Intel Optane 800p - SSD under the system

    The line of Intel Optane drives using 3D XPoint memory modules is replenished with new models from the consumer segment. In addition to the family of Optane Memory , designed for the needs of caching, enthusiasts are now available SSD Optane 800p series with a capacity of 58 and 118 GB, which can be considered as a variant of the carrier for the computer's operating system. Our colleagues from the Anandtech website have already managed to test new SSDs in several configurations; under the cat you will find detailed characteristics of the Intel Optane 800p and the results of the main benchmarks.



    So, the Optane 800p SSDs are built on the same hardware platform as the Optane Memory, but at the same time they have several times more volume and somewhat better characteristics. In general, the Optane consumer line now looks like this.
    ModelOptane SSD 800pOptane memory
    Volume118 GB 58 GB 32 GB16 GB
    Form factorM.2 2280 B + M key M.2 2280 B + M key
    InterfacePCIe 3.0 x2 PCIe 3.0 x2
    Memory 128Gb 20nm Intel 3D XPoint 128Gb 20nm Intel 3D XPoint
    The last reading 1450 MB / s 1350 MB / s 900 MB / s
    The last a record 640 MB / s 290 MB / s 145 MB / s
    Occasional reading 250k IOPS 240k IOPS 190k IOPS
    Occasional a record 140k IOPS 65k IOPS 35k IOPS
    Read latency 6.75 µs 7 µs 8 µs
    Write delays 18µs 18µs 30 µs
    Cons. working 3.75 W 3.5 W 3.5 W
    Cons. in idle time 8 mW 8 mW 1 W 1 W
    Durable 365 TB 365 TB 182.5 TB 182.5 TB
    Price $ 199 $ 129 $ 77 $ 44

    As you can see, due to the small volume of the 3D XPoint module, even by 128 GB, it was possible to achieve a significant increase in the recording speed due to the parallelization of the streams. However, in general, performance characteristics do not look outstanding. Another significant improvement is the support of the energy saving mode (Idle State). But the price per unit of storage has remained unchanged, and this still makes Intel Optane drives expensive compared to other SSDs.

    Anandtech experts have several Intel Optane 800p modules at their disposal, which made it possible to test not only individual drives, but also RAID arrays of them built on the basis of Intel VROC technology . We present the results of the main benchmarks - the full test results can be found on the Anandtech website .

    Destroyer is an extreme test that emulates a long active load on the storage.



    Data exchange rate Intel Optane 800p is fast, but does not exceed the best Flash drives. VROC pulls performance down.



    Average delays - the picture is the same.



    Power consumption - excellent performance, 800r surpass all.

    So, Intel continues to expand the line of drives Optane. In the face of the 800r family, we see another step in the direction of consumers - they are offered a full-fledged SSD, which can be used alone in a mobile computer, comparable in characteristics to the best Flash SSD, and in some ways superior to them. If the performance of Intel Optane continues to grow and the cost decreases, it will be an interesting option to consider.

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