During Intel’s April 2019 data center launch event, the company unveiled a number of new technologies. Two related to the traditional NVMe market, but with a twist. Both drives are not typical x4 single port U.2, M.2, or AIC form factors. The Intel Optane SSD DC D4800X is a dual port NVMe version of the Intel Optane SSD DC P4800X SSD. On the other end of the spectrum, the Intel SSD D5-P4326 15.36TB is a new ruler SSD for high capacity applications.
Intel Optane SSD DC D4800X For High-Availability Arrays
The Intel Optane SSD DC D4800X is a dual port NVMe SSD. That means it has two x2 interfaces and can be interfaced to two different controllers. For high-availability systems, this is exactly what one wants.
![Intel Optane U2](https://www.servethehome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Intel-Optane-U2.jpg)
We were told endurance is the same as the Intel DC P4800X at 41-82PBW over the life of the device at 750TB with 375TB versions also available. We see this being used in extremely high-performance arrays or as log devices for high-availability arrays in front of hard drives or QLC flash.
Intel SSD D5-P4326 15.36TB Shipping
The Intel SSD D5-P4326 15.36TB is a new EDSFF E1.L form factor SSD based on QLC NAND. Intel is looking at 32 of these in a server for almost a half petabyte of flash in a rack. Later this year, Intel says it will deliver drives twice as big at over 30TB and therefore be pushing around 1PB per U with flash in a rack.
![AIC FB128 LX Grays Peak Intel Ruler SSD 1U](https://www.servethehome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/AIC-FB128-LX-Grays-Peak-Intel-Ruler-SSD-1U.jpg)
This is a product that was announced last year, but Intel took the opportunity to empty the kitchen sink on announcements and announce that this was shipping and that the 1PB per U dream will be here in 2019, which is what we were promised in 2018 from the company.
![Intel Ruler SSD 1PB In 2018](https://www.servethehome.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Intel-Ruler-SSD-1PB-in-2018.jpg)
We hope this is the year.
Intel Press Release
Here is the bit from the official press release on both:
- Intel Optane SSD DC D4800X (Dual Port) combines the performance of Intel Optane DC SSDs with the data resilience required by mission-critical high-availability enterprise IT applications. Dual port capability adds redundancy to the data path to deliver continued data access in the event of failures or service operations and upgrades.
- Intel SSD D5-P4326 (Intel QLC 3D NAND) is an addition to Intel’s first-to-market PCIe QLC NAND SSDs for the data center. Using 64-Layer QLC technology (4 bits/cell), the product family delivers large affordable capacities to read-intensive cloud workloads. Additional cost optimizations on the Intel SSD D5-P4326 enable it to help accelerate HDD displacement in warm storage. (Source: Intel)
375 TB, is that a typo?
“We were told endurance is the same as the Intel DC P4800X at 41-82PBW over the life of the device at 750TB with 375TB versions also available.”
I think you mean GB. :-)
Sorry, but the DC D4800X is one of intel’s really stupid idea…
Take any X86-64 system, starting from desktop all the way up to 8 way Xeon machine, if you have a problem with the PCI hardware (malfunction) – the system will either freeze or poweroff, and in many cases if you’ll reset it, it won’t POST.
So if one NVME port goes down on the DC D4800X – you’ll have a frozen/down system anyway, A 2nd NVME port won’t help much..
It helps just fine with multiple controllers in a multi-host system :)
Yeah, PCI slots are ALWAYS going out.
I just saw my reply (without realizing it was mine) and thought, wow, that guys TOTALLY right. :)