Intel SSDSC2BB480G4R 480 GB DC S3500 SATA 6Gb/s 2.5 inch 7mm Enterprise/Read-Intensive Solid State Drive

General

Brand	Intel
Model	DC S3500
Capacity	480 GB
Usage Class	Enterprise/Read-Intensive

Interface

Host Interface	SATA 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	0.3
Total Bytes Written	275 TBW

Performance

Sequential Read	500 MB/s
Sequential Write	410 MB/s
Random Read IOPS	75000
Random Write IOPS	11000
Average Latency	50 μs

Reliability

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

Part Number

MPN	SSDSC2BB480G4

Engineer's Note

The SSDSC2BB480G4R is a strong fit for read-centric datacenter tiers that need dependable SATA performance, combining 500/410 MB/s throughput, 75,000/11,000 IOPS, and 275 TBW endurance from proven 20nm MLC NAND in a 480 GB footprint. Compared with the earlier SSDSC2BB480G4, this revision delivers the key generational advantage of a drop-in lifecycle refresh for qualification and supply continuity while maintaining the same enterprise-class endurance and performance profile, reducing migration risk in installed SATA platforms.

Endurance & Reliability

With an endurance rating of 275 TBW and 0.3 DWPD, the SSDSC2BB480G4R can sustain roughly 150 GB of writes per day over a 5-year usage model, which is well above the write volume of most boot drives, office PCs, and general business systems. In practical terms, for typical OS, application, and light-to-moderate enterprise workloads, this level of endurance provides long-term, worry-free service and ample write margin for normal deployment. For reliability, built-in power loss protection helps preserve in-flight data and protects metadata integrity if power is interrupted unexpectedly, reducing the risk of corruption during sudden shutdowns. Its UBER rating of 1.0E-17 means an extremely low probability of uncorrectable bit errors during reads, and together with a 2 million hour MTBF, it supports the dependable performance expected in professional and enterprise environments.

Technical Specs & Insights

1. The SATA interface pairs broad server and storage-array compatibility with near line-rate sequential performance, making this drive a practical drop-in upgrade for faster boot, imaging, and bulk data delivery in legacy enterprise platforms.
2. Its strong random-read capability helps VDI pools, web servers, and metadata-heavy applications respond more smoothly under concurrent user access and mixed read workloads.
3. The endurance profile is best suited to read-centric enterprise deployments such as content serving, reference databases, and boot volumes, where predictable reliability matters more than sustained heavy write cycling.
4. The MLC NAND architecture provides a balanced mix of consistency, endurance, and cost efficiency, which is valuable for businesses that need dependable performance without moving to premium write-optimized media.
5. The low typical latency supports faster transaction acknowledgment and tighter QoS behavior, helping reduce storage-induced delay in virtualized environments and latency-sensitive business applications.

Endurance & Reliability

Lower-capacity reference: 300 GB Higher-capacity reference: 600 GB The 480 GB option sits in the sweet spot of this enterprise SSD family. Compared with the 300 GB model, it gives meaningfully more headroom for OS images, logs, patch growth, and application overhead, reducing the risk of early capacity pressure. Compared with the 600 GB model, it delivers nearly the same enterprise-class sequential and random performance while keeping acquisition cost and per-node spend better controlled. In practice, 480 GB is a balanced choice for mid-scale virtualization clusters, such as hosting boot and utility volumes for about 40 to 60 virtual machines.

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