Intel has launched its third-generation solid-state drive (SSD) in the Solid-State Drive 320 Series (SSD 320 Series).
The SSD 320 Series is based on Intel’s 25-nanometer (nm) NAND flash memory, and replaces and builds on high-performing Intel X25-M SATA SSD.
Intel Non-Volatile Memory Solutions Group marketing director Pete Hazen said the company’s third generation of SSDs adds enhanced data security features, power-loss management and innovative data redundancy features to once again advance SSD technology.
"Whether it’s a consumer or corporate IT looking to upgrade from a hard disk drive, or an enterprise seeking to deploy SSDs in their data centres, the new Intel SSD 320 Series will continue to build on our reputation of high quality and dependability over the life of the SSD," Hazen said.
The SSD 320 is the next-gen of Intel’s client product line for use on desktop and notebook PCs and is targeted for mainstream consumers, corporate IT or PC enthusiasts who would like a substantial performance boost over conventional mechanical hard disk drives (HDDs).
The new offering comes in 40GB, 80GB, 120GB, 160GB and new higher capacity 300GB and 600GB versions. It uses the 3 gigabit-per-second (3gbps) SATA II interface to support an SSD upgrade for the more than one billion SATA II PCs installed throughout the world.
Further, the SSD 320 produces up to 39,500 input/output operations per second (IOPS) random reads and 23,000 IOPS random writes on its highest-capacity drives.
The company has also doubled sequential write speeds from its second generation to 220 megabytes-per-second (MB/s) sequential writes and maintains high read throughputs at up to 270 MB/s sequential reads.
