Solid State Drives are utilized in a wide range of applications including general purpose computing, gaming, workstations, data center, HPC, AI, storage, and a growing number of verticals. Solidigm’s leadership in continuing to introduce new technologies that include PCIe SSD, high capacity QLC NAND, and unique form factors such as M.2, U.2, and E1 (Ruler) have ensured the expansion of the product category for all resellers.
Solidigm’s family of Solid State Drives are positioned in two categories including Data Center and Client where they offer a range of solutions that are tailored for each market. Solidigm’s product mix of SSDs are designed to deliver performance, reliability, endurance, and capacity to all segments.
Why Solidigm Solid State Drives – Value Proposition
Manufacturing
- NAND – Own Factories manufacturing Flash since 1986 as well as first to produce PCIe QLC product
- Controller – Own Silicon for SSD controllers
- Firmware – Develop own firmware for all Solidigm SSD products
Quality
- Reliability – High standard across all products
- Testing – Conducted over 5,000 unique tests on over 1,000 configurations
- Endurance – 60 DWPD on Optane
- Validation – Platform alignment and co-validation
- Warranty – 5 Years
Innovation
- 3D NAND
- QLC NAND
- NVMe/PCIe Transition leadership
- M.2 and U.2 Form Factor Introduction and transition leadership
- E1 (Ruler) Standardization and development
Support
- Tools – SSD DC, TCO, and Endurance Tools
- Software – RSTe / VROC, SPDK, and CAS (Cache Acceleration Software)
Solidigm Data Center Solid State Drives
Solidigm categorizes their Data Center drives which are designed for performance, endurance, and capacity in three groups which include D3 for legacy drives, D5 for capacity optimized applications, and D7 which are engineered for high-end mixed workloads and higher endurance. Solidigm drives in these series which transferred from Intel will still be sold under the Intel Brand with Intel Logo, Intel Packaging, and Intel Part Numbers. Additionally these drives will continue to be manufactured in the Intel factory to the same Intel specifications to make for a smoother transition as well as to provide for consistency in the product line.
Solidigm D7 Series SSD
Solidigm’s D7 series of Solid State Drives are built specifically to accommodate cloud and data center workloads. Utilizing 144 or 64 layer TLC NAND and PCIe/NVMe interface for greater bandwidth, Solidigm’s D7 series of SSD deliver high performance and greater endurance. Improved QoS is ensured with an intelligent firmware algorithm that helps to keep data reads and writes at an optimum balance to improve storage efficiency enabling data centers to do more per server. Other features include TCG Opal 2.0 and built-in AES-XTX 256 bit encryption which is required by some secure platforms.
| Features at-a-Glance | P5620 | P5520 | P4610 | P4618 | P4510 | P4511 | P4501 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 1.6 TB, 3.2 TB, 6.4 TB amd 12.8TB | 1.92TB, 3.84TB, 7.68TB, and 15.36TB | 1.6 TB, 3.2 TB, 6.4 TB, and 7.68 TB | 6.4 TB | 1,2,4,8TB | 1, 2 TB | 500GB, 1, 2, 4 TB |
| 128k Sequential Read/Write | Up to 7100/4200 MB/s | Up to 7100/4200 MB/s | Up to 3200/3200 MB/s | Up to 6650/5350 MB/s | Up to 3200/3000 MB/s | Up to 1950/1000 MB/s | Up to 3100/860 MB/s |
