Intel's 710-series solid state drives deliver a combination of performance and reliability aimed at top-tier server needs. They have nearly the same endurance as SLC-based NAND SSDs, yet utilize the higher capacity and more cost-effective MLC style NAND. Write endurance out-of-the-box is rated at up to 1.1 Petabytes (PB) and comes in 100-Gigabyte (GB), 200GB and 300GB capacities.

Targeted for I/O-starved applications, the Intel SSD 710 achieves a 4K random write performance of up to 2,700 input/output operations per second (IOPS) and 4K random read performance of up to 38,500 IOPS across the full span of the drive, making these a suitable replacement to an SLC SSD or multiple enterprise-grade hard disk drives.

The Intel SSD 710 also includes increased reliability and security features. These include enhanced power-loss data protection to reduce potential data loss during a power failure; added data security with surplus NAND flash memory to provide system protection should a NAND die fail; Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) with 128-bit pre-configured encryption technology to protect the data from an external threat or internal system issues and Temperature Monitoring and Logging containing an internal temperature sensor that can be monitored using two self-monitoring analysis and report technology (SMART) attributes to prevent downtime.

• Intel 710 300GB SATA 3Gb/s 2.5inch SSD Drivers
  • SSD Toolbox
    • Intel_SSD_Toolbox_v3.0.3.exe
      Version 3.0.3 Released 04/19/12
      For XP32, Vista32, Vista64, Win7_64