I don't think it's an overstatement to say that Intel introduced us to the era of modern SSDs back in 2008 with the X25-M. It wasn't the first SSD on the market, but it was the first drive that delivered the aspects we now take for granted: high, consistent and reliable performance. Many SSDs in the early days focused solely on sequential performance as that was a common performance metric for hard drives, but Intel understood that the key to better user performance wasn't the maximum throughput, but the small random IOs that take unbearably long to complete on HDDs. Thanks to Intel's early understanding of real world workloads and implementing the knowledge to a well designed product, it took several years before others were able to fully catch up with the X25-M.

But when the time came to upgrade to SATA 6Gbps, Intel missed the train. The initial SATA 6Gbps drives had to rely on third party silicon because Intel's own SATA 6Gbps controller was still in development, and to put it frankly the SSD 510 and SSD 520 just didn't pack the same punch as the X25-M did. The others had also done their homework and gone back to drawing board, which meant that Intel was no longer in the special position it was in 2008. Once the SSD DC S3700 with in-house Intel SATA 6Gbps controller finally materialized in late 2012, it quickly built back the Intel image that the company had in the X25-M days. The DC S3700 wasn't as revolutionary as the X25-M was, but it again focused on areas where other manufacturers had been lacking, namely performance consistency.


Intel SSD 750 Specifications
Capacity 400GB 1.2TB
Form Factor 2.5" 15mm SFF-8639 or PCIe Add-In Card (HHHL)
Interface PCIe 3.0 x4 - NVMe
Controller Intel CH29AE41AB0
NAND Intel 20nm 128Gbit MLC
Sequential Read 2,200MB/s 2,400MB/s
Sequential Write 900MB/s 1,200MB/s
4KB Random Read 430K IOPS 440K IOPS
4KB Random Write 230K IOPS 290K IOPS
Idle Power Consumption 4W 4W
Read/Write Power Consumption 9W / 12W 10W / 22W
Encryption N/A
Endurance 70GB Writes per Day for Five Years
Warranty Five Years
MSRP $389 $1,029


모델명 - Intel SSD 750

폼팩터 - 2.5" 15mm SFF-8639 / PCIe Add-In Card (HHHL)

인터페이스 - PCIe 3.0 4배속 - NVMe

컨트롤러 - Intel CH29AE41AB0

낸드 플래시 - Intel 20nm 128Gbit MLC

시퀀셜 읽기 : 2,200MB/s - 2,400MB/s

시퀀셜 쓰기 : 900MB/s - 1200MB/s

4KB 랜덤 읽기 : 430K IOPS / 440K IOPS

4KB 랜덤 쓰기 : 230K IOPS / 290K IOPS

아이들 전력소모 : 4W

로드 전력소모 : 9W / 12W - 10W / 22W

워런티 : 5년

가격 : 400GB = 389달러 / 1.2TB = 1029달러


 

PCB 기판 레이아웃


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AnandTech 2015 SSD Test System
CPU Intel Core i7-4770K running at 3.5GHz (Turbo & EIST enabled, C-states disabled)
Motherboard ASUS Z97 Deluxe (BIOS 2205)
Chipset Intel Z97
Chipset Drivers Intel 10.0.24+ Intel RST 13.2.4.1000
Memory Corsair Vengeance DDR3-1866 2x8GB (9-10-9-27 2T)
Graphics Intel HD Graphics 4600
Graphics Drivers 15.33.8.64.3345
Desktop Resolution 1920 x 1080
OS Windows 8.1 x64



Performance Consistency


Steady-State 4KB Random Write Performance

Given the higher over-provisioning and an enterprise-oriented controller, it's no surprise that the SSD 750 has excellent steady-state random write performance. 

Steady-State 4KB Random Write Consistency



Intel SSD 750 1.2TB (PCIe 3.0 x4 - NVMe)
Default Intel SSD 750 1.2TB (PCIe 3.0 x4 - NVMe)Samsung SM951 512GB (PCIe 3.0 x4 - AHCI)Samsung XP941 512GB (PCIe 2.0 x4 - AHCI)Corsair Neutron XT 480GBCrucial MX100 512GBOCZ Vector 180 960GBSamsung SSD 850 Pro 512GBSanDisk Extreme Pro 480GB

At the initial cliff the performance drops to around 15K IOPS, but it quickly rises and seems to even out at about 22-23K IOPS. It actually takes nearly an hour for the SSD 750 to reach steady-state, which isn't uncommon for such a large drive but it's still notable. 

I couldn't run tests with added over-provisioning because NVMe drives don't support the usual ATA commands that I use to limit the LBA of the drive. There is similar command set for NVMe as well, but I'm still trying to figure out how to use them as there's isn't too much public info about NVMe tools.

