Test Suite Overview
Synthetic Tests: Basic IO Patterns
Advanced Synthetic Tests: Block Sizes and Cache Size Effects
Power Management, Conclusions
The last major update to our consumer SSD benchmark suite was introduced in 2017. A lot has changed in the SSD market over the past several years, and our SSD testing methods need to change in response to those trends. SSDs in general have been getting more complex, so there are more ways for benchmarks to end up being misleading or unrealistic. This might be on accident, or as part of a deliberate PR strategy to obfuscate the real world performance behind a holy unified metric. [pun intended]
Today Intel is announcing updates to most of their SSD product lines. Their products based on 3D NAND are being updated to use Intel s 144-layer QLC and TLC NAND. On the Optane side of the business, we have detailed specifications for the first product to use second-generation 3D XPoint memory, and an updated Optane Memory caching solution for client PCs. Intel has also revealed the code name for their third-generation Optane persistent memory modules, which will be launching along Sapphire Rapids Xeon processors.
SSD D7-P5510 - Datacenter NVMe, 144L TLC
SSD D5-P5316 - Datacenter NVMe, 144L QLC
SSD 670p - Client/Consumer NVMe, 144L QLC