Intels Axed Optane Biz Spurts Out Mixed Bag Of New SSDs

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Just one of two new 3D XPoint-based drives delivers superior performance

From the rotting corpse that was Intel's uprooted memory company Optane, emerge a pair of new 3D XPoint-based SSDs for servers and workstations. Only one of them seems to be an update on the album that was released two years ago...

The semiconductor giant didn't even bother announcing the new Intel Optane SSD DC P5810X series, instead handing discovery to those in control of the company's Labyrinthine Ark product database.

Intel did not respond to requests for comment at the time of publication.

The new P5810X series launched in the fourth quarter. Without an explanation from Intel, it's hard to understand why the company released the two units, given that it saw a $559 million drop in stock value due to the company's decision to shut down the Optane business.

Optane's two new products are a PCIe 4.0 NVMe drive, one 400GB and one 800GB. And compared to its predecessor, the 2020 P5800X, they offer a mixed bag in terms of performance and power, based on comparisons of general specs.

For example, 800 GB P5810X, 1.5 million IOPS random read, 1.27 million IOPS random write, up to 7200 MB/s sequential read, up to recommended sequential write bandwidth of 5400 MB / sec, 4.6 watts of passive power and 24 watts of active power.

When you consider that the 2020 800GB P5800X offers faster I/O performance of 1.35M write IOPS, higher sequential write bandwidth of up to 6100MB/s, and the same I/O and I/O performance, it also seems inefficient. operating bandwidth. Power consumption is also low at 4.2 watts when idle and 18 watts when running.

With a minimum of 400GB, the P5810X offers I/O write performance and bandwidth improvements over its predecessor, the P5800X. New 400GB drive 1.5 Million IOPS reads, 1.38 Million IOPS writes, up to 7200MB/s sequential read performance, up to 6000MB/s sequential write performance, 3.8W of standby power and 24W of active power.

In contrast, the 400GB P5800X has slower I/O performance of 1.15M IOPS for writes, lower sequential bandwidth of 4800MB/s, and the same I/O performance and sequential bandwidth for reads. The 2020 console has less active power at 14 watts, but the same 3.8 watts standby power.

Optane SSDs are faster and more stable than competing products. In the case of the new P5810X SSDs, they have an endurance of 100 disk writes per day (DWPD) and a five-year warranty. On the other hand, Kioxia's new CM7 series PCIe 5.0 SSD has 1 DWPD for five years.

For anyone who values ​​the high endurance and powerful I/O performance of Intel Optane SSDs, this new model could be a happy last resort. But with only one model offering upgrades and Intel's Optane business disappearing, it's hard to get excited about this launch.

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