MB/s.
The Intel SSD 710 Series also includes High Endurance Technology (HET), which combines NAND silicon enhancements and SSD NAND management techniques to extend the write endurance of an SSD, leading to lifetime endurance levels of up to 1.5 PB (3.0 PB with 20% over-provisioning) on the 300 GB SSD. The industry-standard 2.5-inch form factor enables interchangeability with existing hard disk drives (HDDs) and native SATA HDD drop-in replacement with the enhanced performance, reliability, ruggedness, and power savings offered by an SSD.
Boost your data center application performance and user productivity, increase data protection—even during power loss—all while reducing system downtime with the Intel Solid-State Drive 710 Series.
Delivered EnduranceIncorporating High Endurance Technology (HET), the Intel SSD 710 Series delivers single-level cell (SLC) SSD endurance in a multi-level cell (MLC) package. HET combines SSD NAND management technique and NAND silicon enhancements so the 100 gigabyte (GB) Intel SSD 710 Series achieves 4 kilobytes (KB) write endurance of up to 900TB with 20 percent over-provisioning.
Enhanced PerformanceUnleash your I/O-starved applications! When configured with 20 percent over-provisioning, the 100GB Intel SSD 710 Series boosts performance—4KB random write values up to 4,000 input/output operations per second (IOPS) and 4KB random read values up to 38,500 IOPS. Now add low active power consumption of up to 3.7 watts, the Intel SSD 710 Series can also reduce your overall energy costs, making it an excellent value for system upgrades.
Increased ReliabilityThe Intel SSD 710 Series combines several features to provide a reliable SSD. Advance Encryption Standard protects your data from external threats and internal system issues with 128-bit encryption. Using an array of surplus NAND flash, the Intel SSD 710 Series automatically reconfigures itself to reduce the prospect of data loss. Enhanced Power-Loss Data Protection saves all cached data in the process of being written before the Intel SSD 710 Series shuts down, which helps minimize potential data loss in the event of an unexpected system power loss. Temperature Monitoring and Logging contains an internal temperature sensor that can be monitored using two Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Report Technology (SMART) attributes.
Pros: Very fast: 160Mbytes/s+ bulk read and write; 4k+ small block writes/s. 500Tb+ written rated endurance.
Cons: Would be nice if the price were lower. If you need huge storage space (Tb) then these drives are not for you (unless you have infinite budget).
Overall Review: I bought one of these drives the week after they were available and installed it in a test server that has an Opteron 6128 and 64G memory. With the SSD the entire system fits nicely into a 14" deep 1U case and draws between 90 and 140W depending on workload. Performance is excellent : it would take a string of 15K SAS drives with a BBU/WBC controller to achieve similar performance to this tiny drive. We're planning to switch over our production servers to these SSDs once testing is complete.