Intel SSD DC S3500 Review (480GB): Part 1
by Anand Lal Shimpi on June 11, 2013 6:10 PM EST- Posted in
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- Datacenter
- Enterprise
Random & Sequential IO Performance
Similar to our other Enterprise Iometer tests, queue depths are much higher in our Iometer benchmarks. To measure sequential performance I ran a 1 minute long 128KB sequential test over the entire span of the drive at a queue depth of 32. For random performance, I ran a 3 minute long 4KB random read test over the entire span of the drive at a queue depth of 32. Random write performance was measured at steady state (QD32), which varies depending on capacity and other factors. The results reported are in average MB/s over the entire test length.
Random read performance is just excellent. The S3500 gives up nothing compared to the S3700 and ends up being one of the fastest enterprise drives we've tested.
Random write performance takes a big hit compared to the S3700. At 47MB/s, the S3500 isn't bad but it's not class leading like the S3700.
Sequential read speed is limited by 6Gbps SATA, and the S3500 has no issues hitting that limit given the number of NAND die inside the 480GB model. It's not until you get down to the 160GB version that performance will drop below 500MB/s.
Sequential write performance is substantially better on the S3500, making this drive even better for large sequential caching applications.
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Great work Anand, indeed these last two weeks have been really hectic for tech sites. Great new techs have been announced. I'm happy for all the technological evolution that has taken place in the last 4 years, especially on the flash storage side. I'm only hoping that the price/GB for these new enterprise SSDs will come soon below 1$/GB.ImSpartacus - Tuesday, June 11, 2013 - link
Yes, I'm impressed. Even this brief look at the new Intel drive is very helpful. I'll definitely be back for the rest of it.petertoth - Tuesday, June 11, 2013 - link
The write endurance seems to be pretty low though! 450000GB/800GB = 562 cycles. Others do something like 2-3000!