GREATER ENDURANCE. LONGER LIFE.

Greater Endurance. Longer Life. Processing online transactions, high performance computing, write caching and logging—all of these write-intensive applications can wear on the life expectancy of NAND-based SSDs. The SSD DC P4800X has an extremely high endurance, giving it a longer life expectancy and reducing cost. Its combination of low, consistent latency and high endurance allows the Intel® Optane™ DC SSDs to function much more efficiently as caching devices than NAND-based solutions.²

^{1Source – Intel-tested: 4K 70/30 RW Performance at Low Queue Depth. Measured using FIO 3.1. Common Configuration - Intel 2U Server System, OS: CentOS 7.5, Kernel 4.17.6-1.el7.x86_64, CPU 2 x Intel® Xeon® 6154 Gold @ 3.0GHz (18 cores), RAM 256GB DDR4 @ 2666MHz. Configuration – Intel® Optane™ SSD DC P4800X 375GB compared to Intel® SSD DC P4600 1.6TB. Intel Microcode: 0x2000043; System BIOS: 00.01.0013; ME Firmware: 04.00.04.294; BMC Firmware: 1.43.91f76955; FRUSDR: 1.43. Performance results are based on testing as of November 30, 2018 and may not reflect all publicly available security updates. See configuration disclosure for details. No product can be absolutely secure.}

^{2Common Configuration - Intel® 2U Server System, OS CentOS* 7.2, kernel 3.10.0-327.el7.x86_64, CPU 2 x Intel® Xeon® E5-2699 v4 @ 2.20GHz (22 cores), RAM 396GB DDR @ 2133MHz. Configuration – Intel® Optane™ SSD DC P4800X 375GB and Intel® SSD DC P3700 1600 GB. QoS – measures 99% QoS under 4K 70-30 workload at QD1 using FIO 2.15.}

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^{4Performance measured using FIO* rev 2.13, with 4 workers with total queue depth of 16.}

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• Bigger, more affordable memory
• Cost-optimized for storage consolidation
• More scale per server
• Faster insight and larger memory pools
• High endurance

- Improve overall system with balanced cost, capacity, and performance

2nd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors optimize interconnectivity with a focus on speed without compromising data security.

Intel® Optane™ DC persistent memory sits directly on the memory bus, and represents a new class of memory and storage technology architected to extract further value from data. It can be used with the Intel Optane SSD DC P4800X as a fast-cache storage tier.

Intel® Optane™ DC SSDs allow architects to optimize, store, and accelerate large complex datasets. The exceptional combination of low latency, high endurance, and consistent responsiveness is ideal for fast caching or fast storage. Near DRAM speed and persistence of traditional SSDs helps to solve the most demanding memory and storage challenges, even in the most dynamic environments.

Intel® QLC 3D NAND SSDs are reducing the cost gap between SSDs and traditional spinning hard drives, making all-flash storage an affordable option.

Intel Optane technology and Intel QLC 3D NAND SSDs enable system architects to break through the bottlenecks in the working data caching tier while cost-effectively increasing the capacity for data storage. In tandem, these unique technologies bridge the gaps between localized hot data (near the CPU) and larger capacity data.

Intel® Optane™ SSD DC P4800X vs. 3D NAND SSDs

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE

High throughput (fast movement of data)
Reads and writes at bit level (not pages and blocks like NAND). This means no garbage collection for faster write times. Performance does not decay under stress. 

PREDICTABLY FAST SERVICE

High QoS (fast performing on mixed workload benchmarks)
In an environment of fast growing data and demanding requirements, data centers must deploy solutions that enable predictably fast service. 

RESPONSIVE UNDER LOAD

Low latency, fast response time
With NAND-based SSDs, random write operations can add significant delay to the read operations. Intel Optane technology maintains consistent response times regardless of write throughput. You can consistently experience fast service under any load even at low queue depth where most applications generate storage workloads.

Fast storage or cache refers to the tiering and layering which enable a better memory-to-storage hierarchy. Intel Optane technology’s combination of low and predictable latency andhigh endurance allows it to function much more efficiently as a caching device vs. NAND-based solutions.

A system built on Intel Xeon Scalable processors, using Intel Optane SSD DC P4800X drives for the caching layer delivered up to 3x better price/performance levels than previous generation systems and storage media.⁴

Intel Optane DC persistent memory is an innovative new tier in the memory hierarchy that is applicable to workloads across cloud, in-memory computing, and storage. This new application of Intel Optane technology in a DIMM form factor allows large amounts of data to be moved closer to the CPU—providing fast access, processing, and analysis in real time—comparable to DRAM at low latencies. The DIMM also offers higher capacity and data persistence, allowing data to remain in memory even when power cycles occur. The flexibility of Intel Optane DC persistent memory enables system architects and designers to accelerate industry-trending In-Memory Databases, and support more Virtual Machines and larger memory for each.

With Intel Optane DC SSD, each server can do more, across applications. This data center SSD is ideal for working data and realtime data stored in large volumes; highly random storage bound applications; and random workloads at low queue depths, which is where the majority of activity occurs in real-world scenarios.

Data defines the future, and Intel’s unique position as a technology leader and breadth of capabilities can help customers deliver something new, or reimagine what they do, only better. This takes memory and platform innovation. Intel’s end-to-end integrated architecture optimizes the Intel Xeon Scalable processor, Intel Optane technology and Intel 3D NAND technology to create an efficient data center that can move data faster, store more of it, and process everything from cloud to the edge. Platform-connected capabilities link the compute and storage pools to efficiently manage storage at scale, accelerate applications, and simplify systems.

With over 50 years of experience, Intel is redesigning the fabric of how new systems are architected, building storage directly into the DNA of new system designs. The combination of Intel Optane DC persistent memory with the performance-optimized Intel Optane SSDs and next-generation cost-optimized Intel® 3D NAND SSDs with QLC technology is redefining the storage hierarchy and defining the future of storage—a future that is driven by Intel.