Intel SSDPED1K750GA 750 GB Optane DC P4800X PCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe AIC (Half-Height Half-Length) 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	AIC (Half-Height Half-Length)

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	500000
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	SSDPED1K750GA01

Engineer's Note

As the successor to SSDPED1K750GA01, SSDPED1K750GA updates the Optane DC P4800X into a newer revision while retaining its defining 3D XPoint advantage: 30 DWPD and 41 PBW endurance with up to 550,000/500,000 random read/write IOPS and 2,500/2,200 MB/s throughput on PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe. Compared with same-class NAND NVMe SSDs, its unique value is far more consistent low-latency performance under heavy write pressure, making it the stronger choice for database logging, metadata acceleration, high-frequency caching, and other latency-sensitive tier-0 workloads.

Endurance & Reliability

With an endurance rating of 41,000 TBW and 30 DWPD, the SSDPED1K750GA is built for extremely write-intensive enterprise workloads and can sustain full-drive rewrites many times per day throughout its service life. In practical terms, for typical OS, boot, logging, caching, or mixed application workloads, this level of endurance means the drive can be deployed with very high confidence for long-term operation, far beyond the write demands of a standard system disk. For enterprise reliability, the drive includes power-loss protection (PLP), which helps preserve in-flight data and metadata during unexpected power interruptions, reducing the risk of corruption and unplanned recovery events. Its 1.0E-17 UBER and 2 million-hour MTBF further indicate a strong enterprise-grade design focused on data integrity and dependable continuous operation in business-critical environments.

Technical Specs & Insights

1. The PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe interface removes legacy storage bottlenecks, enabling fast host communication for latency-sensitive databases, virtualization clusters, and scale-out enterprise servers.
2. With 2500 MB/s sequential read performance, the drive accelerates large-block data access such as analytics scans, backup recovery, and high-speed dataset loading.
3. Delivering 550,000 random read IOPS, it sustains heavy small-block transactional workloads, helping VMs, OLTP platforms, and metadata-intensive applications stay responsive under concurrency.
4. Rated for 30 DWPD, this SSD is built for extreme write intensity, making it well suited for write-heavy caching, logging, and mixed enterprise workloads that demand long service life.
5. Built on 3D XPoint media and offering a typical latency of 10 µs, it provides near-memory-class responsiveness that reduces application wait time in real-time trading, journaling, and critical low-latency infrastructure.

Endurance & Reliability

Lower capacity reference: 375 GB Higher capacity reference: 1.5 TB Capacity positioning analysis: In this SSD family, the 750 GB model sits in the sweet spot for mainstream enterprise deployments. Compared with the 375 GB version, it provides much better capacity headroom for OS images, logs, hot data, and short-term growth, reducing the risk of early overprovisioning pressure. Compared with the 1.5 TB option, it delivers a more attractive cost-to-capacity balance while keeping performance in the same enterprise class for sequential throughput and random IOPS. It is best suited for mid-scale virtualization, such as a 3-node cluster hosting about 60 to 90 mixed business workloads.

FAQ