Intel Optane DC P4800X 750GB SSD Review

1. Introduction2. Intel Optane SSD DC P4800X3. Testing Methodology4. ATTO Disk Benchmark5. Sustained Sequential Read/Write Performance6. 4KB Random Read/Write Performance7. 8KB Random Read/Write Performance8. 8K Random 70/30 Mix Read/Write9. Intel 3D XPoint v Standard NAND10. Throughput11. Workload Scenarios12. PCMark 8 - Individual Test Suites13. Performance Stability14. Real Life File Testing15. Closing Thoughts16. View All Pages

 
Our DC P4800X came in a plain white box with nothing bundled with it, which isn't really surprising as this is a drive aimed at the enterprise market segment.

The drive uses an aluminium casing with both the front and back areas styled into large heatsinks. Even with this design, the drive got pretty warm to the touch after some of our benchmarking runs.
 
The drive is thicker than a standard SSD at 15mm and uses the U.2 interface. The drive uses 128Gb 20nm Intel 3D XPoint packages looked after by an Intel SSL3D 7-channel controller.

 

The Intel Toolbox SSD management utility is a pretty comprehensive tool for looking after your SSD. The home screen displays information about the drive, how the capacity is being used, its health and estimated life remaining.

There are seven buttons on the right hand side of the utility main screen. These are for Intel’s SSD Optimiser, two drive diagnostic scans – one quick and the other full – secure erase, firmware updates, a system tuner and a page for system information.

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