Intel's 3D XPoint-Powered Optane DC P4800X 'Cold Stream' NVMe SSD, Up To 21x More Endurance Than NAND

[It's me!]

Intel's 3D XPoint SSD specifications have leaked, and thankfully this time it isn't a caching device. They have memory and now an actual SSD coming to market, so we are finally seeing at least some sign that the company is on track.

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Multiple leaks in Chinese-language media apparently outline the performance specifications of Intel's forthcoming Optane P4800X Series Cold Stream PCIe Add-In-Card, which is the company's first 3D XPoint-powered SSD. If Intel follows its trend of releasing enthusiast variants of its enterprise SSDs, we could see the NVMe DC P4800X head to the desktop soon. We treat any leak with suspicion, but in this case we also found a declaration of conformity certificate on Intel's site. The document confirms the name of the device and that it uses 3D XPoint, thus lending some credibility to the leak. We also found a reference to an unreleased DC P4500 Cliffdale SSD series.

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/optane-3d-xpoint-intel-p4800x-cold-stream,33624.html

[VerticalDiscussions]

Why is it called "Cold Stream"? It must use some sort of Supercooling.... :L

[manikyath]

17 minutes ago, VerticalDiscussions said:

Why is it called "Cold Stream"? It must use some sort of Supercooling.... :L

i so hope that's a jab at samsung's 950PRO m.2 thermal throttling

[Granular]

Wasn't it supposed to be 1000x everything?

[It's me!]

1 hour ago, Granular said:

Wasn't it supposed to be 1000x everything?

Yeah, this certainly isn't 1000X of anything. 

[NumLock21]

There was a article about Intel Optane and its true performance vs what they had hope of achieving. 1000X is what they had thought about, in reality it was much less.

 

 

[TrigrH]

7 hours ago, manikyath said:

i so hope that's a jab at samsung's 950PRO m.2 thermal throttling

just use MSI's M.2 Heat shield to fix that /s 

[Juanitology]

11 hours ago, It's me! said:

Yeah, this certainly isn't 1000X of anything. 

At best this is a marginal improvement over nvme PCIe x4 drives as far as performance

[ionbasa]

14 hours ago, manikyath said:

i so hope that's a jab at samsung's 950PRO m.2 thermal throttling

This is a half height PCIe add in card. It's power draw is slightly more than double that of the 950 Pro M.2 

Just so you know, it'll probably run just as hot, and have a heat sink.

[Coaxialgamer]

16 hours ago, VerticalDiscussions said:

Why is it called "Cold Stream"? It must use some sort of Supercooling.... :L

I think they are referencing this 

[NumLock21]

5 hours ago, Coaxialgamer said:

I think they are referencing this 

What's with the giant tablet and dome trap, proped up with a stick, the warm section?

 

 

 

 

 

Oh wait, it's just a towel and a beach umbrella...