Intel Optane SSD 900p 280GB PCIe NVMe SSD Review

Bohs Hansen / 7 years ago

Final Thoughts

Pricing and Availability

The new Intel Optane SSD 900p is already available in some regions while other offer pre-order options. The 280GB version which I’ve tested today will set you back £379.99 through OverclockersUK or $389.99 through NewEgg. The 480GB version will set you back £599.99 or $599.99.

At £1.38/$1.39 and £1.25/$1.25 per GB, it surely isn’t the cheapest drive on the market. Considering what you get here, it’s a fair price.

Conclusion

What a drive, I’m impressed. The Intel Optane SSD 900p did an excellent job throughout all of our benchmarks. It took the top position in almost all benchmarks and it wasn’t even close. 3D XPoint NAND is clearly doing a great job, there can be no doubt about that.

Performance

The sequential performance is strong, but it isn’t the key selling point for this SSD. The random read and write performance and the low latency is what sets it apart from other drives. Not only do we see speedy benchmark results, it was a joy performing the benchmarks too. The preparations the application do before performing the actual test were a lot faster too. Overall, I’ve never benchmarked a drive this quickly before.

With top scores in almost any test, the Intel Optane SSD 900p is one of best drives on the market. The results aren’t just peek-scores either, the 900p delivers a constant performance across all fillage levels and workload types.

Design

Design is always a matter of opinion, but I think most people will like the Optane SSD 900p. The beautifully crafted heatsink and backplate offer great cooling abilities for the components. With it, you don’t just make sure that it lasts as long as possible, you also prevent any sort of thermal throttling from hardware that’s running too hot.

The HHHL form factor and included low-profile bracket makes it highly compatible with almost any systems. The fact that it’s an SSD and not a caching module also makes it compatible with systems prior to the Z270-series.

Bonus Content

Included bonus content is always nice and this time it’s even something special. The included StarCitizen ship is an exclusive which only can be had through this bundle. Not only is it an exclusive, it’s the best of its class in-game. A perfect match to the drive which also is best in class.