Intel SSDSC2BX800G401 800 GB DC S3610 SATA 6Gb/s 2.5 inch 7mm Enterprise/Mixed-Use Solid State Drive

General

Brand	Intel
Model	DC S3610
Capacity	800 GB
Usage Class	Enterprise/Mixed-Use

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	3
Total Bytes Written	5300 TBW

Performance

Sequential Read	550 MB/s
Sequential Write	500 MB/s
Random Read IOPS	84000
Random Write IOPS	28000
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	SSDSC2BX800G4

Engineer's Note

As the refreshed successor to SSDSC2BX800G4, the SSDSC2BX800G401 provides a cleaner lifecycle and qualification path while retaining 5.3 PB TBW, 3 DWPD endurance, and near-SATA-limit 550/500 MB/s performance for a true drop-in datacenter replacement. Compared with typical read-optimized SATA SSDs in the same class, its 20nm MLC NAND and 84,000/28,000 IOPS profile make it a better fit for mixed OLTP, virtualization, and write-heavy logging workloads that need materially higher sustained write tolerance.

Endurance & Reliability

With an endurance rating of 5,300 TBW and 3 DWPD, the SSDSC2BX800G401 is designed for sustained write-intensive enterprise workloads over its service life. In practical terms, for typical OS, application, and mixed server workloads, this level of endurance means the drive can operate as a system or data drive for many years without endurance becoming a concern. The SSDSC2BX800G401 also includes enterprise-class reliability protections such as power-loss protection (PLP), which helps preserve in-flight data and metadata during an unexpected power interruption. Its 1.0E-17 UBER rating indicates an extremely low probability of unrecoverable bit errors during reads, supporting high data integrity, while the 2 million hour MTBF further reflects a design focused on dependable continuous operation.

Technical Specs & Insights

1. The SATA interface ensures broad drop-in compatibility with mainstream enterprise servers and storage arrays, enabling cost-effective upgrades without changing the existing backplane or controller architecture.
2. Its top-end sequential read performance helps accelerate large-block data movement, reducing wait time for backup, analytics, and virtual machine image loading workloads.
3. Strong random read capability sustains responsive performance under heavily fragmented enterprise I/O patterns, making it well suited for OLTP databases, VDI, and metadata-intensive applications.
4. The enterprise endurance rating supports multiple full-drive overwrites per day, giving IT teams confidence in write-intensive environments such as logging, caching, and mixed-workload virtualization clusters.
5. Built with MLC NAND and tuned for very low typical latency, the drive delivers a balanced combination of predictable response time, data integrity, and long-term reliability for business-critical infrastructure.

Endurance & Reliability

For Intel SSD DC S3610 (MPN SSDSC2BX800G401, 800 GB), the nearest same-series reference capacities are: Lower capacity: 400 GB Higher capacity: 1.2 TB Capacity positioning analysis: Within the Intel DC S3610 family, the 800 GB model sits in a practical sweet spot. Compared with the 400 GB version, it offers much better headroom for OS images, application growth, log retention, and overprovisioning flexibility, reducing the risk of early capacity pressure. Compared with the 1.2 TB model, it usually delivers a better purchase balance by keeping enterprise-grade performance and endurance while avoiding unnecessary spend on unused space. It is well suited for mid-scale virtualization clusters, such as hosting boot and application volumes for about 60 to 80 business VMs.

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