The Intel Optane SSD 900P 280GB Review
by Billy Tallis on October 27, 2017 9:30 AM ESTAnandTech Storage Bench - The Destroyer
The Destroyer is an extremely long test replicating the access patterns of very IO-intensive desktop usage. A detailed breakdown can be found in this article. Like real-world usage, the drives do get the occasional break that allows for some background garbage collection and flushing caches, but those idle times are limited to 25ms so that it doesn't take all week to run the test. These AnandTech Storage Bench (ATSB) tests do not involve running the actual applications that generated the workloads, so the scores are relatively insensitive to changes in CPU performance and RAM from our new testbed, but the jump to a newer version of Windows and the newer storage drivers can have an impact.
We quantify performance on this test by reporting the drive's average data throughput, the average latency of the I/O operations, and the total energy used by the drive over the course of the test.
The Intel Optane SSD 900P sets a new record for average data rate on The Destroyer, beating the Samsung 960 PRO 2TB's score by about 10%, and beating the more similarly-priced 512GB 960 PRO by about 23%.
The average latency of the Optane SSD 900P on The Destroyer is a modest improvement over the previous record. The 99th percentile latency is a more significant 60% reduction over the previous record, putting the Optane SSD more clearly in a separate performance consistency class from high-end flash-based SSDs.
The average read latency of the Optane SSD 900P on The Destroyer is less than half that of any flash-based SSD, but the average write latency is a bit slower than the fastest flash-based SSDs.
Even though the Optane SSD didn't set a record for average write latency on the Destroyer, its 99th percentile write latency is about half the previous record. The 99th percentile read latency beats the previous record by more than 60%.
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BrokenCrayons - Friday, October 27, 2017 - link
Yup, there's the ddriver we all know touting yet another set of unverifiable qualifications that proclaim relevant experience. From getting first pick of hard drives off the pallet at the shipyard to system security and now a decade of multiphysics simulation experience, this shamless self-promoter has done it all and is a SME in everything.It's too bad you're so transparently trying to set a new record in rigged life experiences. Shame!
ddriver - Friday, October 27, 2017 - link
You make a persuasive argument :)I criticize intel, that is great, therefore I suck, regardless of how grounded that criticism is.
You criticize me, who sucks, therefore you are great, like intel, regardless of how baseless your criticism is.
I wish I had such lowly and trivially attainable goals in life as you do. That would make things so much easier. I'd basically have to cheer and clap hands at my own stupidity to feel accomplished. Must be nice...
BrokenCrayons - Friday, October 27, 2017 - link
The number of times you've replied in this article alone make it clear you serve no useful purpose to the world.ddriver - Friday, October 27, 2017 - link
And I guess you responding to so many of my comments if just to whine about it makes you very useful, right? LOLCheapSushi - Friday, October 27, 2017 - link
Wouldn't be a AnandTech article without him. I pretty sure nearly every single one has some cynicism from him.ddriver - Friday, October 27, 2017 - link
Go and check and come back with the results.BrokenCrayons - Friday, October 27, 2017 - link
I like the Optane articles the best when it comes to ddriver. They predictably draw him out and while in the context of Optane, he's even easier to manipulate than usual.ddriver - Friday, October 27, 2017 - link
Oh wow, so you are manipulating me now. You mastermind you.Good thing I come out of my troll cave so you can ride that white steed of yours into glorious battle and once again find purpose in life, heroically championing for the dummies of mediocrity :)
All hail the brave sir Dumb-a-lot.
BrokenCrayons - Friday, October 27, 2017 - link
I can tell you feel like you've lost by the way you're resorting to childish name calling.sonny73n - Tuesday, October 31, 2017 - link
OMG ddriver. I've stopped reading your posts after page 3, but at page 8 now I'm still seeing your rantings. You definitely have serious issues.