Intel SSDPEKNW010T8 1.024 TB 660p Series PCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe M.2 2280 Consumer/Client Solid State Drive

General

Brand	Intel
Model	660p Series
Capacity	1.024 TB
Usage Class	Consumer/Client

Interface

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

Physical Dimension

Form Factor	M.2 2280

Flash & Endurance

NAND Flash	64-layer 3D QLC
Drive Writes Per Day	0.1
Total Bytes Written	200 TBW

Performance

Sequential Read	1800 MB/s
Sequential Write	1800 MB/s
Random Read IOPS	150000
Random Write IOPS	220000
Average Latency	40 μs

Reliability

Mean Time Between Failures	1.6 Million Hours
Uncorrectable Bit Error Rate	1.0×10⁻¹⁷
Power Loss Protection	No

Part Number

MPN	SSDPEKNW010T801

Engineer's Note

Compared with SSDPEKNW010T801, the SSDPEKNW010T8 is the refreshed 660p 1.024 TB SKU that preserves the proven PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe performance profile of up to 1800/1800 MB/s and 150K/220K IOPS while giving engineering teams a cleaner path for ongoing platform qualification and supply continuity. Its key value versus many same-class TLC PCIe 3.0 drives is the use of 64-layer 3D QLC to deliver lower cost per terabyte at usable client-level performance, making it a strong fit for read-centric notebooks, desktop boot drives, and mainstream content libraries where 200 TBW and 0.1 DWPD are well matched to the workload.

Endurance & Reliability

With an endurance rating of 200 TBW and 0.1 DWPD, the SSDPEKNW010T8 is well suited for typical client and light-duty business workloads such as OS, office applications, and general data storage. In practical terms, for a 1 TB drive this level of endurance is sufficient for about 55 GB of host writes per day over 10 years, making it a dependable choice as a system drive under normal usage patterns. On reliability, the specified UBER of 1.0E-15 means the drive is designed for a very low rate of unrecoverable read errors, supporting stable long-term data access when used within its intended workload range. This model does not include power-loss protection, so while it remains a solid option for standard boot and read-focused applications, systems with frequent unexpected power interruptions or write-critical transaction data should use appropriate backup, journaling, or UPS protection.

Technical Specs & Insights

1. The PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe interface gives this drive the parallel bandwidth needed to accelerate VM boot storms, database startup, and large dataset ingestion in space-constrained enterprise servers.
2. Its sequential read performance helps shorten backup restores, media streaming, and read-heavy analytics jobs by moving large files with minimal storage-side bottlenecks.
3. Strong random read capability makes it well suited for virtual desktop infrastructure, metadata-heavy applications, and high-concurrency web services that depend on fast access to small blocks.
4. With a light write-endurance profile, this SSD is best aligned with read-centric enterprise workloads such as content distribution, boot volumes, reference datasets, and query-heavy reporting tiers.
5. Built on 64-layer 3D QLC NAND and paired with low typical latency, it prioritizes high-capacity, cost-efficient flash deployment while still delivering responsive access for scale-out read-focused infrastructure.

Endurance & Reliability

Lower-capacity reference: 512 GB Higher-capacity reference: 2.048 TB At 1.024 TB, the SSDPEKNW010T8 sits in the sweet spot of the series. Compared with the 512 GB model, it gives much better headroom for OS growth, application layers, logs, and overprovisioning, reducing early capacity pressure in always-on enterprise workloads. Compared with the 2.048 TB option, it preserves essentially the same mainstream enterprise read/write and random IOPS profile while delivering a more efficient cost-to-usable-capacity balance. It is best suited for mid-scale deployments, such as hosting boot and application volumes for about 40 to 60 virtualized business service instances.

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