Splitting the difference
Intel has added a new capacity drive to its SSD 750 Series, one that slots right in between the existing 400GB and 1.2TB models. Like those two, the new 800GB capacity drive is a half-height PCI-E 3.0 x4 solution sporting 20nm multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash memory.
The Intel SSD 750 Series is a high-performance line, though the 800GB model will be the slowest of the bunch. Don't confuse that to mean slow in general -- these drives offer far faster sequential read and write performance than SATA 6Gbps-based drives.
Intel rates the 800GB model at up to 2,100MB/s for sequential reads and up to 800MB/s for sequential writes, along with random read and write performance of up to 420,000 IOPS and 210,000 IOPS, respectively.
For the sake of comparison, the 400GB model boasts 2,200MB/s sequential reads, 900MB/s sequential writes, random reads of 430,000 IOPS, and random writes of 230,000 IOPS.
As for the 1.2TB, not only is it the most capacious, it's also the fastest performing across the board with 2,400MB/s for sequential reads, 1,200MB/s for sequential writes, and random read and write performance of up to 440,000 IOPs and 290,000 IOPS, respectively. Check out our review of the 1.2TB model for more information.
The downside to these drives is that they're pricey. Intel hasn't said how much the 800GB model will cost, though we spotted it on Newegg for $780. That's about in line with the price-per-gigabyte ratio of the other two models -- Newegg sells OEM versions of the 400GB for $380 and 1.2TB for $1,040.
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