Intel Set To Drop NVMe DC P3520 SSD With 20nm 32-layer 3D NAND, Among Others. Leaked

[Computurd]

Talk about some juicy information, the doc also reveals Intel 3D is 20nm.

After some late-night sleuthing, we turned up an Intel document that details the impending release schedule of two of Intel's newest SSDs, along with a host of information on unreleased Xeon CPUs.
. Intel's unannounced DC P3520 NVMe SSD comes packing the heretofore-unseen IMFT 3D NAND, which Intel and Micron announced earlier this year. The IMFT 3D NAND packs 32 layers that provide 256 Gb per die for MLC products, and 384 Gb per die for TLC NAND. The DC P3520 offers up to 450,000 random read IOPS and sustained random write performance of 44,000 IOPS.

http://www.tomsitpro.com/articles/intel-3d-nand-p3608-p3520,1-2792.html

 

[bradley]

Awesome. It's little wonder why Samsung was dumping so much of their 3D SSD product onto the market. There's a new sheriff in town boys. Nice to see two US-based companies Intel and Micron innovate in the SSD space. Exciting times, for those who aren't now jaded, similar to how when the Pentium and even the Athlon first burst onto the scene.

 

[Redstorm]

Those are some sweet read/write numbers their.

Being a DC part don't expect it to be cheap.

 

[Computurd]

Those are some sweet read/write numbers their.

Being a DC part don't expect it to be cheap.

Definitely the sign of 3D Coming very soon to consumers though :awe:

 

[bradley]

Definitely the sign of 3D Coming very soon to consumers though :awe:

Yeah, Intel will always be the more expensive product than Micron. But I don't need an enterprise product. I'm waiting for the Micron part numbers to be dropped soon. Let's get ready for SDD to become faster, larger, less expensive and incredibly more robust and resilient. I boycotted two whole generations of Samsung product in anticipation.

 

[witeken]

No, Intel uses about the same 3D NAND lithography node as Samsung.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/9116/estimating-intelmicron-32layer-256gbit-3d-nand-die-size

Secondly, Samsung has catched up with Intel's "breakthrough" cost.

http://www.engadget.com/2015/08/10/samsung-256-gigabit-flash-chip/

 

[bradley]

Hadn't seen those articles before so thanks witeken. No doubt this will lower SSD prices. Otherwise I took Intel's initial press release at face value and then lost touch with the tech. I'll have to do some more reading before further commenting.