| Random 4KB R/W: | Up to 1.1M/390K IOPS | Up to 1.1m/220K IOPS | Up to 654K/220K IOPs | Up to 1210K/484.5K IOPs | Up to 637,000/139,000 IOPS | Up to 295,000/31,000 IOPS | Up to 361,000/46,700 IOPS |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe* 3.1 x4 | PCIe* 3.1 x8 | PCIe* 3.1 x4 | PCIe* 3.1 x4 | PCIe* 3.1 x4 |
| Form Factor | U.2 2.5in x 15mm | U.2 2.5in x 15mm, E1.S 9.5mm, E1.S 15mm, E1.L 9.5mm | U.2 2.5in x 15mm | HHHL Add-in Card | U.2 2.5in x 15mm | M.2 22x110mm | 2.5 in x 7mm |
| Media | Intel® 3D 144-layer TLC | Intel® 3D 144-layer TLC | Intel® 3D 64-layer TLC | Intel® 3D 64-layer TLC | Intel® 3D 64-layer TLC | Intel® 3D 64-layer TLC | Intel® 3D 64-layer TLC |
| Endurance | Up to 3 DWPD | Up to 3 DWPD | Up to 3 DWPD | Up to 3 DWPD | Up to 3 DWPD | Up to 3 DWPD | Up to 4.99 PBW |
| Power | Up to 20W | Up to 18W | Up to 15 Watt | Up to 29 Watt | Up to 16 watt | Up to 7.6 Watt | Up to 12.5 Watt |
| Warranty | 5-year limited warranty | 5-year limited warranty | 5-year limited warranty | 5-year limited warranty | 5-year limited warranty | 5-year limited warranty | 5-year limited warranty |
Solidigm D5 Series SSD
The Solidigm D5 series of SSDs deliver large, affordable, and reliable storage to the warm data tier. As the first PCIe SSD to utilize Intel QLC NAND, the D5 series are optimized for mixed storage workloads found in the data center. The D5 also is home to the revolutionary P5316 which continues the expansion of the E.1L (Ruler) form factor as well as incorporates Intel 144 Layer 3D QLC NAND to increase storage capacity to 30.72TB.
| Features at-a-Glance | P4320 | P4326 | P4420 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 7.68 TB | 15.36TB | 7.68 TB |
| 128k Sequential Read/Write | Up to 3200/1000 MB/s | Up to 3200/1600 MB/s | Up to 3200/1000 MB/s |
| Random 4KB R/W: | Up to 427K/36K IOPs | Up to 580K/11K IOPs | Up to 427K/36K IOPS |
| Interface | PCIe* 3.1 x4 | PCIe* 3.1 x4 | PCIe* 3.1 x4 |
| Form Factor | U.2 2.5in x 15mm | U.2 2.5in x 15mm and E.1L (Ruler) | U.2 2.5in x 15mm |
| Media | Intel® 3D 64-Layer QLC | Intel® 3D 64-Layer QLC | Intel® 3D 64-Layer QLC |
| Endurance | Up to 2.8 PBW | Up to 5 PBW | Up to 5.6 PBW |
| Power | Up to 15 Watt | Up to 20 Watt | Up to 15 watt |
| Warranty | 5-year limited warranty | 5-year limited warranty | 5-year limited warranty |
Note – (U.2 is ideal for serviceability supporting hot-plug capability)
Solidigm D3 Series SSD
The Solidigm D3 Series SSD are built for compatibility in legacy infrastructures by minimizing the cost associated with modernizing a data center. Available in a range of capacities and in a standard 2.5” as well as M.2 22×80 form factors consuming 6x lower power and cooling, these SATA 3.0 based SSDs can store up to 3.2x more data in the same space as comparable HDDs.
| Features at-a-Glance | S4620 | S4520 | S4510 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 480GB, 960GB, 1.92TB and 3.84TB | 240GB, 480GB, 960GB, 1.9TB, 3.84TB | 240GB, 480GB, 960GB, 1.9TB, 3.84TB |
| 128k Sequential Read/Write | Up to 550/510 MB/s | Up to 550/510 MB/s | Up to 560/510 MB/s |
| Random 4KB R/W: | Up to 91K/60K IOPs | Up to 86K/30K IOPs | Up to 97K/32K IOPs |
| Interface | SATA 3.0 | SATA 3.0 | SATA 3.0 |
| Form Factor | 2.5 in x 7mm | 2.5 in x 7mm or M.2 22x80MM | 2.5 in x 7mm |
| Media | Intel 144 Layer TLC NAND | Intel 144 Layer TLC NAND | Intel 3D TLC |
| Endurance | Up to 35.1 PWB | Up to 36.5PBW | Up to 13.1 PBW |
| Power | Up to 3.9Watt | Up to 4.3 Watt | Up to 3.6 Watt |
| Warranty | 5-year limited warranty | 5-year limited warranty | 5-year limited warranty |