Intel SSDSC2BA400G4P 400 GB DC S3710 SATA 3.0 6Gb/s 2.5 inch 7mm Enterprise/Write-Intensive Solid State Drive

General

Brand	Intel
Model	DC S3710
Capacity	400 GB
Usage Class	Enterprise/Write-Intensive

Interface

Host Interface	SATA 3.0 6Gb/s
Total Interface Bandwidth	6 Gb/s

Physical Dimension

Form Factor	2.5 inch 7mm

Flash & Endurance

NAND Flash	20nm MLC
Drive Writes Per Day	10
Total Bytes Written	8300 TBW

Performance

Sequential Read	550 MB/s
Sequential Write	460 MB/s
Random Read IOPS	85000
Random Write IOPS	43000
Average Latency	55 μs

Reliability

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

Part Number

MPN	SSDSC2BA400G401

Engineer's Note

Compared with the earlier SSDSC2BA400G401, the SSDSC2BA400G4P represents a stronger enterprise-tuned 400GB SATA option, combining 10 DWPD endurance and 8.3PB TBW with 20nm MLC NAND to better sustain write-intensive duty cycles. Its 550/460 MB/s sequential throughput and 85K/43K IOPS profile make it a more compelling fit for latency-sensitive OLTP, logging, and virtualization workloads where higher steady-state write durability is the key differentiator.

Endurance & Reliability

With an endurance rating of 8,300 TBW and 10 DWPD, the SSDSC2BA400G4P is designed for intensive write workloads far beyond typical client or light server usage. In practical terms, for a 400GB drive, this level of endurance supports sustained daily rewriting over many years, making it a dependable choice for use cases such as OS boot, caching, logging, and other write-heavy enterprise applications. For enterprise reliability, the drive includes power-loss protection (PLP), which helps preserve in-flight data and mapping information during an unexpected power interruption, reducing the risk of corruption or incomplete writes. Its UBER of 1.0E-17 indicates an extremely low unrecoverable bit error rate, supporting high data integrity requirements in business-critical storage environments.

Technical Specs & Insights

1. The SATA 3.0 6Gb/s interface ensures broad compatibility with mainstream enterprise servers and storage arrays, enabling cost-efficient upgrades without changing existing backplanes or controllers.
2. The 550 MB/s sequential read speed accelerates large-file access, helping databases, virtual machine images, and backup workloads complete data retrieval faster.
3. The 85,000 IOPS random read performance supports highly transactional environments, reducing bottlenecks in OLTP databases, VDI boot storms, and metadata-heavy applications.
4. Built with 20nm MLC NAND and rated for 10 DWPD, this drive is engineered for write-intensive enterprise workloads where sustained endurance directly improves service life and lowers replacement risk.
5. The 55 µs typical latency enables consistently fast response times, which helps business-critical applications maintain predictable performance under demanding multi-user conditions.

Endurance & Reliability

Lower capacity reference: 200 GB Higher capacity reference: 800 GB In the same enterprise SSD family, the 400 GB model sits in the sweet spot for balanced deployment. Compared with the 200 GB version, it gives much better headroom for OS images, application binaries, logs, and growth over time, reducing capacity pressure in mixed workloads. Compared with the 800 GB version, it preserves nearly the same enterprise-class sequential and random performance while keeping acquisition cost and per-node spend under tighter control. It is especially well suited for mid-scale virtualization clusters, such as hosting boot and application volumes for around 40 to 60 virtual machines.

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