Intel SSD 750 1.2TB (PCIe 3.0 x4 - NVMe)
Default Intel SSD 750 1.2TB (PCIe 3.0 x4 - NVMe)Samsung SM951 512GB (PCIe 3.0 x4 - AHCI)Samsung XP941 512GB (PCIe 2.0 x4 - AHCI)Corsair Neutron XT 480GBCrucial MX100 512GBOCZ Vector 180 960GBSamsung SSD 850 Pro 512GBSanDisk Extreme Pro 480GB



AnandTech Storage Bench - The Destroyer (Data Rate)

In terms of throughput, the SSD 750 is actually marginally slower than the SM951, although when you look at latency the SD 750 wins by a large margin. The difference in these scores is explained by Intel's focus on random performance as Intel specifically optimized the firmware for high random IO performance, which does have some impact on the sequential performance. As I've explained above, data rate has more emphasis on large IO size transfers, whereas latency treats all IOs the same regardless of their size.

AnandTech Storage Bench - The Destroyer (Latency)

The number of high latency IOs is also excellent and in fact the best we have tested. The SSD 750 is without a doubt a very consistent drive.

AnandTech Storage Bench - The Destroyer (Latency)

AnandTech Storage Bench - The Destroyer (Latency)



AnandTech Storage Bench - Heavy (Data Rate)


AnandTech Storage Bench - Heavy (Latency)

AnandTech Storage Bench - Heavy (Latency)

AnandTech Storage Bench - Light (Data Rate)


AnandTech Storage Bench - Light (Latency)

AnandTech Storage Bench - Light (Latency)


Iometer - 4KB Random Read



Iometer - 4KB Random Write


Iometer - 128KB Sequential Read


Iometer - 128KB Sequential Write


Iometer - Mixed 4KB Random Read/Write


Iometer - Mixed 128KB Sequential Read/Write



Incompressible Sequential Read Performance

Incompressible Sequential Write Performance



 


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어낸드텍의 공식 추천 SSD 선정. 5년의 워런티와 일반 컨슈머용 고성능 SSD

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탐스 하드웨어(www.tomshardware.com)의 마이크론 크루셜 BX100 SSD 리뷰 입니다.


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BX100은 120GB부터 1테라바이트 모델까지 라인업 됩니다. 실리콘 모션의 SM2246EN 컨트롤러, 마이크론의 16나노 낸드 플래시가 탑재되고, 모두 보증 기간은 3년 입니다.  


랜덤 읽기 성능은 250GB까지 87,000 IOPS, 500GB 모델부터는 90,000 IOPS, 랜덤 쓰기 성능은 하위 모델부터 43,000 IOPS -  70,000 IOPS - 70,000 IOPS - 70,000 IOPS 입니다.



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마이크론 SSD 관리 툴 Storage Executive 소프트웨어.



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SM2246EN 컨트롤러와 2개의 DRAM 패키지, 16 NAND 패키지



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출처 - http://www.tomshardware.com

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미국 인텔과 Micron Technology는 양사의 공동 연구에 의한 완전히 새로운 비휘발성 메모리 3D XPoint를 개발하고 양산을 시작했다고 발표했다.

 

낸드플래시 등장이후 25년 만에 새롭게 등장한 3D XPoint는 새로운 구조로 기존 낸드 대비 최대 1000배의 고속화를 실현한다.

 

3D XPoint는 10년 이상의 연구 개발 기간을 거쳐 개발된 독자적인 크로스 포인트 아키텍처를 탑재한다. 워드 선과 비트 선의 교차점 메모리 배치하는 3D 바둑판 만들 수 있기 때문에 메모리 에 대한 개별 접근 가능해진다.


크로스 포인트 배열 구조는 도체가 수직으로 배치되어 1280억의 메모리 셀과 연결되는 3차원 고밀도 설계로 DRAM의 10배 집적도가 된다. 현재 메모리 셀이 2층 구조로 되어 있으며 대당 128Gbit의 데이터를 저장할 수있다. 향후에는 적층수를 늘려 용량을 더욱 향상시킨다고 한다.


트랜지스터가 불 필요한 것은 메모리 셀이 셀렉터에서 보낸 다양한 전압에서 읽기/쓰기를 할 수 있기 때문에 이에 의한 대용량화와 저비용화를 실현한다.


인텔은 올해 3D XPoint을 채용한 제품의 샘플 출하를 시작하며 그에 따라 고집적 등의 기계 학습과 패턴 분석, 유전자 분석 등 대용량 데이터의 고속 처리에 대한 기대뿐만 아니라 8K 게이밍 등 엔터테인먼트 분야에서의 응용 프로그램 창출을 촉진시킬 것이라 밝히고 있다.


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