Intel SSDSC2KB960G8R 960 GB D3-S4510 SATA 3.0 6Gb/s 2.5 inch 7mm Enterprise/Read-Intensive Solid State Drive

General

Brand	Intel
Model	D3-S4510
Capacity	960 GB
Usage Class	Enterprise/Read-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	64L 3D TLC
Drive Writes Per Day	2
Total Bytes Written	3400 TBW

Performance

Sequential Read	560 MB/s
Sequential Write	510 MB/s
Random Read IOPS	95000
Random Write IOPS	28000
Average Latency	36 μs

Reliability

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

Part Number

MPN	SSDSC2KB960G801

Engineer's Note

Compared with the previous-generation SSDSC2KB960G801, the Intel D3-S4510 SSDSC2KB960G8R advances to 64-layer 3D TLC and delivers a stronger endurance profile at 2 DWPD and 3,400 TBW, while sustaining near-SATA-limit throughput of 560/510 MB/s. For mixed read-centric enterprise workloads such as virtualization boot volumes, database logs, and content-serving tiers, its 95,000/28,000 IOPS capability gives it a more durable and better-balanced value proposition than typical read-optimized SATA SSDs in the same class.

Endurance & Reliability

With an endurance rating of 3,400 TBW, the SSDSC2KB960G8R can sustain about 3.4 petabytes of total writes, which is more than enough for typical OS, boot, virtualization, and mixed enterprise read/write workloads. In practical terms, for light to moderate daily write usage such as a system drive, it can be used for many years with ample endurance headroom, and its 2 DWPD rating confirms it is designed for steady enterprise write activity. For enterprise reliability, the drive includes power-loss protection, which helps preserve in-flight data and metadata during an unexpected power interruption and reduces the risk of corruption. Its UBER rating of 1.0E-17 and 2 million hours MTBF indicate a very low probability of uncorrectable read errors and strong long-term operational reliability, helping procurement teams deploy it with confidence in business-critical environments.

Technical Specs & Insights

1. The SATA 3.0 6Gb/s interface, paired with 560 MB/s sequential read performance, enables straightforward drop-in upgrades for legacy enterprise platforms while accelerating full-file transfers, OS boot, and backup restore operations.
2. With 95,000 IOPS of random read capability, the drive sustains fast response under highly fragmented workloads such as virtual desktop sessions, OLTP databases, and metadata-heavy applications.
3. A 2 DWPD endurance rating gives IT teams the confidence to deploy the SSD in write-intensive enterprise environments with predictable lifespan and lower replacement risk over the service cycle.
4. Built on 64-layer 3D TLC NAND, the drive balances enterprise-grade capacity efficiency, power characteristics, and reliability, making it well suited for cost-sensitive data center scaling.
5. The 36 µs typical latency helps reduce storage wait time at the application layer, improving transaction responsiveness and overall QoS consistency in multi-user server workloads.

Endurance & Reliability

Lower capacity in the same series: 480 GB Higher capacity in the same series: 1.92 TB Both reference capacities are in the standard enterprise range for this family, with sequential read/write performance and random IOPS generally staying close to the 960 GB model. Capacity positioning analysis: In this series, 960 GB sits in the sweet spot. Compared with the 480 GB model, it provides much more room for operating systems, application binaries, swap space, logs, and future data growth, giving administrators better capacity flexibility over the service life. Compared with the 1.92 TB version, it keeps essentially the same enterprise-class throughput and random IOPS while offering a more balanced purchase cost and lower overprovisioning risk. It is best suited for mid-scale deployments, such as a virtualization pool supporting roughly 40 to 60 general-purpose VM system disks.

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