Intel SSDPE21K750GA01 750 GB Optane DC P4800X PCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 2.5 inch 15mm Enterprise/Write-Intensive Solid State Drive

General

Brand	Intel
Model	Optane DC P4800X
Capacity	750 GB
Usage Class	Enterprise/Write-Intensive

Interface

Host Interface	PCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe
Total Interface Bandwidth	32 Gb/s

Physical Dimension

Form Factor	2.5 inch 15mm

Flash & Endurance

NAND Flash	3D XPoint
Drive Writes Per Day	30
Total Bytes Written	41000 TBW

Performance

Sequential Read	2500 MB/s
Sequential Write	2200 MB/s
Random Read IOPS	550000
Random Write IOPS	550000
Average Latency	10 μs

Reliability

Mean Time Between Failures	2 Million Hours
Uncorrectable Bit Error Rate	1.0×10⁻¹⁷
Power Loss Protection	Yes

Part Number

MPN	SSDPE21K750GA

Engineer's Note

The SSDPE21K750GA01 (Optane DC P4800X 750GB) stands out from same-class NAND NVMe SSDs by combining 3D XPoint media with 550K/550K random IOPS, 30 DWPD, and 41,000 TBW, making it a strong fit for latency-critical databases, write-intensive journaling, and mixed-workload virtualization tiers where consistency under load matters more than peak sequential throughput. Compared with the earlier SSDPE21K750GA, this A01 stepping is the better choice for new enterprise deployments because it provides a later qualified revision with the same Optane-class endurance and performance profile, reducing lifecycle risk while preserving the platform’s hallmark ultra-low-latency behavior.

Endurance & Reliability

With an endurance rating of 41,000 TBW and 30 DWPD, the SSDPE21K750GA01 is built for extremely write-intensive enterprise workloads and can sustain full-drive writes many times per day throughout its service life. In practical terms, this level of endurance is far beyond typical OS, boot, logging, and most application workloads, giving buyers confidence that it can serve as a highly durable system or cache drive for many years under normal deployment conditions. For enterprise reliability, the drive includes power-loss protection (PLP), which helps preserve in-flight data and protects metadata integrity if power is interrupted unexpectedly. Its UBER of 1.0E-17 indicates an exceptionally low unrecoverable bit error rate, supporting high data integrity in business-critical environments, while the 2 million hour MTBF further reflects strong platform reliability.

Technical Specs & Insights

1. The PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe interface gives this drive a low-overhead data path that keeps enterprise servers responsive under heavy parallel workloads.
2. Its 2500 MB/s sequential read performance accelerates boot storms, analytics scans, and large dataset loading in virtualized and database environments.
3. With 550,000 random read IOPS, it can sustain dense transaction traffic and metadata-heavy applications without becoming a storage bottleneck.
4. Typical latency of just 10 µs enables near-instant access to hot data, helping latency-sensitive databases and real-time platforms deliver more predictable QoS.
5. Built on 3D XPoint media and rated for 30 DWPD, it is optimized for write-intensive enterprise workloads that demand both extreme endurance and consistent performance over years of continuous use.

Endurance & Reliability

Lower reference capacity: 375 GB Higher reference capacity: 1.5 TB At 750 GB, this SSD sits in the sweet spot of the family. Compared with the 375 GB option, it gives meaningfully more headroom for data growth, overprovisioning, and mixed enterprise workloads without changing the expected read/write behavior or random IOPS profile. Compared with the 1.5 TB model, it usually delivers the best balance of usable capacity, acquisition cost, and performance consistency. In practice, it is well suited for a mid-size virtualization host, such as supporting 40 to 60 general-purpose virtual desktop or application boot volumes.

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