Intel® Optane™ SSD 900P Series
480GB, 1/2 Height PCIe x4, 20nm, 3D XPoint™
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Expert reviews
The overall review score is calculated from averaging this product's international review scores.
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12/16/2019
SummaryMany of the common storage related tasks didn't seem to be overly affected by which drive from this round up they were run on. As anticipated, Optane drives and second-generation NVMe SSDs are the top players in the market offering a considerable performa...
techspot.com -
06/20/2019
SummaryThis round of benchmarking fun consisted of packing two Intel Optane 900p high-performance NVMe solid-state drives into a system for a fresh round of RAID Linux benchmarking atop the in-development Linux 5.2 kernel plus providing a fresh look at the ZFS O...
phoronix.com
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07/12/2018
SummaryAs we said at the start, the Intel Optane SSD 900P is very much a proof of concept drive for very specific solution requirements, rather than a genuine contender as something you should put in your system.Indeed our review is more about introducing you to...
overclock3d.net -
04/02/2018
SummaryHaving waited eight months since Intel's tantalising but ultimately lacklustre tiny Optane Memory SSDs, we've finally got our hands on the consumer product that 3D Xpoint (“cross point”) deserved from the start in Intel's newest Optane 900P series, which...
topnewreview.com -
03/16/2018
SummaryThe Intel Optane 900P proves just how large an impact low-latency storage can have to the applications that can take advantage of it. The 900P is a professional's dream, making it easily the best end-user SSD available right now...
storagereview.com -
12/15/2017
SummaryAs expected, the 480GB Optane SSD 900p performs about the same as the 280GB model. That makes it one of the overall fastest SSDs money can buy, but the Optane SSDs don't win in every test.Higher performance is often an important selling point for higher c...
anandtech.com -
12/13/2017
SummaryIntel's first consumer Optane SSD offers an enticing taste of the future of storage. But cramped capacities, high prices, and form factor limitations mean the 900P Series, though packed with potential, is best suited to a narrow swath of desktop enthusia...
computershopper.comProsFar faster than any traditional NAND-based SSD in some tests, Particularly excels at small file reads and writes for fast boot and program load times, Extremely high endurance rating
ConsLags behind less expensive Samsung M.2 drives in sequential performance, Bulky form factor means no laptop compatibility, Low capacity limits appeal for video editors or other high-end content creators
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12/13/2017
SummaryIntel's first consumer Optane SSD offers an enticing taste of the future of storage. But cramped capacities, high prices, and form factor limitations mean the 900P Series, though packed with potential, is best suited to a narrow swath of desktop enthusi...
pcmag.comProsFar faster than any traditional NAND-based SSD in some tests, Particularly excels at small file reads and writes for fast boot and program load times, Extremely high endurance rating
ConsBottom Line, Intel's first consumer Optane SSD offers an enticing taste of the future of storage, But cramped capacities, high prices, and form factor limitations mean the 900P Series, though packed with potential, is best suited to a narrow swath of desk...
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11/27/2017
SummaryWhen Intel and Micron get together to design an entirely different kind of drive it's time to sit up and take notice in a big way. Between Intel and Micron, they have almost unlimited R+D money and that combination of engineering and R+D money shows itsel...
proclockers.com -
11/24/2017
SummaryIntel Optane SSD 900P Solid State Drives - Find Them At AmazonIn terms of bandwidth, latency, and endurance, the first enthusiast-class Intel Optane SSDs rock. The vast majority of consumer-desktop storage workloads reside at low queue depths while speedy...
hothardware.comProsAwesome Performance Where It Matters Most, Extreme Endurance, Multiple Form Factors
ConsPricey, Relatively Low Capacities (For Now)
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11/17/2017
SummaryEarlier this week I presented out initial Linux benchmarks of the Intel Optane 900P SSD with this 3D XPoint memory U.2 solid-state drive delivering incredible performance figures. Those tests were done with EXT4 while in this article are more tests with o...
phoronix.com -
11/13/2017
SummaryIf you want the fastest, longest lasting storage for your PC, Intel's SSD 900P with its Optane memory is it. It's especially faster with applications such as video and audio content creation and editing that can thread multiple writes...
pcworld.com_techhive.comProsBlazingly fast, 100 times the rated endurance of NAND SSDs, Stunning IOPs numbers
ConsRougly twice the price of the average NVMe/PCIe SSD
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11/12/2017
SummaryThe Intel Optane SSD 900P NVMe SSD loses points on availability and pricing but that is it. This SSD is the most powerful SSD we have had in our hands to date and its implementation of 3D XPoint Memory ensures that this is a disruptive technology. There a...
thessdreview.com -
10/27/2017
SummaryToday, Intel launched the first consumer variant of its 3D XPoint Technology SSDS, the Optane SSD 900P family of drives. I'm still working on the review, but—spoiler alert!—it's damn fast. In fact, it's the fastest SSD I've ever tested in many scenarios...
pcgamer.com -
10/27/2017
SummaryThe wait is over, the SSD 900P is here, and it's even more affordable than I was expecting. The product was well built and nicely packaged, but it's the 3D XPoint on the inside that enthusiasts are truly after, and it did not disappoint. Intel's 14-channe...
pcper.comProsOutstanding responsiveness and performance where it matters most, Outstanding endurance (especially for a client SSD), Free Star Citizen access and ship
ConsCost is a bit higher than enthusiasts might be used to, 'Max' performance figures feel held back by the controller
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10/27/2017
SummaryIntel's Optane SSDs are coming to consumer systems for the first time today. The Optane SSD 900P Series will encompass 280GB and 480GB NVMe drives with PCIe 3.0 x4 interfaces. Intel will initially offer the SSD 900P as an add-in card in 280GB and 480GB ca...
Techreport.com -
10/27/2017
SummaryFor some, Intel's Optane SSD 900p will have an immediate, palpable impact. If you work with massive datasets in a workstation environment, this product doesn't even have competition. For the rest of us enthusiasts, it's really fast too, but its impact...
tomshardware.comProsLow queue depth performance, Reasonable price points, Unbound storage
ConsCapacity, Where Is VROC
Retail prices reported as of 24 Sep 2023 22:37:39 GMT