Intel introduced the new Solid-State Drive 510 Series (SSD 510) that features SATA 6 Gigabits per second (Gbps) performance to take full advantage of the company’s transition to higher speed SATA bus interfaces on the recently introduced second generation Intel Core processor-based platforms.
The new storage offerings supports data transfers of up to 500 megabytes per second (MB/s), and doubles the sequential read speeds, and at up to 315MB/s more than triples the sequential write speeds of Intel’s current 3Gbps SSDs, to transfer more data in less time, said the company.
In addition, the SSD 510 Series uses Intel 34-nanometer NAND flash memory to deliver sequential performance of up to 500MB/s sequential read speeds and up to 315 MB/s writes for its high-capacity model.
Intel NAND solutions group director of marketing Pete Hazen said the Intel SSD 510 Series helps round out their SSD product line and was specifically designed for applications that require high sequential media transfers.
"Whether it’s a gamer wanting impeccable visual performance and faster game loading, or a performance-intensive workstation user, the new 6Gbps SATA SSD from Intel is not only significantly faster than the top 10,000 RPM gaming HDD, it’s also faster than two RAIDed gaming HDDs," Hazen said.
