News - Intel 710 and 720 Series SSDs detailed

[HEXUS]

Specifications and performance information emerges.

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[watercooled]

So are the 720 series using native PCIe controllers?

[kingpotnoodle]

Grid is rather missing the 510 as a comparison...

The 710 looks a bit disappointing, the 720 a monster though... why the lack of different nomenclature?

[kalniel]

The 710 looks a bit disappointing, the 720 a monster though... why the lack of different nomenclature?

The price will be all the differentiating that you need

Now bring out a non-enterprise PCIe SSD please Intel. I went with X58 precisely for this reason

[aidanjt]

Doesn't say which controllers they're using. :\

[thomasxstewart]

Pci-e early on in SSD producted, made laughing stock out of sata ssd. upon closer inspection in pci-e standards, pci-e can work within range ov voltage that ssd runs at, about 1.3 volts, while sata is 5 volt to 3.0 volt interface, even with best protection, 1.7 volt is too little, so sata ssd stutters. overvolted. while pci-e runs smooth. pci-e also runs circuits in 3.3 v range & often is listed as such, yet 1.3 is possible in cpu temp memory slots interface. why sata which interfaces those, cann't lower voltage, i don't know, maybe just plain sadistic engineers of sata ssd controllers.

drsahek md

[d3m0n5]

Pci-e early on in SSD producted, made laughing stock out of sata ssd. upon closer inspection in pci-e standards, pci-e can work within range ov voltage that ssd runs at, about 1.3 volts, while sata is 5 volt to 3.0 volt interface, even with best protection, 1.7 volt is too little, so sata ssd stutters. overvolted. while pci-e runs smooth. pci-e also runs circuits in 3.3 v range & often is listed as such, yet 1.3 is possible in cpu temp memory slots interface. why sata which interfaces those, cann't lower voltage, i don't know, maybe just plain sadistic engineers of sata ssd controllers.

drsahek md

Dude. Seriously what the heck are you gabbing on about? I'm no electrical engineer but I know enough about SSD architecture and electrical interface design to know that u should just stop posting stupid comments.

[planet436]

Pci-e early on in SSD producted, made laughing stock out of sata ssd. upon closer inspection in pci-e standards, pci-e can work within range ov voltage that ssd runs at, about 1.3 volts, while sata is 5 volt to 3.0 volt interface, even with best protection, 1.7 volt is too little, so sata ssd stutters. overvolted. while pci-e runs smooth. pci-e also runs circuits in 3.3 v range & often is listed as such, yet 1.3 is possible in cpu temp memory slots interface. why sata which interfaces those, cann't lower voltage, i don't know, maybe just plain sadistic engineers of sata ssd controllers.

drsahek md

What is this I don't even ...

[watercooled]

Pci-e early on in SSD producted, made laughing stock out of sata ssd. upon closer inspection in pci-e standards, pci-e can work within range ov voltage that ssd runs at, about 1.3 volts, while sata is 5 volt to 3.0 volt interface, even with best protection, 1.7 volt is too little, so sata ssd stutters. overvolted. while pci-e runs smooth. pci-e also runs circuits in 3.3 v range & often is listed as such, yet 1.3 is possible in cpu temp memory slots interface. why sata which interfaces those, cann't lower voltage, i don't know, maybe just plain sadistic engineers of sata ssd controllers.

drsahek md

Huh? It has nothing to do with voltage, both PCIe and SATA drives will get a 12v supply (as well as others) and can use DC-DC converters to get any voltage they like.

[saltyzip]

Pci-e early on in SSD producted, made laughing stock out of sata ssd. upon closer inspection in pci-e standards, pci-e can work within range ov voltage that ssd runs at, about 1.3 volts, while sata is 5 volt to 3.0 volt interface, even with best protection, 1.7 volt is too little, so sata ssd stutters. overvolted. while pci-e runs smooth. pci-e also runs circuits in 3.3 v range & often is listed as such, yet 1.3 is possible in cpu temp memory slots interface. why sata which interfaces those, cann't lower voltage, i don't know, maybe just plain sadistic engineers of sata ssd controllers.

drsahek md

Hexus, Can we vote this as Quote of the week?

[LuckyNV]

You're talking to a bot guys

[MadduckUK]

You're talking to a bot guys

nah, i reckon he has come over from semiaccurate

[watercooled]

Doesn't sound very bot-ish.

[Blackmage]

Wow! the 720 will need at least PCI Express 8x, PCI Express 2.0 4x slot to provide enough juice to maximize performance!

[watercooled]

OCZ are also pushing PCIe with their HDSL interface. http://www.anandtech.com/show/3949/o...rface-reviewed